Essays on Genre

Angola’s Musical Background

The history in the development of different music genre in Algeria can be categorized into two periods namely; the colonial period and the post-colonial period. During the colonial period, the music in the country flourished within its borders with little success in gaining international acclaim especially when compared to music from its neighboring countries such as South Africa. The local language Kimbundu formed the focus of the musical tunes although other artists sang songs in the colonizer’s language-Portuguese (Bram 28). However, favor soon fell on the country with development of local tastes in music grew and bands ...

Introduction

The film industry considers the horror genre in cinema, especially in Hollywood, as a staple because it draws a sizeable audience that consequently makes horror movies highly profitable (Hantke, 2010, p. viii). At least, this was the case during the 19th and 20th centuries since the state of the horror genre has changed over time. At present time, filmmakers would confess that horror films today are not as profitable as they were in the past. According to Hantke (2010, p. viii), we can attribute the so-called slump in the horror genre, especially in Hollywood, to its decline as a result of the ...

Film studies

Introduction In the present day films are indentified through movie stars which has been successful in the past, sometimes it comes to certain genres. Singing in the rain, stardom and the famous music would be narrative based on singing. Genres are making a knowing statement about Hollywood and the importance of history and the state in 1950s and shows pros and cons of Hollywood throughout.

Nowadays, the films are based on conventional classification (for example, in the TV listings magazine) "thriller", "westerns" and so on and the genre in modern society, every adult familiar with the TV, so it ...

Genre and ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’.

The 2004 film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind raises the question of ‘if you could erase the memories of your ex-lover, would you?’ As a film, its genre is seemingly quite ambiguous: it switches back and forth between memories and reality; love and un-love in a non-linear fashion that also skips between romance and science fiction. The genre of a film is traditionally seen as being a form of classification; it refers to a number of factors that go some way to defining it: “type of presentation (epic/lyric/dramatic), relation to reality (fiction/non-fiction), level of style (epic/novel), kind of plot (comedy/tragedy), nature of content ( ...

Abstract

Although various studies in genres of writing have not been considering Medical Case Reports, as a genre, there are emerging evidences that more and more healthcare organizations are adopting them as their preferred medical texts. Their abilities to present unique and rare conditions that concern an individual patient, in his/ her context, but at low costs, have seen them being considered as the most scientific texts of studies. Therefore, this study has carried out oral interviews to medical students and medical professionals, and analyzed various written medical case reports from two medical journals to reveal their features as a genre in ...

The influence of media on criminals and killers has been oft-publicized; regardless of the positions people take on the extent to which film, television and other mass media influences our collective unconscious, it is clear that certain genres or portrayals of sex and violence in popular culture heavily influence our personalities, attitudes and preferences (Seltzer 2007). To that end, the exploration of these types of media is an essential part of exploring the psychology of the killer, serial or otherwise. For the past century, film has become an important part of our new cultural mythology; movie characters become our ...

Defining the Odd: An Exploration of Slipstream

When Bruce Sterling published his article “Slipstream” in SF Eye #5 (n.pag..), he defined a genre that from then on would be characterized by a variety of words. He said that slipstream “is a kind of writing which simply makes you feel very strange; the way that living in the twentieth century makes you feel, if you are a person of a certain sensibility”. He described this new kind of writing as “a fantastic, surreal sometimes, speculative on occasion, but not rigorously so”. The whole of the article narrates how the literary science fiction genre’s chance at being “worthy literature” has passed, and explained ...

Robinsonade literature is literature in the tradition of marooned sailors. It gets its name from the literary work, which sparked the tradition, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. This essay establishes criteria for evaluating whether or not a piece of literature belongs in the Rubinsonade genre. It looks at an accounted of a shipwrecked Japanese sailor. The account, Nankai Kibun translates from Japanese to Sothern Ocean. It is an account of a Japanese sailor who was the only one of his crew to survive and one-day return to Japan. While the Japanese sailor's account is interesting, there are several reasons why it should ...

