Essays about: "Western popular culture"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 32 essays containing the words Western popular culture.

  1. 11. Ero-Guro-Nansensu in the Japanese Horror Films House, Suicide Club and Dead Sushi

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Japanska

    Author : Erik Fredriksson; [2019]
    Keywords : ero-guro-nansensu; ero-guro; ero; guro; nansensu; erotic; grotesque; nonsense; modernism; modern; horror; Jhorror; Japanese; Japan; Obayashi; Nobuhiko; Sono; Sion; Iguchi; Noboru; Suicide Club; Suicide Circle; Jisatsu saakuru; House; Hausu; Dead Sushi; Deddo sushi;

    Abstract : This thesis attempts to form a definition of the concept “ero-guro-nansensu” which refers to a cultural movement in Japan during the early 20th century that explored the erotic, grotesque and nonsensical. It will use the definition to analyze three Japanese horror films made long after the movement’s supposed end, to determine if it is still relevant and useful for studies of current Japanese culture. READ MORE

  3. 12. Branding the Others

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Ha An Nguyen; [2019]
    Keywords : nation branding; postcolonialism; feminism; Western popular culture; critical discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In view of the fact that Western films are one of the most consumed forms of popular culture in the world market, this study argues that they are, therefore, integral to the nation branding process of non Western countries. Anchored in postcolonial theory, this research purposely turned to Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis model as a matching analytical framework. READ MORE

  4. 13. Walt Disney’s Moana, “We are Polynesia” : A CDA of Disney’s representation of the Polynesian culture inside Moana

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Melanie Nauta; [2018]
    Keywords : Disney; Moana; Culture; Disneyfication; Americanisation; Cultural appropriation; Critical Discourse Analysis; Polynesia;

    Abstract : Disney is known for their family animation movies with a non-western or indigenous cultural background. Nevertheless, Disney is basically very influential for the perception of cultures by a global audience. Many studies have proven that Disney’s depiction of a certain represented culture has not always been that clean. READ MORE

  5. 14. Youth participation in NGOs in post-soviet country Lithuania

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Goda Kvedaraite; [2018]
    Keywords : NGOs; Communication; Development; Youth;

    Abstract : This paper focuses on youth volunteering in the post – communist societies, more specifically, in the post- soviet country Lithuania. Volunteering as a formal action performed by organizations is well known in Western Europe for ages, but in Eastern European countries, especially in Baltics it has been a new phenomenon after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. READ MORE

  6. 15. "Girl Power in Advertising" : A qualitative study of how postfeminism and intersectionality are appropriated in two advertising campaigns

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Angelica Åhlund; [2018]
    Keywords : advertising; femininity; gender; intersectionality; postfeminism; media;

    Abstract : Advertising is increasingly, and has become one of the most powerful forms of global communication. It is one of the most influential tools in spreading ideas about gender, ethnicity and sexuality that create perceptions. Advertising has becoming increasingly global due to the globalization of the Western society and culture. READ MORE