Essays about: "portrayal"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 381 essays containing the word portrayal.

  1. 11. A GENDERED ANALYSIS OF HUMAN-AI RELATIONSHIPS AI - entities in Her and Ex Machina

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Nisrin Ahmad Sheikh Sleiman; [2023-09-12]
    Keywords : Gender norms; Human-AI relationships; Male Gaze; posthuman; Anthropomorphism; equitable representations;

    Abstract : AI representations in contemporary media provide interesting illustrative examples that show wider perspectives on the complex relationship between humans and AI. This study aims to analyze the portrayal of female AI entities in the following movies: Her and Ex Machina. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Woman, the Witch, and the Dancer. A comparative study of the representation of women in Suspiria (1977) and Suspiria (2018)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Jakob Olsson; [2023-03-20]
    Keywords : Horror; Suspiria; Dario Argento; Luca Guadagnino; Feminism;

    Abstract : This bachelor's thesis investigates how the representation of women differs between Dario Argento's Suspiria (1977) and Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake of the film by investigating the protagonist Suzy. Audience reception with focus on the female characters is taken into account in order to relate the films and their reception to the different historical climates of feminism. READ MORE

  4. 13. Vargen – ”en syndabock för större socioekonomiska problem” : en kritisk diskursanalys av nyhetsrapporteringen av varg på lokal och rikstäckande nivå

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

    Author : Märtha Lindberg; [2023]
    Keywords : diskursanalys; landsbygd; media; varg; representationer;

    Abstract : Uppsatsens syfte är att kritisk granska och analysera nyhetsrapporteringen av rovdjursdiskursen för att urskilja hur olika maktstrukturer mellan stad och land syns och reproduceras i porträtteringen. Särskilt fokus ligger i den mediala bilden av landsbygd i vargfrågan där traditionella diskurser om landsbygd kan reproduceras snarare än utmanas i frågan. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Discursive Construction of "Welsh" in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle : Thematic Roles and Mental Models

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Åberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Discourse Analysis; Mental models; Predication; Briton; Welsh; Anglo-Saxon; Colonialism; Thematic roles.;

    Abstract : With the recent rise in interest in critical readings of our history, scholars have begun noticing that historical documents such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle may have functioned as propaganda (e.g., Yorke, 2006; Konshuh, 2020). The present study examines how Britons (i. READ MORE

  6. 15. Geralt's Third Sword : Representation of sex in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Lynn Lynn Angerer; Mette Christiansen; [2023]
    Keywords : Gazes; Reward; Sex; The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt; Video Game; Women;

    Abstract : This paper examines the representation of sex in the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in terms of quest design, narrative, and sex scenes. Examining this topic is relevant to identifying misogynistic tropes in games and finding out where the portrayal of sex might be lacking or even harmful, for designers as well as consumers. READ MORE