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Sex In Japan: It’S A Straight Man’S World, Kaileigh Nicklas College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

Sex In Japan: It’S A Straight Man’S World, Kaileigh Nicklas

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

Japanese feminism directly impacts the social image of non-male sexuality in Japanese literature and pop-culture through highlighting gender roles, ingrained misogyny, and violence toward non-male oriented sex. This project will specifically focus on the power dynamics of sex in Japanese society through gender roles, female sexuality, and the rise of Japanese feminist movement. An observation of sexuality in Japan from such female works as The Apprenticeship of the Big Toe P and Snakes and Earrings in contrast to male works such as Norwegian Wood and Memoirs of a Geisha provide further insights to the role that sex plays in the …

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Bad Girls Video Come And Go, But A Lying Girl Can Never Be Fenced In, Alexandra Juhasz CUNY Brooklyn College

Bad Girls Video Come And Go, But A Lying Girl Can Never Be Fenced In, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

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The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie Santa Clara University

The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie

Pop Culture Intersections

It is the objective of this article to present evidence from several researches that were done by many scholars in different environment that distinctly demonstrates the negative impact of social media in three main categories. First, social media fosters a false sense of online "connections" and superficial friendships leading to emotional and psychological problems. The Second harm of social media is that it can become easily addictive taking away family and personal time as well as diminish interpersonal skills, leading to antisocial behavior. Lastly, social media has become a tool for criminals, predators and terrorists enabling them to commit illegal …

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The One-Armed Viewer: Voyeurism And Masturbation In Nudist Imagery And Film Spectatorship, Benjamin Eleanor Adam The Graduate Center, City University of New York

The One-Armed Viewer: Voyeurism And Masturbation In Nudist Imagery And Film Spectatorship, Benjamin Eleanor Adam

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Nudist magazines and newsletters were among the first commercial, legal, and widely-available images of nudity which circulated in the late Comstock Era. To evade censorship, producers developed framing strategies that obscured the sexualized nature of these images, even as they also enabled the viewing practices their sales relied upon. This dissertation traces these framing strategies as they evolved through nudist still-imagery, camp films, and nudie cuties, and considers the evolution of spectatorial pleasures associated with Russ Meyer's early nudie cuties.

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Rape Culture In Disney Animated Princess Movies, Patricia Paulson Minnesota State University, Mankato

Rape Culture In Disney Animated Princess Movies, Patricia Paulson

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Gender stereotypes, rape myths, and rape culture are perpetuated in U.S. media, including media aimed at young people. Previous research in the areas of gender, gender stereotypes, portrayals of gender in movies, Disney movies, rape myths, and rape culture are all examined. Prior to this research, no study had been conducted to determine if the characteristics of rape culture are portrayed in Disney animated princess movies. For this research, an ethnographic content analysis is conducted on all thirteen of the Disney animated princess movies to determine if the characteristics associated with rape culture are portrayed in these movies. The findings …

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An Analysis Of Lgbtq+ Representation In Television And Film, Katelyn Thomson Wilfrid Laurier University

An Analysis Of Lgbtq+ Representation In Television And Film, Katelyn Thomson

Bridges: An Undergraduate Journal of Contemporary Connections

As LGBTQ+ representation in television and film increases, viewers must continue to question if this representation is accurate and enough to represent a whole spectrum of individuals. TV and film hold a powerful role in shaping societies perceptions, biases and stereotypes of a community and individuals. This essay analyzes TV and film representations to provide the reader with a better understanding of the power and impact that accurate representations of LGBTQ+ can have on the community and society as a whole. By looking at the issue through the lenses of queer theories, scripting theory, in addition to Stuart Hall and …

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Fuitina: Love, Sex, And Rape In Modern Italy, 1945–Present, Antonella Vitale The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Fuitina: Love, Sex, And Rape In Modern Italy, 1945–Present, Antonella Vitale

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The term fuitina in Sicilian dialect is a word used to describe a form of abduction, and is a variation of the more formal Italian term fuga, meaning a flight or escape. Fuitina, was essentially a sanctioned bride theft. Often, after the abduction of a woman, the abductor would seek a reparatory or rehabilitating marriage that would restore the woman’s “honor” and absolve the man of bride theft. Until 1981, the Italian legal system supported the practice of fuitina and rarely prosecuted men who kidnapped and raped women under the guise of this tradition. The practice of fuitina and …

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Trapped In The Mouse House: How Disney Has Portrayed Racism And Sexism In Its Princess Films, Jessica L. Laemle Gettysburg College

Trapped In The Mouse House: How Disney Has Portrayed Racism And Sexism In Its Princess Films, Jessica L. Laemle

Student Publications

This paper analyzes the history of one of the most popular entertainment companies in the world, Disney. Through the discussion of multiple princess films, from the beginning of Disney to the more current films, I analyze the ongoing racism and sexism that is presented in these timeless Disney films. I will discuss the implications that this racism and sexism has on the children who view these films and what responsibility Disney has as a worldwide company in terms of what it displays to its audience.

