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Rhetoric and Composition

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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

2014

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From Superhero To Human: A Genealogical Criticism Of Depictions Of Police Officers In Media From The 1970s To The Present, Samantha Wendy Ann Neher Jun 2014

From Superhero To Human: A Genealogical Criticism Of Depictions Of Police Officers In Media From The 1970s To The Present, Samantha Wendy Ann Neher

Communication Studies

This senior project suggests that media depictions of law enforcement encourage viewers to adopt certain viewpoints towards police officers. In addition, the more realistic and humanizing that these presentations become, the more positive that the general public’s perceptions of police officers become. By utilizing a genealogical criticism of eight different law enforcement movies, and with support from public opinion polls and the communication theory of Cultivation, this paper will exemplify how the above statement is true.


Brave: A Feminist Perspective On The Disney Princess Movie, Danielle Morrison Jun 2014

Brave: A Feminist Perspective On The Disney Princess Movie, Danielle Morrison

Communication Studies

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