Essays about: "material media theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 151 essays containing the words material media theory.

  1. 1. Messages from the deep: A reception study of Denis Villeneuve's Dune

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Hegemony; Production Reception; Discourse; Dominant Negotiated Oppositional; Dune; Representation; Reception study; convergence culture; science fiction; participation culture; fandom;

    Abstract : This essay uses Pierre Bourdieus habitus, symbolic capital, Social fields, Stuart Halls representation theory and Encoding/Decoding system, as well as Henry Jenkins concept of convergence culture and media convergence, to conduct a reception study of Denis Villeneuves 2021 adaption of the science fiction movie Dune. The material collected for the reception study is collected in the form of reviews and features from experts in cinema, juxtaposed against material collected from YouTube in the form of reviews, reaction videos and video essays from social groups sectioned around cinephiles and science fiction fandom. READ MORE

  3. 2. Long, Long Time : An Examination of Identity and Status Connected to Scenography in the Tv-Series The Last of Us (2023)

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

    Author : Anton Jonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Kvalitativ visuell analys; representation; The Last of Us; Bourdieu; kapital; post-apokalyps; zombie; scenografi; identitet; status; medborgarförslag; illustration; kollage; kampanj; ungdomar; inflytande; demokrati; Malmö Stad; framtidstro;

    Abstract : This study examines cinematic storytelling by looking at screenshots from episode three of the tv-series The Last of Us (2023). The purpose is to illustrate how scenography in the chosen material can represent meaningful concepts about the main character's identity and statues. READ MORE

  4. 3. Handling Cancel Culture online

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Alice Berntson; Johanna Johnsson Belving; [2023]
    Keywords : Cancel culture; kriskommunikation; sociala medier; crisis communication; social media; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Studien har som syfte att bidra till en större förståelse för mottagarperspektivet inom kriskommunikation för att kunna utveckla krisstrategier. Syftet är att förstå unga vuxnas uppfattning av fenomenet cancel culture och hur detta kan tas i beaktning för att motverka kris på sociala medier. READ MORE

  5. 4. A theoretical framework for interpretation and prediction of magneto-optical measurements

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Materialteori

    Author : Viktor Frilén; [2023]
    Keywords : moke; tmoke; lmoke; pmoke; magneto-optical effects; layered media; dielectric function; maxwells equations; dielectric tensor; linear respons; magnetism; light induced transistions; DFT; SO;

    Abstract : The interplay of experiments and theory is essential to deepen our understanding of magnetization dynamics. This thesis aims to serve as a bridge between these two aspects by establishing a mathematical framework that enables the computation of optical observable quantities based on theoretical models. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fashioning the Art Gallery : Illusion, Commodity and Death in Martin Margiela at Lafayette Anticipations; A Digital Study of Interdisciplinary Artistic Practices

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jacob Varnauskas; [2023]
    Keywords : Martin Margiela; Lafayette Anticipations; Exhibition Studies; Performance Studies; Walter Benjamin; Nicolas Bourriaud; Contemporary Art; Visual Art; Interdisciplinary Art; Fashion Theory; Creative Practice; Artistic Practice; Digital Art History; Art History; Postproduction; Commodifying the Body; Appropriation of Forms; Ready-made; Pop Art; Dadaism; Memento Mori; Vanitas;

    Abstract : A study of the shift within the practice of Martin Margiela's creative practice based on his solo exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations from Oct. 20 to Jan. 2 2022 in Paris, France. READ MORE