Abstract

Popular culture is advanced through various forms; one such form is through music where cultures are transmitted from individuals to societies. Popular music genre such as hip hop and grange have varied influences on their listeners. Such influences may present negative effects on culture such as propagating violence, sex and the use of drugs. Hip hop and Grange both influence cultures negatively through sex, violence and drug use. The analysis of the similarities and differences between the two genre’s negative influences on cultures through violence, drugs and sex presents an understanding of each genre’s contribution to this ...

Abstract

The research paper describes the genre of K-Pop with its main musical and visual characteristics, the main facts from its history from the moment of its foundation in 1990s and to its commercial popularity by the middle of 2000s. The Top K-Pop performers and their creation described and analyzed here as the examples of the provided reasons why the genre becomes more popular nowadays outside the Korean borders. The author concludes that K-Pop is the main competitor for the American Pop stage in gaining its popularity on the World stage, and it has enough potential to become the main ...

Introduction

Cyberpunk is a form of science fiction that emerged in the latter half of the 20th Century. This genre of science fiction involves the envisioning of a near future that is characterized by scientific advancement in the form of cybernetics an information technology. This advancement is however coupled with societal order breakdown where chaos and anarchy reigns. Many of the cyberpunk narratives revolve around conflicts between technological experts like hackers or even conflicts between technological mega-corporations. A lot of cyberpunk plots are set in dystopian societies marked by massive cultural rot as well as the use of advanced technology to propel ...

Introduction

Rock music is characterized by judgmental aspects based on the concept and context upon which this music is developed. This can be compared to the scenario that the fruits a tree bear consequently drives the judgments that are likely to be made for that particular tree. The baseline of understanding this kind of music is first tracing the roots of rock music so that the resultant effects and evolvement characteristic of rock music can be manifested. Different genres have evolved with time as well as the musical styles associated with rock music. In this regard, the history of rock music ...

Define or describe the following terms and their importance to the history of the American science fiction and horror genre:

1) Expressionist film in Germany is a part of the Expressionism movement in the country of 1920ies. This was a period of the silent movies and their main feature was the theatrical look in the films. The actors used painted, dramatic scenery and exaggerated make-up, which is commonly used in the theater. The changes in the German art were reflected in the sets, which had high contrast between white and black, different geometric shapes were used, all of which created exaggerated light and shadow. Although this movement did not last for long, it had significant impact on film makers from different ...

The influence of media on criminals and killers has been oft-publicized; regardless of the positions people take on the extent to which film, television and other mass media influences our collective unconscious, it is clear that certain genres or portrayals of sex and violence in popular culture heavily influence our personalities, attitudes and preferences (Seltzer 2007). To that end, the exploration of these types of media is an essential part of exploring the psychology of the killer, serial or otherwise. For the past century, film has become an important part of our new cultural mythology; movie characters become our ...

Introduction

For the purposes of this genre analysis, I chose to examine the letter to the editor as a genre of writing. The concept of letters to the editor has always fascinated me; I have a tremendous amount of respect for those who follow news and editorial stories, and have a rebuttal or show of support for them. It is an interesting and fascinating way for people to express themselves and engage in a dialogue with those who provide them with their information and insight. It is for this purpose that I examine the style, art and purpose of letters to the editor.

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Introduction

Rhythm and Blues—RnB—began as a strictly black music in the 1940’s that included a blend of genres such as rock, rap, Motown, doo-wop, club blues, and funk (Edward 2). The etymology of the genre was invented by Jerry Wexler a Billboard editor who sought to change the name of the genre from Black music to R & B in the late 1940’s. The music began from humble beginnings in Harlem, New York to become an instant success in other international stages, such as Britain. The first R&B artist to bring commercial success to the genre was Louis ...

Define or describe the following terms and their importance to the history of the American science fiction and horror genre:

1) Expressionist film in Germany is a period of silent movies. The primary feature of Expressionist film is the theatrical appearance in the films. The actors used painted, dramatic scenery and exaggerated make-up. The changes in the German art were reflected in the sets, which had high contrast between white and black, different geometric shapes were used, all of which created exaggerated light and shadow. 2) Dracula of 1930 was inspired by the novel written by Bram Stoker and it is significant to the history of the American cinematography, as its main character, Dracula, set the bar for numerous ...

