Essays about: "magazine covers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words magazine covers.

  1. 1. Understanding Fashion : A Qualitative Content Analysis of the audience reactions to the covers of British Vogue April 2021

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Piotr Talarek; [2021]
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    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine different independent fashion audience reactions to the covers of UK Vogue April 2021, which featured four upcoming models of color: Mona Tougaard, Janaye Furman, Achenrin Madit, and Precious Lee. The study focuses on responses gathered from two fashion sources: The Instagram account Diet Prada, and a fashion forum called The Fashion Spot. READ MORE

  3. 2. Encoding and Decoding : Researching the controversy of Kamala Harris’ Vogue cover

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Selma Kristjansdottir; [2021]
    Keywords : Representation; Stereotypes; Vogue; Magazine cover; Postcolonial theory; Encoding; Decoding; Preferred reading; Oppositional reading; Semiotics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to examine how visual communication can be interpreted in different ways and even in opposition to the creator’s intention, and to understand how different visual signs in images convey meaning to explain audience’s oppositional reading. Through a qualitative methodological approach, a semiotic comparative analysis of two covers of the fashion magazine Vogue featuring Kamala Harris will be carried out, a digital cover and a print cover. READ MORE

  4. 3. Visual analysis of GQ magazine covers: intersections between gender, race, and sexuality

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Rūta Latvėnaitė; [2020]
    Keywords : Visual analysis; GQ magazine; representational patterns; representational meaning; intersectionality; intersections between gender; race and sexuality; social semiotics;

    Abstract : This thesis widens the application of intersectionality into the study of visual media. This study examines representational patterns on GQ magazine covers issued in the US with specific regards to gender-race-sexuality intersections. READ MORE

  5. 4. Finns det ej någon tjej till mig? : kontaktannonser i tidningen Land 1979-2019

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Matilda Hedelin; [2019]
    Keywords : kontaktannonser; idealbilder; normer; tidningen Land; kärlek;

    Abstract : Jag har undersökt kärlekssökande på landsbygden genom att studera 605 kontaktannonser i tidningen Land. Studien omfattar perioden mellan 1979 till 2019 vilket har varit en tid av stora förändringar på landsbygden. Inte minst har lantbrukarna blivit färre. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hard Muscle, Slim Body : A Systemic Functional Analysis of the Covers of Men’s and Women’s Fitness Magazines

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Pernilla Jansson; [2014]
    Keywords : multimodality; magazine covers; systemic functional linguistics; visual grammar; social semiotics; health and fitness;

    Abstract : Magazine covers are multimodal texts designed to draw the attention of potential readers. Health and fitness magazines, in particular, make up a large portion of the publishing industry, and previous research has pointed to their influence on readers’ perceptions of health and fitness. READ MORE