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IndholdIntroduction 2 The History of Hollywood 3 The beginning of film 3 The beginning of film in America 4 The studio system 6 Film during WWII 8 Hollywood after the war 9 Hollywood of the late 20th century 12 Global Hollywood 15 The context of Global Hollywood 16 Marketing 18 Audiences 20 The concept of Global Hollywood 22 Ideology 25 Ideological state apparatus 26 Application of psychology 28 Althusser on art 29 Ideology in postmodern societies 30 The role of film 31 The ideological subject 32 Cognition and Emotion – Film from a personal perspective 33 PECMA flow 37 Genre System 41 Simulation and Emotion 44 Analysis – Die Hard 47 Plotstructure 48 John McClane – The Icon 50 Enemies 52 Justice 54 Emotional impact 58 Conclusion 62 Bibliography 63 Books: 63 Films: 64 Webpages: 64 Jstore: 64 IntroductionThe purpose of the master thesis is to clarify and identify the sociocultural role of the Hollywood movie. Is it purely an entertainment commodity or does the constant stream of text stemming from an ideological, cultural and production hegemony have a deeper effect on cultures and individuals that are not otherwise part of Hollywood culture. The concept of American cultural imperialism is already well established but this thesis will look at films and to what extent they have the possibility to effect individuals and cultures. The fact that most other film industries pale in the comparison with Hollywood when thinking about production capability and rate of distribution means that the Hollywood film, both in content and form, is the dominant force in the marketplace and the cultural fields. The time we live in is a mediated age and it is important to have realistic conception of the consequences of the high media concentration. Therefore the question of this thesis is: What are the social and cultural effects of the Hollywood film on a personal and structural level? How do the social and cultural effects of Hollywood films manifest themselves in society? In order to answer this I will analyse the Die Hard films as they stand as one of the clearest examples of the Hollywood export of entertainment content. I will approach the films from two angles. First I will look at them as part of an ideological structure and secondly I will investigate the effects films have on an individual level. This will be done by using a cognitive approach. The approach is used in order to see if the effects that film viewing has can transpose themselves to a structural level. Finally I will discuss the results of my findings and draw a conclusion that will provide the answer to the posed questions. Most film studies focus on either ideology or cognition, but I will use both in order to establish the tangible effects of Hollywood films. Directory: projekter -> files files -> Examinationpaper s files -> Writing back files -> Aalborg University files -> Chapter Key concepts 18 African-American 18 Race 19 Intersection of race and racism 20 White supremacy 20 Chapter Theoretical framework 21 files -> Acknowledgement files -> To achieve vision 2030,kenyan’s need to unite and fight a common ‘enemy’ called files -> The Importance of Africa to the World System After 9/11 Attacks: War on Terrorism or Integration for Sustainable Development The Case of the Security of the Gulf of Guinea Region files -> Rumble in the jungle the ‘Blessing’ and ‘Curse’ of Mineral Wealth in the Congo files -> The impact of french and british colonial rule on the he system in cameroon from the perspective of students Download 222.41 Kb. Share with your friends:
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