Introduction:

We are living in a world where the media is playing a crucial role in our lifestyles. The media is of educative value together with being and tool for entertainment. Gangnam style is a type of dance associated with a Korean popular singer known as Park Jee Sung. The name is also associated with a place in Korea in with a unique lifestyle. This essay will seek to identify how to produce different styles of music. It will also seek to give a thorough analysis into Gangnam style and how the dance style fulfills different aspects in the place of its origin.

Suggestions made by the Gangnam Style

The style suggested the ...

Introduction

Medical Case Reports (MCRs) are medical recounts of a pathological condition about a single patient (Helan, 2012). Authors of the medical case reports, who are doctors, tend to experience unusual, unique or interesting medical aspects in patients' pathology about diagnosis, treatment and adverse reaction to the treatment. Therefore, they are purported to write medical case reports which represent unique or rear patient conditions that can influence new studies and hence increased medical knowledge. Although the medical case reports have for a long time been regarded as much inferior compared to medical research articles, they are becoming recognised as just equally important. Since ...

The 1960s and 1970s were two of the most challenging and the most turbulent decades in America, not only in its history, but also in its film industry. These were times when the social and political turmoil, along with the demise of the Motion Picture Production Code, resulted in the rise of Exploitation films. This type of cinema is applied to most low-budget genre movies that refer to or exploit contemporary social anxieties. Ernest Mathijs states, “[o]stensibly, Exploitation films claim to warn viewers about the consequences of these problems, but in most cases their style, narrative, and inferences ...

In the history of literature, the genre spectrum has been fairly simple to navigate. The novel came about roughly 500 years ago; before that, one could choose among different types of poetry or opt for drama. When the novel, the novella and the short story emerged, each form encountered a sort of mitosis in which it spawned new types in virtually every generation. Truman Capote claimed to have established the “non-fiction novel” as a new genre with his publication of In Cold Blood, in which he wrote about a very real murder with the literary skill that had appeared only in novels. ...

Writing entails giving information about a certain issue in the society or what people should know about. As such, it is a broad category that is divided into various genres. Each genre of writing has its unique characteristics and approach that makes it distinct from other genres. Not all genres employ similar techniques, meaning that one should first understand the basic requirements before they decide to write about something. Whereas some genres strictly follow formal writing rules, other genres entail a ‘freestyle’ nature and are less strict on grammar and language technicality (Beck et al. 66). Writing a scientific research paper, for instance, ...

Genre: Horror

Director: Tobe Hooper Stars: Marily Burns, Gunnar Hansen Objective Analysis: (give a few examples and provide text to support your examples) 1. Visual component (such as the art direction, camera angles and movement, cinematography, lighting, visual style, etc.): The film is very gritty, with a dark visual style, heavy use of shadows and more. The visual style is very stripped down and gory, with close-up camera angles to capture the horror. 2. Editing component (like the pacing, rhythm, transitions, etc.): The pacing of the film is very tense, with situations and shots lingering ...

Introduction

There are different film genres that we have. Grouping of the film genres has proved to be quite a problem in the past. However, the different genres have been realized, and it is notable that most films have more than one genre (Friedman, 23). In some cases, the genres have a common similarity and have several differences. For the woman’s and noir films, they are both feminine based. They keep on changing as the film progresses.

In a woman's film, the protagonists are defined by the nature and the society unlike in the male genres where protagonists are defined by action. ...

FILM STUDIES: CRITICAL ESSAY

Abstract This paper will discuss Altman’s assertion that “Films with weak generic ties usually depend heavily on internal logic, whereas genre films make heavy use of inter-textual references” (Altman 1999, p.26). The essay focuses on two films, one with strictly generic classification the other that seems more ambiguous in nature to verify the truth in Altman’s statement. The two films are, “Eraserhead” (David Lynch, 1977) and “The great train robbery” (Edwin S. Potter, 1903). David’s, Eraserhead is ambiguous in nature while Potter’s , Great train robbery is generic in nature and can be classified as a ...