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The Role Of Women In Film: Supporting The Men -- An Analysis Of How Culture Influences The Changing Discourse On Gender Representations In Film, Jocelyn Nichole Murphy University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

The Role Of Women In Film: Supporting The Men -- An Analysis Of How Culture Influences The Changing Discourse On Gender Representations In Film, Jocelyn Nichole Murphy

Journalism Undergraduate Honors Theses

Women are underrepresented in film. Racial minorities are underrepresented in film. White men are vastly overrepresented in film. How do these facts affect audiences that are so demographically different from what is portrayed onscreen? This study serves to examine how character representations in film relate to the demographics of the audience viewing them, and how these portrayals have changed over a 20-year span. Considering the depictions of women in the context of social gender movements of the last two decades will provide a deeper understanding of the attitudes toward female characters, as well as factors that shape the themes and …

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Fair And Lovely: Standards Of Beauty, Globalization, And The Modern Indian Woman, Rebecca Gelles SIT Study Abroad

Fair And Lovely: Standards Of Beauty, Globalization, And The Modern Indian Woman, Rebecca Gelles

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

With the expansion of globalization in the modern era, ideas from individual cultures are more easily able to spread to other parts of the world. One set of cultural standards that may be spreading to India is that of beauty, where a media with an increasingly Western style shares television space with advertisements from corporations that are often foreign in origin. This study seeks to examine exactly what influence this globalized media has on its viewers, and, in particular, on their perspectives on beauty. In addition, since the ability to conform to cultural standards affects how people view themselves, this …

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“87% Missing”: Preserving Video Game History In A Canadian Copyright Context, Amelia Clarkson, Magnus Berg 2024 University of Toronto, Mississauga

“87% Missing”: Preserving Video Game History In A Canadian Copyright Context, Amelia Clarkson, Magnus Berg

Digital Initiatives Symposium

In 2020, the University of Toronto Mississauga campus library acquired the largest collection of video games in Canada from prolific collector Syd Bolton, whose vision was for it to not only be preserved but also playable and publicly accessible. Over the past three years, the collections team has been processing the collection to facilitate access onsite, and in 2024 aims to begin the next step of digitally preserving the collection. In the summer of 2023, the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network co-authored a report on the dire state of availability of classic games, with the goal …

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Comic Legacies Of The Japanese Silver Screen, Aaron Gerow, Xavi Sawada, David Baasch, Eugene Kwon, Adam Silverman, Anna Tropnikova, Chloe Yan 2024 Yale University

Comic Legacies Of The Japanese Silver Screen, Aaron Gerow, Xavi Sawada, David Baasch, Eugene Kwon, Adam Silverman, Anna Tropnikova, Chloe Yan

Film Series Commentaries

Pamphlet created for the film series “Comic Legacies of the Japanese Silver Screen” presented at Yale University from February to April, 2024. Starting with an introduction outlining the history of Japanese film comedy, the pamphlet contains plot summaries and commentaries on the following films:

Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa (1930, Saitō Torajirō) Fighting Friends (1929, Ozu Yasujirō) Romantic and Crazy (1934, Yamamoto Kajirō) Singing Lovebirds (1939, Makino Masahiro) Akanishi Kakita (1936, Itami Mansaku) Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryō (1935, Yamanaka Sadao) Room for Rent (1959, Kawashima Yūzō) Doctor’s Day Off (1952, Shibuya Minoru) Oh, My Bomb! …

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Trust Me: Film + Q&A; (February 22, 2024, 5:30 Pm, Sheldon Museum Of Art) [Poster], Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2024 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Trust Me: Film + Q&A; (February 22, 2024, 5:30 Pm, Sheldon Museum Of Art) [Poster], Sheldon Museum Of Art, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sheldon Museum of Art: Catalogs and Publications

Poster for Trust Me: Film + Q&A held February 22, 2024 at 5:30 PM at the Sheldon Museum of Art (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States).

Poster blurb:

In today's information landscape, how do you know whom--and what--you can trust? Watch the award-winning, feature-length documentary Trust Me, which explores how media technology is influencing society and what we can do about it.

