Essays about: "image girl"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words image girl.

  1. 1. She's not like other girls; she is a cool girl : A qualitative study on the portrayal of female characters as the cool girl in films

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Olivia Josefina Larsson Säberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Media; film studies; gender roles; stereotypes; representation; sexism;

    Abstract : Society's view on women is a long-debated topic, and there are several studies made to analyze where and how these attitudes toward gender roles arise. This thesis focuses on how women are portrayed and represented in media, especially as female characters in film fiction, to gain insight into what effect this can have on society's view of women. READ MORE

  3. 2. "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

  4. 3. Mimodiegetic and Volodiegetic Levels of Diegesis, Together with Variable Frame Rates, as Tools to Define a Tentative Early Film Language

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Christoffer Markholm; [2017]
    Keywords : silent era; diegesis; frame rate; frames per second; early film; intertitles; projection; Girl Shy; The Movies; Fiddlesticks; One Week; Neighbors; Easy Street; Ask Father; The Artist; La Antena; Dr. Plonk; Languages and Literatures; Cultural Sciences; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the era of early film, with the aim to address an almost forgotten film language. Three aspects have been taken into account—variable frame rates, suppressed sound and hearing, and projection speeds—to analyze several examples of film to ascertain the techniques used by early filmmakers. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Manic Pixie Dream Girls in John Green’s Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Emma Dunder; [2017]
    Keywords : Looking for Alaska; Paper Towns; Manic Pixie Dream Girl; Muse;

    Abstract : In this study, the function of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope in John Green’s young adult novels Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns is researched using feminist criticism and postfeminist theory. My claim is that The Manic Pixie Dream Girls in Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns perpetuate stereotypical gender roles and thereby help maintain a glorified image of the muse. READ MORE

  6. 5. Who run the world? Girls! - A quantitative study of the effect of femvertising on women

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Desirée Hylander; Elin Svanberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Femvertising; Stereotypes; Extended effects; Attitude; Third person effect;

    Abstract : Femvertising is a relatively new concept referring to female empowerment advertising. It has gained not only more attention and exposure within advertising (e.g. Dove's Real Beauty, Always' Like A Girl, and Lindex' Bravolution), but has also proven to be financially effective for firms. READ MORE