A critique of Final JFK Conspiracy Paper

Introduction Bartholomae is an expert of literature whose work, “Inventing the University” remains a resourceful tool for genre analysis and understanding. My paper, JFK Conspiracy paper attempted to adopt some of the skills and lessons picked from his works. JKF Conspiracy paper is an historical account of the conspiracy and intrigues that surrounded the assassination of John F Kennedy. It adopts the lessons learnt from the work of Batholomae. In that paper, I explain why I believe the JFK assassination was a conspiracy and why I strongly believe the government was involved. I approach the paper in an impressive ...

Essay 1: Auteur

X-Men series of film is an institution in its amazing way. Bryan Singer pioneered this popular comic characters and brought them to the silver screen. It is a very gigantic task to convert the fictional fantasy of an existence of a superhuman into a realistic visual treat. However, highly creative mind of Bryan Singer is capable of this task. The history is the evidence (The Usual Suspects) of the mastery of Bryan Singer in direction and storytelling. The thesis statement of this paper is the powerful auteur of the directorial team of the movie to bring his vision into reality.

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Introduction

There are different levels that a person must undergo for the person to be a highly qualified writer. The skill of writing entails understanding the different requirements that a writer must put into action when writing of the different genres that a particular language has. The more a writer is exposed to different experiences and reviews, the more qualified and precise the writer will be. Writing academic essays entails learning the different requirements that a person needs in expressing ideas and thoughts into written form. There are ways that are applied by the writers so as to present their ideas in the most elaborate manner. ...

Genre: Drama

Director: Orson Welles Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten Objective Analysis: (give a few examples and provide text to support your examples) 1. Visual component (such as the art direction, camera angles and movement, cinematography, lighting, visual style, etc.): Excellent use of Expressionist cinematography (canted angles), chiaroscuro lighting (stark contrast between black and white), low angles frequently used to make Kane seem larger than life, etc. Incredible use of deep focus, such as in the shot where Kane’s mother signs him away from his impoverished childhood (Kane in the background, same shot as adults in ...

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Cultural products have significant importance because they bear distinctiveness, ethics/principles and facilitate a society to move on and progress both economically and socially. When people belonging to a particular culture make efforts for the preservation and promotion of their cultural diversity, it encourages the development of cultural industries (Horkheimer, Adorno & Noerr 95). As far as United States of America is concerned, the society here has been influenced by various cultural forms (musical style, film genre, media technology etc.) from a number of other countries and cultures. In this paper, Blues music would be discussed and explored as being ...

Gothic horror literature is a very specific type of fiction that started in the late 18th century as an offshoot of Romantic literature. Gothic literature often deals with the macabre and the terrifying – its subject matter is uniquely dark and brooding, with deeply entrenched subtexts about the changing nature of the world, and mankind’s fear of the unknown. According to Fincher, the "Gothic novel reflects a deep anxiety in eighteenth-century culture about the changing status of masculinity and femininity in a period of political and social change" (Fincher, 2001). A great deal of Gothic horror fiction deals with the changing or ...

Introduction

Scarface is actually an American crime film reproduced in 1983. Oliver Stone is its writer, Brian De Palma is its director, Martin Bregman is the producer, and Al Pacino as Montana is the movie starring. This movie is a remake of Scarface of 1932 by Howard Hawks. The movie tells a Cuban refugee story where this Cuban in 1980 comes to Miami with Mariel Boatlift. It is here that he becomes drug cartel kingpin in the 1980s cocaine boom. The movie is essentially dedicated to Ben Hecht and Howard Hawks, the principal screen writer and director of original movie respectively. The ...

Genre: Mockumentary

Director: Rob Reiner Stars: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer Objective Analysis: (give a few examples and provide text to support your examples) 1. Visual component (such as the art direction, camera angles and movement, cinematography, lighting, visual style, etc.): Filmed like a documentary, Spinal Tap uses handheld camera and talking head interviews to make the documentary part feel real. The filmmaking is straightforward to let the actors improvise. 2. Editing component (like the pacing, rhythm, transitions, etc.): The film is fast-paced, and uses flashbacks and “archival footage” to flash back to the ...

