Fot those interested in the intersection between Film Studies and philosophy.
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Chris A. Kramer deposited The Philosophy of Humor: What Makes Something Funny in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 2 months, 1 week ago
People can laugh at almost anything. What’s the deal with that? What makes something funny? This essay reviews some theories of what it is for something to be funny. Each theory offers insights into this question, but no single approach provides a comprehensive answer.
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Irina Schulzki deposited The Genealogy of Gesture: From Kira Muratova to Renata Litvinova in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 2 months ago
The long-term creative collaboration between Kira Muratova and Renata Litvinova began with the film “Uvlechen’ya” (“Pastimes”, 1994), in which Litvinova took part both as an actress and a screenwriter. Since then, Litvinova has become one of the most striking personifications of Muratova’s ornamental film style, which brings about a specific re…[Read more]
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Chris A. Kramer deposited Subversive Humor in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
I argue that an indirect and imaginative route through subversive humor offers a means to
raise consciousness about covert oppression and the mechanisms underlying it, reveal the errors
of those with power who complacently sustain systematic oppression, and even open those people
up to changing their minds. Subversive humor confronts serious…[Read more] -
Chris A. Kramer deposited Dave Chappelle’s Civic Rhetoric: Positive Propaganda in a Liberal Democracy in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
Some of Dave Chappelle’s uses of storytelling about seemingly mundane events, like his experiences with his “white friend Chip” and the police, are examples of what W.E.B. Du Bois calls “Positive Propaganda.” This is in contrast to “Demagoguery,” the sort of propaganda described by Jason Stanley that obstructs empathic recognition of others, and u…[Read more]
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Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Indian Television in the Eras of Pre-Liberalisation and Liberalisation in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
India witnessed a revolution in the television communication landscape following the
shift in the economic policies in 1991. This analytical study looks into the changes and
additions in the functions performed by mass communication using television medium
before and after the implementation of liberalization policies in India. Tables…[Read more] -
Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Fictional Depictions of Youth in School in Films made in China and United States in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
This study discussed the differences between Chinese youth film and American teen film through the
perspective on cultural foundation. The authors argue that Confucianism was an alternative that greatly
affects the depiction of young characters and the causal relationship of morality and fate of the
characters in films. The objective of such a…[Read more] -
Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Rural Women Psychology and Emotional Contents in Indian Television Advertisements, India in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
The current study examines the effect of emotional contents in television advertising on the rural
women and how they understand and react towards these advertisements. The study further leads
us to the issues of cognitive behaviour of rural women after the advertisement has influenced their
emotional corridor. For this study 167 women are…[Read more] -
Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Mapping the Portrayal of Females in Contemporary Indian Advertisements in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
The role of advertising as an effective vehicle of communication has long been acknowledged. It has
become the important ‘part of the cultural and economic fabric of a society and continues to be a
primary tool for marketing communication’ (Lane et. al., 2005). The current study examines the
portrayal of women in contemporary Indian mag…[Read more] -
Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Effect of Audience Personality Traits on Reality Show Watching Motives in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
The relationship between viewer personality and reality show watching has been a point
of discussion among media researchers but has been rarely tested. The authors in the
present study explore: (i) Reality Show Watching Motives (RSWM) of viewers, (ii) further
investigates the impact of viewer personality on RSWM in a developing nation context.…[Read more] -
Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Romanian Public Service Television: Struggle for Existence in the Digital Era in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
The increasing use of the internet has brought new challenges for the public service
television system all around the world. Despite the free access to information and the use
of digital technology, the Eastern European public service television is still in a shading
cone mostly because of the small scale of their broadcasting markets. This…[Read more] -
Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Capturing Trends and Identifying the Emerging Cool: A Study of Indian Bollywood Celebs on Twitter in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
People actively participating on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and blogs are
questioning the age old logic of boundaries and space. Virtual networks like twitter have
given space which not only explores individual self but also connects to a mass phenomenon
emerging through thought leaders, celebrities or ‘trend setters’. This stu…[Read more] -
Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Fictional Portrayals of Young People in Chinese and American Juvenile Delinquency Films: A Comparative Study in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
This study discusses the differences between Chinese youth film and American teen film through a perspective on cultural foundation. The author argue that Confucianism is an alternative that greatly affects the depiction of young characters and the causal relationship of morality and fate of the characters in Chinese films. In Confucian…[Read more]
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Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited What is Social Media and Why is it Important to Documentary Filmmakers? in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
Social Media is a binary platform on which all previous forms of media converge. Producers are disappointed that social media does not generate the revenues expected. Documentary filmmakers are challenged to understand, adapt and apply this new technology. This paper examines social media, its origins, applications and limitations by reviewing the…[Read more]
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Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Weepies Going Dirty and Machos Doing Masti: Unveiling the Female Chauvinist Pigs in Indian Cinema in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
This paper aims to examine Raunch culture, a strand of post-feminism in the
recent Bollywood movies, The Dirty Picture and Grand Masti. Both these movies
critique the perception that the investment in raunch feminine sexuality empowers
female characters, but if observed profoundly, they celebrate the commodification
of women’s body. F…[Read more] -
Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Depicting Development Issues: Thematic Trends of Documentary Films of Mindanao-Based Filmmakers in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
Mindanao is the Philippine’s second largest island in the south. Identifying
Mindanao-based documentaries that have development themes remain unknown
or unacknowledged. Using Phenomenology as theoretical framework and method,
as a result, the researcher found out that similar to other documentary films in
other parts of the country and the…[Read more] -
Chris A. Kramer deposited The Playful Thought Experiments of Louis CK in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
It is trivially true that comedians make jokes and thus are not serious; they are “just playing.” But watching Louis CK, especially his performances in Chewed Up, Shameless, and Hilarious, it is evident that he has more in mind than simply getting his audience to frivolously guffaw. I will make the case that this is so given the content of som…[Read more]
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Chris A. Kramer deposited Is Laughing at Morally Oppressive Jokes Like Being Disgusted by Phony Dog Feces? An Analysis of Belief and Alief in the Context of Questionable Humor in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
In two very influential papers from 2008, Tamar Gendler introduced the concept of “alief” to describe the mental state one is in when acting in ways contrary to their consciously professed beliefs. For example, if asked to eat what they know is fudge, but shaped into the form of dog feces, they will hesitate, and behave in a manner that would be…[Read more]
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Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Television Series Use in Teaching and Learning Professional Ethics in Communication in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
The work presented here is an exploratory and descriptive study under a
qualitative approach. It purposes was to show the use of television series, as a
means of teaching and learning professional ethics in communication
undergraduate students. Among the results we found two direct areas of impact:
teaching and learning. In the case of…[Read more] -
Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Parental Intervention and Frequency of Mediation Styles towards Children Watching Television in India in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
Most of the research on the uses and effects of media focused on individuals rather than family systems. This shift in the approach to the study of children television viewing and parental mediation is considered as a meaningful approach and such a study on an empirical ground becomes a need of the hour in a country like India. The objective of…[Read more]
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Jyotirmaya Patnaik deposited Female Bodies and Visual Fantasy: Psychoanalysis of Women’s Representation in Axe’s Television Commercials in the group
Film-Philosophy on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months ago
This study critically examines television commercials advertising AXE, a male body spray. Using the framework of male gaze, originally coined by Laura Mulvey, which manipulates the viewer’s (and camera’s) perspective, this analysis uncovers the ubiquitous myth that exposes such instinctual voyeuristic pleasures. This psychoanalytic inv…[Read more]
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