Essays about: "Western popular culture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words Western popular culture.
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1. Transforming Heterotopia : Exploring how Women Danmei Fans Explore Gender, Build Community, and Circumvent Censorship
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : Danmei fandom is a subcultural community of young women in China. In the context of strict online censorship in China, they engage in the practices of writing, sharing, and reading Danmei fanfic, which is fan secondary works that focuses on the romantic relationship between male characters in media content and popular culture productions. READ MORE
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2. Western Esotericism references in Dario Argento’s triology The Three Mothers
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This thesis aims to explore the influences and references, with a particular focus from occultism and western esotericism, found in the film trilogy of The Three Mothers directed by Dario Argento. The trilogy composed of Suspiria, Inferno and The Mother of Tears was produced in a timeframe of thirty years from 1977 to 2007, so it embeds three decades, it also reflects the willingness from the director to disconnect himself from the usual representation of supernatural and horror films of witches and power. READ MORE
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3. Fatty acid composition in salmonid eggs : a comparative study of Atlantic salmon and brown trout
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Atlantic salmon (AS) and brown trout (BT) are part of the salmonid family and are some of the most popular fish species in Western culture. Due to their popularity, there is incentive to understand the varying factors which ensures species survival. READ MORE
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4. American representations of Mexico in the early 1900s : stereographs portraying the other’s modernity and backwardness
University essay from Lunds universitet/MediehistoriaAbstract : The thesis presents the late 19th-century observers as a part of a highly visualized society able to connect with distant places through a very popular visual medium. The stereoscope provided a three-dimensional experience intended for entertainment and education. The thesis focuses on how American stereographic companies portrayed Mexico. READ MORE
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5. Tropico : Civilization Bar
University essay from Konstfack/Keramik & Glas; Konstfack/Institutionen för konsthantverk (KHV)Abstract : Some years ago I stumbled upon and straight into the bliss of the tropical paradise when setting foot in a Tiki bar for the first time. The story behind this enchanting pop cultural institution unfolded a history built upon colonial power, cultural appropriation and hegemonies. READ MORE