Introduction

Science fiction in the modern world plays a crucial role in providing imaginative contents of the things that human beings should expect at some point in time. This genre explores the likely effects and consequences of the innovations that are scientifically based. This genre is used by people to address current trends in the world and warn them of the possible effects that may be brought by the trends in the late life. The setting of such content is based in futuristic events and addresses issues such as the development of science and technology and the most likely scenarios that ...

Abstract

Music indeed is the language of the soul. It touches everyone alike. Still people speculate and think that music is for the young. The following discussion is little thought into why it is not age that determines a person’s liking for music but the feelings the music conveys. Keywords: Rock n Roll, Rock, Queen, Green Day, genre

Introduction

In this far wide world, even the Gods sand divided amongst men. There are only a few things in this world that are shared amongst every one. Music is one amongst those rare things. Every country or region has its own form ...

Introduction:

Film noir can be seen from several aspects principally a portrayal of a certain aspect as well as a creation of a particular atmosphere. The Dark Night is perhaps no more film noire than other more descriptive films but it certainly has elements which are typical film noire. The argument that a woman has to be present to make a film noire has already been argued extensively before especially in the appraisal of ‘The Maltese Falcon’ which has been described as being a precursor of the genre but not the actual genre. The Dark Night contains several aspects which classify it as film noire and amongst ...

There are many types of genres especially in the literary world. The genres that are used in most cases include:

Romance

This is among the most popular form of genre. No wonder texts written in this genre sell very quickly. It is popular because it touches on the core aspects of human life. This genre is also very flexible to allow other types of genres to be incorporated in it.

Detective

The stories narrated in this genre are mostly investigative and shrouded with mystery. They usually involve stories to do with crime. This whereby a mysterious criminal commits an offence and leaves ...

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a genre of rock music which is also known as prog or prog rock among its listeners and aficionadas. Progressive rock is considered to be emerged in late sixties or a bit later in early seventies. Songs of this genre are conceptual and based on fantasy and usually longer in length. Some artists have used very meaningful lyrics in their songs and even criticized the society for greed and other evils. Moog synthesizer and Mellotron are important components of this genre. Over the time various sub genres of progressive rock has been formed. All the artist of progressive ...

It should be no surprise that the idea of utopia has often been explored by American writers, since one could argue that America itself exists as a sort of utopian ideal. The words of the Declaration of Independence posit a sort of utopia in their idealistic talk of ’life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ This is very bound up with the notion of America as a new world, a new place where fresh starts can be made and the mistakes of the past avoided: The utopian passages in Euro-American writings tended to elevate American spaces and colonists by comparing them to ...

Introduction

The late nineteenth century and the beginning twentieth century were marked by the great expansions and development in the society. The same was also evident in music which is part of an art that was in a revolution stage resulting to various movements. This paper will analyse two twentieth century movements which are pop and punk music. Works done by artists in the different genres will also be analysed to bring out the difference.

Pop Music

According to Hubbard, pop music is a music genre that is associated with rock and roll music and intended to appeal to the youth market (3). In ...

English:

Jacksonville: June 24th: Letter Writing Introduction Letter writing remains an essential skill in education. Regardless of the development in technology, text messages, chats and emails, letters still remain an important aspect of human communication. Different letters, job applications, letters of complaint, thank you letters, making suggestions and letters requesting changes, will have to be written at some point. This highlights the importance of teaching students the art of letter writing. According to Knapp and Watkins (p. 14) this would encourage communication, handwriting and social skills. Students should, therefore, be taught and encouraged to write and ...

The Class Name

It`s hard even imagine our current musical life without such magnificent and diverse genre as jazz music, with its light tunes that are easy to listen, on the one hand, but with its possible complexities and progressive ways of composing and playing on the other. The aim of our current research is to discover the history and roots of jazz music, how the genre has developed in New Orleans, what it was influenced with, and what did the cultural and social variety of this city change in the cultures of various nations. Today we`re also about to ...