A Q&A with Rosemary Smith, filmmaker and managing director of the non-partisan Getting Better Foundation, follows.

More information about the screening is available at https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/trust-me-documentary-to-screen-at-sheldon/.

More information about the film is available at https://www.trustmedocumentary.com/ …

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The Mini Syllabus: Locating And Engaging With Black Women In Popular Culture, Katrina Marie Overby 2024 Rochester Institute of Technology

The Mini Syllabus: Locating And Engaging With Black Women In Popular Culture, Katrina Marie Overby

Feminist Pedagogy

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Real #Hotgirl Sh*T: Practical Application Of Intersectional Re-Presentation Instruction, Jessica F. Love 2024 Jackson State University

Real #Hotgirl Sh*T: Practical Application Of Intersectional Re-Presentation Instruction, Jessica F. Love

Feminist Pedagogy

This critical commentary outlines how the Real #HotGirl Sh*T: Megan Thee Stallion & Mediated Hip Hop, Black Feminist and Communication Pedagogy promotes active learning via popular culture and digital media, and it provides a practical model for employing intersectionality in classroom settings. Previous critical media pedagogy exploring minority media re-presentation primarily focused on the effects of master narratives produced by traditional media. This syllabus's incorporation of social and digital media helps students understand how collective minority groups use and interact with media as a political tool to challenge re-presentational regimes. More importantly, this syllabus employs real-world examples of popular culture …

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#Hotgirlsemestersyllabus, Katrina Marie Overby, Gheni Platenburg, Niya Pickett Miller 2024 Rochester Institute of Technology

#Hotgirlsemestersyllabus, Katrina Marie Overby, Gheni Platenburg, Niya Pickett Miller

Feminist Pedagogy

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Closing, Sarai Devi Dasi, Vivian Jameson 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Closing, Sarai Devi Dasi, Vivian Jameson

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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Contributors, Ryden Secor 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Contributors, Ryden Secor

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Dreamscape_01' & 'Across The Universe A.I. Version', Ryden Secor, Sarai Devi Dasi 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'Dreamscape_01' & 'Across The Universe A.I. Version', Ryden Secor, Sarai Devi Dasi

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Love Letter' & 'Entwined', Fenn Bruns, Vivian Jameson 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'Love Letter' & 'Entwined', Fenn Bruns, Vivian Jameson

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Dreaming En Memoriam' & 'Lost In Candyland', Sarai Devi Dasi, Ryden Secor 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'Dreaming En Memoriam' & 'Lost In Candyland', Sarai Devi Dasi, Ryden Secor

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Onion Soup' & 'Ballet Folklorico', Elyssa Abbott, Brooke De La Torre 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'Onion Soup' & 'Ballet Folklorico', Elyssa Abbott, Brooke De La Torre

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'On A Stack Of Sketches' & 'Perception', Sophia Levin, Leeza Polyakova 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'On A Stack Of Sketches' & 'Perception', Sophia Levin, Leeza Polyakova

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'On The Way' & 'Cinema 44', Emma Lonardo, Brooke De La Torre 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'On The Way' & 'Cinema 44', Emma Lonardo, Brooke De La Torre

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'"The Bread Of Life" Cookbook' & 'Daily Echos', Jennifer Leo, Chloe Krome 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'"The Bread Of Life" Cookbook' & 'Daily Echos', Jennifer Leo, Chloe Krome

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'1035 Monterey St' & 'The Record Store', Celeste Ibarra, Riley Williamson 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'1035 Monterey St' & 'The Record Store', Celeste Ibarra, Riley Williamson

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Sardines, Shnozzles, And Sneakers' & 'Looking Through A Different Lens', Maren Gunderson, Tyler Wynn 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'Sardines, Shnozzles, And Sneakers' & 'Looking Through A Different Lens', Maren Gunderson, Tyler Wynn

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'A Bird Named Shelby' & 'Smokestacks', Maya Benham, Miranda Kowalski 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'A Bird Named Shelby' & 'Smokestacks', Maya Benham, Miranda Kowalski

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Devil's Advocate' & 'Balboa Fashion Day', Kristan Henderson, Rene Basso-Medel 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'Devil's Advocate' & 'Balboa Fashion Day', Kristan Henderson, Rene Basso-Medel

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'She's An Apple' & 'Encroaching', Lorelei Samuel, Julia Neils 2024 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

'She's An Apple' & 'Encroaching', Lorelei Samuel, Julia Neils

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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Alexandra Juhasz CUNY Brooklyn College

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Patricia White Swarthmore College

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