Consumer Involvement In Japanese Pornography Production,
University of Rhode Island
Consumer Involvement In Japanese Pornography Production, Caroline Norma, Yukino Yamamoto, Ruwan Weerasinghe
Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence
The authors examined two pornographic film series produced in Japan in the first decade of the twenty-first century, as well as their DVD box cover advertising copy. Additionally, and crucially, these data were examined in light of online forum posts made by the producers and consumers of the two film series before, during and after their production. These posts indicate consumer-producer cooperation and collaboration in all aspects of the series’ planning and execution, in addition to consumer involvement in the perpetration of the filmed sex acts and abuses themselves. The discussion of the article emphasizes the accelerating effect of online …
The Persistence Of Ethnopopulist Support: The Case Of Rodrigo Duterte's Philippines,
Singapore Management University
The Persistence Of Ethnopopulist Support: The Case Of Rodrigo Duterte's Philippines, Dean C. Dulay
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
The past few years have seen an emergence of populist leaders around the world, who have not only accrued but also maintained support despite rampant criticism, governance failures, and the ongoing COVID pandemic. The Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte is the best illustration of this trend, with approval ratings rarely dipping below 80 percent. What explains his high levels of robust public support? We argue that Duterte is an ethnopopulist who uses ethnic appeals in combination with insider vs. outsider rhetoric to garner and maintain public support. Moreover, we argue that ethnic affiliation is a main driver of support for Duterte, and …
Discretionary Death For Convicted Drug Couriers In Singapore: Reflections On High Jurisprudence Thus Far,
Singapore Management University
Discretionary Death For Convicted Drug Couriers In Singapore: Reflections On High Jurisprudence Thus Far, Siyuan Chen
Research Collection School Of Law
For decades, drug trafficking was a serious offence in Singapore potentially punishable by mandatory death. In 2012, Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) was amended to give the courts sentencing discretion if the accused can first prove that he was merely a courier, and to better reflect the moral culpability accorded as between mules and kingpins in the hierarchy of drug syndicates. However, there are some complications in proving this. Not only must the accused show that he was merely a courier, he must also show that he had substantively assisted the authorities in disrupting drugtrafficking activities in Singapore. This …
The Hunger Report: An In-Depth Look At Food Insecurity In Singapore,
Singapore Management University
The Hunger Report: An In-Depth Look At Food Insecurity In Singapore
Lien Centre for Social Innovation: Research
This report provides a detailed account of the first nationally representative study on the largely hidden problem of food insecurity in Singapore.
Fostering Parasocial Relationships With Celebrities On Social Media: Implications For Celebrity Endorsement,
Singapore Management University
Fostering Parasocial Relationships With Celebrities On Social Media: Implications For Celebrity Endorsement, Siyoung Chung
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School of Business
The purpose of this study was to explore the underlying mechanisms through which the use of socialmedia affects endorser effectiveness. Based on theories related to parasocial relationships,self-disclosure, and celebrity endorsement, this study proposed a theoretical research model andempirically tested the model using online survey data collected from 400 Korean Wave fans inSingapore. The results showed that consumers’ parasocial interactions with celebrities though socialmedia have a positive impact on celebrity endorsement. Specifically, we found that: (1) parasocialrelationships mediated the relationships between social media interactions and sourcetrustworthiness, (2) social media interactions influenced parasocial relationships via self-disclosure;and (3) source trustworthiness had a positive …
Children Playing In River,
University of the Pacific
Children Playing In River, Marie Lee
All Photographs
Photo from Dimen Village of two boys and a girl swimming in the river. The boys are standing on the cut stone dam.
Buddhist Nationalism: Rising Religious Violence In South Asia,
University of Denver
Buddhist Nationalism: Rising Religious Violence In South Asia
DU Undergraduate Research Journal Archive
Buddhist nationalism has contributed to expanding religious violence in many South Asian countries. The roots of this violent form of nationalism are complex and multi-faceted, making a clear solution difficult to achieve. Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Burma are some of the most pressing and violent case studies in South Asia today and can illustrate the reliance of Buddhist nationalists on ethnoreligious identities to relegate non-Buddhists to second-class status, to the point of massive acts of violence and aggression. This paper seeks to illuminate the complex social history driving the rise of Buddhist nationalism in these countries, particularly strong military-religion relationships, …
Sexual Violence And The Role Of Public Conversations In Japan: A Closer Look At The “Bakky Case”,
University of Rhode Island
Sexual Violence And The Role Of Public Conversations In Japan: A Closer Look At The “Bakky Case”, Robert O'Mochain
Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence
While the #MeToo movement has led to successful campaigns against sexual harassment in many parts of the world, results have been mixed in Japan. In spite of the fact that #MeToo has inspired a number of offshoot campaigns, many victims of sexual abuse remain silent. Greater attention needs to be directed at the reasons for this reluctance to pursue justice. One factor that requires greater scrutiny is the role of public conversations; that is, widely reported comments from prominent members of society which generate some level of discussion and which exercise some influence over people’s way of thinking on particular …
Mumbai Macbeth: Gender And Identity In Bollywood Adaptations,
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Mumbai Macbeth: Gender And Identity In Bollywood Adaptations, Rashmila Maiti
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This project analyzes adaptation in the Hindi film industry and how the concepts of gender and identity have changed from the original text to the contemporary adaptation. The original texts include religious epics, Shakespeare’s plays, Bengali novels which were written pre-independence, and Hollywood films. This venture uses adaptation theory as well as postmodernist and postcolonial theories to examine how women and men are represented in the adaptations as well as how contemporary audience expectations help to create the identity of the characters in the films. Ultimately, this project hopes to fulfil the gap in scholarship on adaptations in Bollywood.
The Doctrine Of Wilful Blindness In Drug Offences: Adili Chibuike Ejike V Public Prosecutor [2019] 2 Slr 254,
Singapore Management University
The Doctrine Of Wilful Blindness In Drug Offences: Adili Chibuike Ejike V Public Prosecutor [2019] 2 Slr 254, Rennie Whang
Research Collection School Of Law
In Adili Chibuike Ejike v Public Prosecutor [2019] 2 SLR 254, the Court of Appeal clarified the operation of the wilful blindness doctrine in the context of knowing possession for drug offences. In particular, it affirmed wilful blindness as a doctrine of substantive rather than evidential law, which applies as a limited extension to the legal requirement of actual knowledge. The court then articulated a three-part test for the finding of wilful blindness in relation to knowledge as an ingredient of possession. However, it left open the content of the doctrine as applied to the element of knowledge in drug …
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