Artist tried to express not only what they feel, but also what they see every day. For this visual analysis, I have chosen the fifth image. This image is, in my opinion, the calmest among the others. Besides, it has a rather interesting composition. The painting is a rectangle. There are two central figures in the image and a background. The palette is pastel. In the essay, I will conduct more thorough analysis of the piece of art. Moreover, I will try to understand when the painting was created and the reasons for its creation. It is one of the most significant ...

The swing era was marked by the introduction of jazz to the world. This genre of music started for the Southern states of the US. New Orleans in Louisiana is particularly considered to be the home of jazz music. During the swing era, this genre of music started to be acknowledged not only throughout the country but throughout the world. It was so influential that even some composers of classical music started borrowing some components from it. In the 1940’, there emerged a new sub-genre of jazz music that was referred to as Bebop. Jazz had been increasing developing ...

Reflection on Hotel Rwanda

Film and cinema production has been recently in the rise having improved technology over the years. This has been one of the trending factors in the music industry. Movie production in the 19th century was low and due to the lack of efficient technology to aid in production of films. Many individuals watch films with the main aim of getting entertained but today there are films which are considered to be educative, provide warning, as well as reflecting on what is trending in the society. This paper would focus and look at the film Hotel Rwanda. The film ...

Nowadays, most people know only two genres of a story that are defined by its length. These genres are a short story and a novel. Both of them may have longer or shorter versions, but there are only these two well-known genres. Nevertheless, earlier it was a bit differently. Suddenly, people forgets about a novella. The fact is that earlier many types of periodicals would have published stories of all kinds of length. Then situation has changed and today publishers are not that flexible. However, fiction still may be divided into three genres by its length. Usually, short stories, novellas, and novels are determined ...

- Memphis is the home of the music genre rock n roll. An example to support this is the observation one of the genre pioneers came from the place. He grew up there and requested bar owners to let him in their clubs so that he could listen to their music. - Sam Phillips was behind the sun Records. The studio gave the people a platform to air their view and oppression through the music. The studio did not discriminate and thus was a voice of the minority and civil rights. - A. the musical style of Elvis Presley ...

There are different levels that a person must undergo to be a qualified writer. The skill of writing entails understanding different genres of literature and their characteristics and knowing how to make a good analysis of these literature pieces. The more a writer is exposed to different experiences and reviews, the more qualified and precise the writer will be. My interest in this class spiked after I checked information on the class online and found out that one of the themes that was going to be explored in this class was about Sherlock Holmes. I have to admit that I have leant a lot ...

In the 1988 film “Young Guns”, the story retells the adventures of legendary outlaw Billy the Kid. Directed by Christopher Cain. “Young Guns” expands upon the western genre, by taking a real life villain and make his exploits an entertaining and sometimes humorous adventure. The film explores a brotherhood between young men as they join together for a shared cause. The film falls within the western genre, however it has been modernized to fit today’s audiences. The western genre typically refers to any film ‘set in the late 19th century”. This film certainly falls within this description. There are many ...

The genre of film noir is an expansion of the classic Hollywood genre of film known as the crime film. The crime film persists as one of the most popular and enduring of all types of Hollywood films - ever since the sound era, it has remained a particularly potent and popular genre (Leitch 1). As the years have progressed, the noir film has been replaced with the neo-noir - a modern film genre which takes the trappings of noir and places them outside of its typical comfort zone. In the case of 2010's Winter's Bone, the typical film noir detective ...

Among the strongest, most common and oldest emotion of man is the feeling of fear. Fear is the reason why every human civilization around the world nurtured faith that urged them to establish religion. People’s fear of unexplained events or unknown circumstances have ignited their belief in one Divine Power who governs their destiny. Every mysterious phenomena is linked to the workings of a certain character who possess supernatural power. The wild and limitless imagination of man have caused the birth of supernatural characters such as demons, zombies, vampires, ghosts, dark spirits, witches, monsters and humans that are branded ...

