Essays about: "reception"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 357 essays containing the word reception.
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1. “Whaddaya Mean Biblical?” Apocalypticism and Apocalypse in Ghostbusters (1984)
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the sci-fi horror comedy film Ghostbusters (1984) from an exegetical perspective of reception history with a focus on questions of apocalypticism and apocalypse. This splits the study in two, with the first question being what the four ghostbusters of the movie mean when they talk about the end of the world in a biblical context: their apocalyptic hermeneutic. READ MORE
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2. Conjunction of the spheres. The struggle for hegemony in the English language online reception of Netflix adaption: The Witcher.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaperAbstract : This essay uses the concepts of convergence culture, transmedia and hegemony, to understand the struggles within the English language reception to Netflix Tv production “The Witcher.” In order to help the reader, the essay presents the background to the larger Witcher franchise, as well as standard debates and issues within the fantasy genre, the role-playing-game genre and convergence culture. READ MORE
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3. Messages from the deep: A reception study of Denis Villeneuve's Dune
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaperAbstract : 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
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4. Unlocking Poliphilo’s Dream: Towards a digital scholarly edition of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is a fifteenth-century illustrated incunabulum first published in 1499 by Aldo Manuzio in Venice. It delivers the story of two lovers separated by death but united in a dream; in fact, the entire book is a complex, multi-layered dream narrative which gradually unfolds through the interaction between text and image, inviting readers to engage with its rich content in a playful manner. READ MORE
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5. Digital innovation in Swedish audit firms
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Digital innovation has always been at the heart of technological progress and more than ever, it has become an essential business strategy. This technological progress is making companies change their internal processes and rethink their businesses. This is the case for audit firms that have to deal with innovation. READ MORE
