Essays about: "semiotic"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 209 essays containing the word semiotic.

1. 21. Women in Kyrgyz Music Videos : A Social Semiotic Analysis of Women’s Representation in Kyrgyz Visual Media

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Charlotte Geib; [2023]
   Keywords : Kyrgyzstan; Music Video; Gender; Cultural Representation; Social Semiotics; Violence against Women;

   Abstract : This master thesis study examines Kyrgyz-language music videos to explore the visual representation of women, including women experiencing gender-based violence. It addresses a gap in the literature regarding women in Kyrgyz music videos and argues that media communicates context-specific meaning about gendered cultural realities. READ MORE

3. 22. Media Objectivity and Bias in Western Coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Henry O. Fisher; [2023]
   Keywords : peace journalism; objectivity; media bias; Russian-Ukrainian war; BBC; CNN;

   Abstract : The present study seeks to identify if journalistic objectivity is compromised in the coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian war and how the various media bias practices are incorporated into news reports. It provides a critical analysis of the portrayal of conflicting sides of the conflict in Western mainstream media, examining how the "us" versus "them" narratives were constructed and how the produced discourse aligns with the principles of peace journalism. READ MORE

4. 23. A Cost, A Tweet, A Backlash:Conceptualizing the gendered violence targeting Swedish female members of parliament in relation to the election of 2022

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jessika Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : VAWIP; ICT’s; Online abuse; feminism; Semiotic violence; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : An inclusive democracy is of essence to combat the changes that the world is going through seen in the trend of increasing female participation. However, attitudes towards women in the public sphere seems not as progressive as one might believe which is an understudied topic. READ MORE

5. 24. Boring but good.A qualitative content analysis of Swedes’ opinions of the retail alcohol on monopoly Systembolaget and a multimodal semiotic analysis of the campaign Experten.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Johan Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Cultural identity; Sweden; Multimodal semiotic analysis; Content analysis; Systembolaget; State communication; Advertisement; Alcohol; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This study delves into Systembolaget's advertising campaign "Experten" to investigate its influence on public perception and cultural identity. Launched in 2015, the campaign successfully bolstered trust in Systembolaget by 14 percentage points. READ MORE

6. 25. Zelenskyj – Defending the Democratic Spirit : a semiotic case study on political personalisation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Lucas Douglas; Sara Melander; [2023]
   Keywords : personalisation; visual representation; semiotics; political leadership; political myth; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Since Russia initiated their war in Ukraine February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj went from being a national celebrity to becoming a global phenomenon. With international news media reporting on his every move, the representation of Zelenskyj has become central to how distant audiences make sense of the war, gaining immense popularity among Western audiences particularly. READ MORE