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Veiled images: Eurocentrism in "Not Without My Daughter"
Title
Veiled images: Eurocentrism in "Not Without My Daughter".
Creator
Walker, Deborah Cunningham., Florida Atlantic University, Budd, Michael N.
Abstract/Description
This textual analysis of the film Not Without My Daughter examines the discourse of empire contained within this movie. Specifically, I analyze representations of Islam, Arab people, and blackness within the context of the traditional literary elements of narration as presented in the film through the use of mise en scene and cinematography. I define, identify, and analyze types of colonial discourse such as negation and affirmation. In addition, I make the argument that another type of...
Show moreThis textual analysis of the film Not Without My Daughter examines the discourse of empire contained within this movie. Specifically, I analyze representations of Islam, Arab people, and blackness within the context of the traditional literary elements of narration as presented in the film through the use of mise en scene and cinematography. I define, identify, and analyze types of colonial discourse such as negation and affirmation. In addition, I make the argument that another type of colonial discourse at play, war-nography, defines the film within a specific genre.
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Date Issued
1999
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15680
Subject Headings
Not without my daughter (Motion picture), Stereotype (Psychology) in mass media, Motion pictures--Political aspects, Eurocentrism
Format
Document (PDF)
Coming Soon From a Screen Near You: The Camera’s Gaze in the Age of Surveillance
Title
Coming Soon From a Screen Near You: The Camera’s Gaze in the Age of Surveillance.
Creator
Kloub, Fayez, Charbonneau, Stephen, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Abstract/Description
Within the past thirty years, privacy concerns among American citizens are rising with counter-terrorist surveillance going beyond targeting people of interest. These concerns are reflected in American cinema where many contemporary films have explored surveillance in society. The textual analyses presented in the thesis will focus on three such films, Strange Days (1995), Southland Tales (2005), and Nightcrawler (2014). Throughout this thesis, I examine how each of these films offers a...
Show moreWithin the past thirty years, privacy concerns among American citizens are rising with counter-terrorist surveillance going beyond targeting people of interest. These concerns are reflected in American cinema where many contemporary films have explored surveillance in society. The textual analyses presented in the thesis will focus on three such films, Strange Days (1995), Southland Tales (2005), and Nightcrawler (2014). Throughout this thesis, I examine how each of these films offers a unique, reflexive take on surveillance, adhering to generative mechanisms that evoke differing attitudes about surveillance through their form. My analysis draws on Laura Mulvey and Patricia Pisters’ theories on the gaze to understand the politics of looking in contemporary surveillance cinema and highlight how cinematic scopophilia evolved into a networked perspective. My analysis suggests that the politics of surveillance cinema is reflected in these films as their differences mirror the changing perception of surveillance and the gaze over time.
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Date Issued
2016
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004708, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004708
Subject Headings
Digital media -- Psychological aspects, Gaze -- Psychological aspects, Motion pictures -- Psychological aspects, Privacy, Right of -- Social aspects, Technology -- Moral and ethical aspects, Video surveillance -- Social aspects
Format
Document (PDF)
Avatar Guided Stories of Ease from Adolescents with Cancer
Title
Avatar Guided Stories of Ease from Adolescents with Cancer.
Creator
Curnan, Laurie Ann, Liehr, Patricia, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
The overall purpose of this mixed method study was to describe adolescents’ experiences of ease while enduring treatment for cancer. Specifically, the study used avatar image-guided story-sharing (AIGSS) to explore adolescent sense-of-self, experiences of feeling uneasy, descriptions of qualities of ease, and best places for finding ease during treatment. The innovative research approach used in this study incorporated avatar images representing ‘ease’ in typical environments. By testing a...
Show moreThe overall purpose of this mixed method study was to describe adolescents’ experiences of ease while enduring treatment for cancer. Specifically, the study used avatar image-guided story-sharing (AIGSS) to explore adolescent sense-of-self, experiences of feeling uneasy, descriptions of qualities of ease, and best places for finding ease during treatment. The innovative research approach used in this study incorporated avatar images representing ‘ease’ in typical environments. By testing a developmentally relevant approach, AIGSS, to explore ease for adolescents enduring cancer, this study addressed a pressing need for meaningful approaches to engage adolescents in health-related dialogue about what matters most. While 10 qualities captured adolescent ease (beauty, fun, safety, strength, connectedness, calmness, rest, comfort, independence, and familiarity), connectedness, strength, fun, rest, and safety were the most significant qualities of ease threaded throughout stories. Two themes of self-reflected identity emerged: (a) valued personal qualities (extrinsic/admired) and (b) infused unique demeanors. Three themes described adolescent uneasiness during cancer treatment: (a) persistent uncertainty, (b) fearful anticipation, and (c) disrupted self. While home was most conducive for ease, personal meaning was given to the hospital enabling finding ease. This new knowledge is foundational for nurses who support adolescents during cancer treatment. This research lays the groundwork to re-define ease as a relevant outcome of quality nursing care, focusing on positive outcomes rather than catastrophic ones such as infection and death. Advancing caring science with interactive participative research enhanced communication with adolescents, having implications for both clinical research and pediatric oncology nursing practice.
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Date Issued
2016
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004582
Subject Headings
Avatar (Motion picture : 2009), Cancer in adolescence--Psychological aspects., Cancer in adolescence--Social aspects., Video games and children--Therapeutic use., Quality of life., Stress (Psychology), Psychophysiology.
Format
Document (PDF)