War photography has the power to dictate a story line, create a lasting, memorable impression, and in some cases, serve as significant influencers of how the public understands war. They can cement a defining moment that offers a new reference point for the American public. Whil…
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This dissertation is a close examination of the role of Iranian national cinema in the constitution of national identity both within and across geographic national boundaries. By focusing on specific moments of cross-cultural reception as dynamic processes of cultural exchange a…
Just over two decades ago, a large part of the world lived behind an Iron Curtain. The Soviet Union, in its effort to shield its people from the outside world and potentially any outside influence, placed a massive internal security apparatus, all available surveillance technolo…
The following paper explores a post 9/11 controversy surrounding "John Walker's Blues," a song by country music artist Steve Earle about John Walker Lindh, an American caught fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan in November 2001. By looking at the history of censorship, comme…
The media upholds democracy and rights of mass people in the contemporary globe, and it is regarded as the fourth estate of a state. It is known to all that freedom of press is a fundamental right of citizens in a democracy. This fundamental right is being questioned by world go…
The twenty-one years of military dictatorship in Brazil were marked by severe repression as government censors controlled every aspect of the media and artistic production. During these tense years from 1964 to 1985, many journalists, academics, writers, and artists struggled to…
My thesis exhibition is primarily characterized by research into traditions and taboos related to women and their bodies. While some of the chosen subjects are international matters related to womanhood, others originate from my direct surroundings, specifically, the Iranian cul…
The topic of this thesis is the untimely closing of "Imaginary Coordinates", an exhibition that was on display at the Spertus Museum in Chicago in 2008. The exhibition juxtaposed ancient Holy Land maps and material culture from Israel and Palestine with contemporary works of art…
This dissertation examines how imported TV series, including Spanish-language telenovelas and Turkish soap operas, have been culturally adapted by the second Moroccan channel, 2M, and the Middle East Broadcasting Center, MBC. The cultural adaptation of imported TV shows has reli…
With the prosecution for obscenity of the British publisher Henry Vizetelly in 1888 for publishing English translations of several of the novels of Emile Zola, the British government initiated what might be termed a ‘moral crusade’ to control the reading matter of its colonial s…
The purpose of this dissertation is to describe and analyze how drama television content is managed in Malaysia. By looking at the production process of local drama television programming, this study examines the interactions among the three major players—the Barisan Nasional re…