Essays about: "Wonder Woman"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Wonder Woman.
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1. Will the violence ever end? : Exploring women’s perceptions and experiences of violence in South Korea
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : Following the murder of a woman at Sindang station in Seoul, South Korea, the question of violence against women has once again become a topic of discussion in the country. The topic is in turn a sensitive one to discuss publicly, which made me wonder what women living in/from South Korea thought of this. READ MORE
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2. "This Is a Forced Feminist Agenda" : IMDb users and their understanding of feminism negotiated in the reviews of superheroine films
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The thesis examines how users of the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) negotiate feminism in their reviews of four superheroine films – Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Birds of Prey: The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, and Wonder Woman 1984. By combining critical discourse analysis with methods of corpus linguists, this corpus-based study of over 18,000 reviews analyses the frequency of the topic of feminism in the reviews, words and topics associated with it and the way the reviewers reflect broader mediated discourse over the four films, and the role of IMDb as a space for these reviews. READ MORE
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3. The Superman Speaks and the Wonder Woman Keeps Quiet : Men and Women's Speech in Contemporary Superhero Movies
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This qualitative study aims to investigate how gender is reflected through language in the two superhero movies Wonder Woman and Man of Steel. Emphasis is put on five linguistic markers that have been found to differ between female and male speakers. These markers are: amount of speech, interruptions, questions, minimal responses and hedges. READ MORE
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4. Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : As the American superhero films continue to increase their popularity around the globe, and because of the reccurent criticism against their poor and stereotypical representation, this essay aims to analyse the two newly made productions Man of Steel and Wonder Woman from a gender perspective. The essay argues a difference in Superman and Wonder Woman’s superhero images and further discussess the opportunities as well as potential problems the superhero narratives can offer to discuss gender in the EFL classroom. READ MORE
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5. Celebrity diplomats - strategic communication resources and mediators between the power, victims and the global public.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationAbstract : Public diplomacy activities and initiatives are adapting to new ways of strategic communication as the society and technology continues to evolve, the need of the organizations to spread information globally has made the public activities adapt to the new ways of communicating. The thesis is a critical discourse analysis of celebrity diplomats and how they are used to spread awareness about issues on global scale. READ MORE