The life of all the contemporary guitarists that started playing after 1980s was closely connected with the creation of grunge music and the “Nirvana”, in particular, as every guitarist had been learning the “Smells like Teen Spirit” as his first song on guitar during that time. The main goal of this paper is to discuss the genre of the band itself, the other characteristics of the genre that were used by different musicians of the time and after this period; the roots of the genre will be discussed there. The musical style of Nirvana was best described by ...

Introduction

Music disparity is the literal difference in music based on various grounds such as social and geographical background of the music, its producer and listeners, the genre of the music, age factor and the social class associated with the music industry. Music serves many purposes in the society today, and it is because of these disparities that people tend to classify music according to the suit to its fans and lovers. Equally, different genres of music have risen today in the music industry that tends to identify and create its own group of followers. Everyone likes music but one ...

THROUGHOUT THE DECADES

Relationship of Music Throughout the Decades Throughout the decades, music has seen a lot of changes. One thing that stayed the same is Rock. It was popular from the 60s all throughout the 2010s (Cox & Warner, 2004). It was the only genre to survive all five decades, and has constantly been reinvented. Many different artists saw their rise and fall throughout the decades; many have also made their comebacks in the 2000s. There are a couple of key artists that have made their name prominent in music history, changing the way people heard music (Cullen, 2001). The important eras were ...

The term Ethnography has been used to refer to the art and study of various aspects of cultures through observation as the main method of collecting deductions about the culture. Consequently, Music Ethnography is concerned with the study of Music as a form of culture through observation of a traditions’ portrayal and practice of the art of music. Further Music Ethnography is particularly concerned with the study of the role, the meaning and practice of music within social groups and communities. The community of interest shares common social behaviors and cultural concepts that are expressive in their music that makes ...

Blues may be one of my most favorite genres of music of all time; I simply adore the historical significance of blues as a genre, the musical innovations it inspired and organized, as well as the continued presence it has in music today. When I think about the works of BB King, Albert King, Robert Johnson and these other seminal artists in the world of music, it becomes clear to me that blues is the template for the popular music that came after it, irrevocably changing the way American artists performed and composed music from then on. Blues music ...

Introduction

An ‘armchair tourist’ is a term that refers to an individual that travels to different places and experiences people and culture in other countries in the comfort of his or her own home. The armchair tourist lives vicariously through the hosts that travel around the world for a living and share their experiences in the media. The travel series genre feature these kinds of shows where hosts travel and experience local culture to inform the audience but mostly to entertain viewers and communicate underlying messages to them. Often, the message of travel shows exemplifies the consumer culture, that is, travel shows ...

HOW GERSHWIN AND JAZZ INFLUENCED AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Gershwin was an excellent musician who doubled up as a composer and proficient pianist. Gershwin is termed as a prolific musicians and composer for blending the jazz-influenced style of music with classical music. Having studied under Charles Hambitzer, and Nadia Boulanger, Gershwin was able to perfect his art of music by blending the not-so popular jazz music in that age with the popular classical music. Despite many people`s cynical sentiment towards Gershwin`s attempt to blend both popular and classical genres of music, his works proved to be a great success that have greatly influenced composers up to date in the ...

Why "Tangled" (Film) is Post-modern

Studies of Modern Media are required to be comprehensive in their analysis of the varying main approaches used within the field. Through inclusion, these studies require individualized active engagement, with regard to research and analysis. They are crucial in enabling students improve their understanding on the prevailing contexts under which modern media exists and functions. Consequently, as provided in the text – Media Studies: Texts, Production, and Contexts (2nd Ed.) – by Long & Wall (2012), current contexts require individuals to actively analyze with the prevailing forms of existing media. This should be at both the intellectual and practical levels, with extra ...

Introduction

While they claim that a picture is worth a thousand words, it may portray different meanings depending on culture. Music is extraordinary; it is a universal language that is poses minimal cases of discrimination. Music is a language that conveys emotion across all cultures. Regardless of the previous exposure or culture, individuals can watch or listen to a song and detect whether a song contains happiness, fear and sadness. The lyrics, the dance, melody and tone bring people to unity. For this, we can refer to the Shakira’s Waka Waka song in 2010. The song was a hit all over the world despite being sung ...