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Developing (super)citizenship: constituting idealized American citizenship in the Avengers: Earth's mightiest heroes

2014 Summer.Includes bibliographical references.This thesis explores two elements of character design in select episodes from the animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Disney XD 2010-2012) that guide audiences towards dominant readings of idealized American citizenship utilizing both close textual analysis and ideographic criticism. I argue that select episodes of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes contain representations of hyper-patriotic Americanized superheroes and un-American super villains which work together to teach viewers about dominant ideologies of Americanness and un-Americanness. In doing so, the text directs viewers towards a specific understanding of how to become idealized American (super)citizens

Utilizing Cinematic Stories to Shift Fear Into Compassion Towards Pit Bull Type Breeds

Creating entertaining yet educational stories to cultivate curiosity in caring for animals can improve animal welfare as well as our own public health under a One Health initiative. More specifically, tailoring well-crafted cinematic stories utilizing thoughtful anthropomorphism about misunderstood dog breeds such as pit bulls can potentially debunk sensationalized media myths surrounding their reputation. Further research is worth pursuing on how an anthropomorphic film with an emotional arc utilizing a non-aggressive pit bull character can decrease a population\u27s previous concerns of “scary” dog breeds discriminated against under breed specific legislation while also championing the use of particular films as moral educators. While the pilot data showed both positive and negative trends in subjects’ perceptions of pit bulls, “scary” dog breeds, and animal sentience after watching the film Kitbull, emotional cinematic stories and the content within those stories matter. We as animal welfare scientists and media professionals must work in collaboration to create truthful yet compelling stories utilizing anthropomorphism more thoughtfully so that we may nurture an audience’s empathy and compassion towards misunderstood animals in society. By increasing our efforts in improving domesticated dog welfare with a focus on debunking societal myths about mislabeled “dangerous” dog breeds such as the pit bull through motion picture stories, we not only better animal and human welfare within local communities, but world-wide

Media Studies Students Occasional Papers May 1995

Table of Contents: Alfred Hitchcock\u27s Villains: Alter Egos and Victims in Lifeboat and Frenzy / César Muñoz -- Sending the Message Home / Timothy M. Brosnan -- Manilow Magic / Julie Ann Sidhu -- Media Ideology in the Soviet Union / Cheryl Casey -- naDev tlhlnganpu\u27 tu\u27 lu\u27 (There are Klingons Around Here): An Analysis of Star Trek as an American Myth / César Muñoz

Washington University Record, April 2, 1998

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The Collegian (2004-10-11)

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