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Pathos, Spring 2008, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Laura Pieroni

Issue 6

Pathos, Winter 2008, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Laura Pieroni

Issue 5

Pathos, Fall 2007, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Laura Pieroni

Issue 4

Pathos, Spring 2007, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Laura Pieroni

Issue 3

No Law: Deadwood And The State, Mark L. Berrettini

School of Film Faculty Publications and Presentations

Deadwood's final episode of season 3 opens with a monologue from theater operator Jack Langrishe (Brian Cox), a relative newcomer to the camp of Deadwood. Shown in a wide shot that spotlights him on the dark stage of his nascent theater, Langrishe ostensibly speaks to one of his companions, the actress Claudia (Cynthia Ettinger), shown in one medium reverse-shot. Yet Langrishe also speaks and performs beyond the theater to the residents of Deadwood and to the program's viewers extradiagetically as he sums up the tense state of affairs within the camp: This camp is in mortal danger. The man Hearst …

Pathos, Fall 2006, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Laura Pieroni

Issue 2

Pathos, Winter 2006, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Laura Pieroni

Issue 1

Danger! Danger! Danger!, Or When Animals Might Attack: The Adventure Activist Genre, Mark L. Berrettini

School of Film Faculty Publications and Presentations

An analysis of the current state of the adventure activist genre in film, centering on The Crocodile Hunter and Project Grizzly.

Another Look At The Portrayal Of Minorities And Women In Prime-Time Television, Tellisa Amos

Dissertations and Theses

This study updates a 10-year longitudinal study investigating TV's portrayal of minorities and women on prime time television. Prior studies focused on the types of roles held by performers. This study extends prior research, examining not only the types of roles held by performers, but also networks' preference for women and minorities and the genre that most often feature women and minorities.

Data were collected for a consecutive five-week period from February 19, 1997 to March 14,1997. From this sample 40 dramas and 115 situation comedies were recorded and coded. Programming was taken from shows that aired in the Pacific …

El Impacto Social Del Alcoholismo En Chin Chin El Teporocho (The Social Impact Of Alcoholism In Chin Chin El Teporocho), Juan Carlos Hernández

Dissertations and Theses

La idea central de esta investigación es analizar el impacto social del alcoholismo en la novela urbana Chin Chin el teporocho de Armando Ramírez, cuya narración se ubica en el barrio de Tepito, en Mexico, Distrito Federal.

El autor, a través de un panorama histórico y ágil, informa al lector del consumo de bebidas embriagantes en la ciudad de México y su respectivo impacto en la sociedad tepiteña, así como la aparición social y psicológica del personaje identificado por Ramírez como el Teporocho.

En este estudio, Hernández nos confronta con la violencia verbal y física que existe en Chin Chin …

"Minority And The Media Workshop", Portland State University, Wendy Gordon, John Gosselin, Marilyn James

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

"Minority Employment In Mass Media", Portland State University, Marky Azul, Tana Lane, Alan K. Ota, Chuck Strutter

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

"Effects Of Tv On Black Children", Portland State University, Patrick Grant, Linda Torrence

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

The speakers in this forum discussion include Dr. Patrick Grant (Portland Public Schools), Linda Torrence (Staff Consultant, Red Cross), and community members in the audience. They discuss, among other subjects, the portrayal of Black men, women, and families in film and television, the representation of Blacks in public-facing and administrative positions in broadcasting, and discrimination problems faced by Blacks and women attempting to obtain employment in the mass media.

The four sessions of the "Minority and the Media" workshop explore in-depth the relationship of minorities to the media through discussion of its background, effectiveness, opportunities, impact, and strategies for improvement. …

"How To Change The Media", Bill Hilliard, Clarence Mckee, Marcus Garvey Wilcher

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

Commentary On The Film "The Sorrow And The Pity", David Wrench

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

David Wrench was Professor of Psychology and Urban Studies at Portland State University. Dr. Wrench discusses the film The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) from a social-psychological viewpoint, in contrast to the moralistic view of the other conference speakers. He sees history and psychology as closely related which has led to his special interest in psycho-history. His comments include a discussion of how people distort their perceptions of history, and the differences shown in human responses to authority and group pressure.

"Interpretation Of The French Resistance", Michael F. Reardon

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

"Remarks On The Motion Picture No Blade Of Grass", Cornel Wilde

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.