In deze scriptie wordt de herinneringsthematiek in drie werken van Cees Nooteboom - Rode regen, 's Nachts komen de vossen en Brieven aan Poseidon - onderzocht vanuit een mediatheoretisch...Show moreIn deze scriptie wordt de herinneringsthematiek in drie werken van Cees Nooteboom - Rode regen, 's Nachts komen de vossen en Brieven aan Poseidon - onderzocht vanuit een mediatheoretisch perspectief. Centraal staat de hypothese dat media in het latere proza van Cees Nooteboom een katalysator vormen voor herinneringen, en dat die media tegelijkertijd reflectie op herinnering en tijd mogelijk maken.Show less
This thesis explores how the media mix, the Japanese equivalent of the media franchise, influences the entertainment experiences of its fan audiences through a case study. It not only analyzes in...Show moreThis thesis explores how the media mix, the Japanese equivalent of the media franchise, influences the entertainment experiences of its fan audiences through a case study. It not only analyzes in what ways the anime media mix of Yuri!!! on ICE functions as a system, in which media content is dispersed and consumed in different media forms, but it also explores the ways Yuri!!! on ICE is experienced as a world of its own that is interrelated with various other existing worlds, such as the world of professional figure skating, the online and temporary (event) spaces centered on fan culture and its communities, and the various existing cities on which the world of Yuri!!! on ICE is based. By analyzing not only a specific franchise, but also the variety of texts that relate with it from different theoretical perspectives, this thesis looks for gaps that can be filled in between different but related theories on media, semiotics, culture and space, particularly on the (re)construction of arbitrarily systematized worlds (both actual and virtual) through cultural production, signification and play.Show less
This BA thesis researches the representation of three Western TV personalities in South Korea through critical discourse analysis of four recent popular Korean TV programs starring foreigners. It...Show moreThis BA thesis researches the representation of three Western TV personalities in South Korea through critical discourse analysis of four recent popular Korean TV programs starring foreigners. It examines how the Korean media creates images of Western expats and how these images are adopted in other programs to fit their discourses. This research argues that the Korean media intends to convey positive discourses of multiculturalism in which notions of friendship and hospitality are central by adapting the images of Tyler Rasch (United States), Daniel Lindemann (Germany) and Alberto Mondi (Italy). It criticizes the Korean media for its lack of diversity in its recent surge of programs featuring foreigners. Even though programs featuring foreigners are becoming more popular and familiar among its Korean audience, this research argues that they are Eurocentric by illustrating how the media uses images of Western expats.Show less
Het doel van dit onderzoek is het blootleggen van de achterliggende gedachten van het makeoverprogramma Hotter than my Daughter. Met behulp van een discoursanalyse worden de Britse variant van het...Show moreHet doel van dit onderzoek is het blootleggen van de achterliggende gedachten van het makeoverprogramma Hotter than my Daughter. Met behulp van een discoursanalyse worden de Britse variant van het programma en de Nederlandse versie met elkaar vergeleken. Het programma stelt impliciet een aantal regels op dat zou leiden tot een gelukkig en succesvol bestaan. De nadruk ligt hierbij met name op het verbeteren van het uiterlijk en hiermee het verbeteren van jezelf. Essentieel daarbij is meer consumeren en het volgen van trends. De deelnemers worden op hun ‘fouten’ gewezen door een jury en vervolgens door experts onder handen genomen. Uitvergroot wordt het verschil van voor de make-over en erna: van ontspoorde moeder tot succesvolle dame.Show less
This thesis tries to combine characteristics of identity building in a community with the existence of gotōchi hīrō ご当地ヒーロー (local heroes) in Japan. Throughout Japan, almost every prefecture and/or...Show moreThis thesis tries to combine characteristics of identity building in a community with the existence of gotōchi hīrō ご当地ヒーロー (local heroes) in Japan. Throughout Japan, almost every prefecture and/or city has its own hero that represents the specific traits of the region it belongs to. The heroes speak in dialect, visit famous locations and constantly use and refer to local products. One of the primary reasons for creating these heroes is to strengthen the regions community identity. Television plays an important role in the distribution of imagery surrounding the local heroes. Because of cultural proximity, local television programmes are often very popular and consequently, so are the local heroes. To exemplify this connection between identity construction and local heroes, this thesis analyses Ryūjin Mabuyā 琉神マブヤー, a local hero from Okinawa prefecture. By looking at the locations, language, cultural references used and the intentions of the creators of the programme, it becomes clear that Ryūjin Mabuyā was created to introduce and emphasize Okinawan community identity.Show less
