Women in American movies: an analysis of three 20th Century films

The American film industry has grown in popularity since the beginning of the 20th century and has become a reference for many foreign countries. The film provides the opportunity to reflect on society, among other things, on the big screen. The rise of the Hollywood industry allowed for the creation of a wide variety of characters, including those belonging to minorities. Women, a socially vulnerable group, have always had a certain role in such motion pictures. Through the study of films from different decades such as Gone With the Wind (1939), Sunset Boulevard (1952), or Annie Hall (1977), popularly known worldwide, we analyze how social contexts influence the creation, stereotyping, and representation of female characters.La industria cinematográfica americana aumentó su popularidad desde inicios del siglo XX y se ha convertido en una referencia para numerosos países extranjeros. El cine brinda la oportunidad de reflejar a través de la gran pantalla, entre otras cosas, a la sociedad. El auge de la industria de Hollywood, dio lugar a la creación de una gran variedad de personajes, incluidos aquellos que pertenecen a las minorías. Las mujeres, un grupo socialmente vulnerable, siempre han tenido un papel determinado en dichas películas. A través del estudio de obras cinematográficas de diferentes décadas como Gone With the Wind (1939), Sunset Boulevard (1952) o Annie Hall (1977), conocidas popularmente a nivel mundial, analizamos el modo en que los contextos sociales influyen en la creación, los estereotipos y la representación de los personajes femeninos.Departamento de Filología InglesaGrado en Estudios Inglese

Multilingual and Cultural Awareness Competences. A Lesson Plan for EFL Teaching in Secondary Education – Year 2 of a Bilingual School

The Key Competences are crucial in the educational systems of the European Union member states. Since their appearance, all of them have been introduced in the corresponding educational curricula. Each one seeks to develop different knowledge, skills and attitudes in European citizens. Multilingual Competence and Competence in Cultural awareness and expression are two of the key competences that are very present when we refer to the teaching of foreign languages. That is why their development is made possible through different activities and tasks that promote communication in languages. Thus, this Master's Thesis presents a teaching proposal, which seeks to develop both key competences in students of Compulsory Secondary Education. It is planned to be implemented in a second Year English as a Foreign Language classroom for a group belonging to the bilingual section. The work concludes with final reflections on the theoretical and practical aspects dealt with.Las Competencias Clave son cruciales en los sistemas educativos de los países miembros de la Unión Europea. Desde su aparición, han venido introduciéndose todas ellas en los correspondientes currículos educativos. Cada una busca desarrollar diferentes conocimientos, habilidades y actitudes en los ciudadanos europeos. La Competencia Multilingüe y la Competencia en Conciencia y expresión culturales son dos de las competencias clave muy presentes cuando nos referimos a la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras. Es por eso por lo que su desarrollo se hace posible mediante distintas actividades y tareas que promuevan la comunicación en lenguas. Así pues, este Trabajo Fin de Máster presenta una propuesta didáctica, en la que se busca desarrollar en los alumnos de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria ambas competencias clave. Está planificada para su implementación en un aula de Inglés Lengua Extranjera de segundo curso para un grupo perteneciente a la sección bilingüe. El trabajo concluye con reflexiones finales relativas a los aspectos teóricos y prácticos tratados.Departamento de Didáctica de la Lengua y LiteraturaMáster en Profesor de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idioma

Programación didáctica de Biología y Geología de 1º ESO. Desarrollo de la unidad didáctica 7 : el reino vegetal; las plantas

Máster Universitario en Formación del Profesorado de ESO, Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanza de Idiomas. Especialidad en Biología y Geología (M105

Game on! a report on the interactive leisure software subsector in London

There is a paucity of good quality data on the UK video games industry. Information such as value-added, investment on R&D, average annual expenditure on training and the value of video games in terms of exports, for example, is thin or incomplete. This is a serious problem. If we are to improve the competitiveness of the UK games development sector then we must have better quality information. Games developers will then be able to benchmark their business activities against industry averages. Overseas investors will also then be better informed about the benefits of investing in the UK leisure software sector. This Report confirms the lacunae in our knowledge that exists about the video games industry. For example, the Office of National Statistics still does not have a specific code to identify interactive leisure software businesses. Yet the Report also shines a light on the video games industry in the UK in general and in London in particular

A Report on the Design Sub-Sector in London

Housed in the School of Creative Enterprise at the London College of Communication (University of the Arts), the Creative Industries Observatory (CIO) is a leading contributor to academic research and analysis within the creative industries, and a source of information for the increasingly influential group of sub-sectors that characterise the modern knowledge economy. The CIO was set up in conjunction with ‘Creative Capital World City’ (CCWC) – a project funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) aimed at supporting the creative industries in key world markets, including THE UK, India and China. The CIO is an international and multi-disciplinary team with a range of expertise and experience across academic disciplines and industry sub-sectors. We focus on strategic, structural and definitional issues relevant to the creative industries. This report is one in a series designed to give policy makers, business leaders, practitioners and researchers a comprehensive overview and in-depth analysis of the core activities and key characteristics across thirteen creative sub-sectors in developed and emerging global cities. The report is designed to allow you to identify information that is relevant to your needs quickly and effectively, as well as cross-reference between topics and creative sub-sectors. CIO reports are designed to provide a snapshot of each sub-sector in each city. This report focuses on the design sub-sector in London

Film in the city: a report on the film & video sub-Sector in London

The movie business, and the distribution of films through the associated cinema and home video sectors is a truly global phenomenon. In terms of both production and distribution, Hollywood has traditionally dominated international markets, however, with radical innovations in information and digital technologies and the spread of the Internet, it has become increasingly easier to make and distribute films around the world . Coupled with this is the ‘runaway production’ concept, whereby Hollywood productions are no longer tied to site-specific studios and can choose to shoot and edit their (usually high-budget) movies in locations around the globe. This has created an international market where cities, such as Vancouver, Sydney, Brisbane, Prague, Cape Town, London and many more, compete for big movie business. London has a thriving film and video sub-sector and a highly competitive infrastructure, nurtured by a host of supporting institutions, which together create a powerful creative network of players capable of competing at a global scale. The physical geography of the city also matters to the film industry, not only in terms of shooting locations, but also in determining where to locate, pitch or exhibit the final creative product. Consequently, the location and interconnected value chain of producers, post-production, financiers, sales agents and distributors, cinemas and theatres, as well as the myriad of specialised and highly skilled workforce is key to the industry’s success. The co-location and clustering tendencies of individuals and institutions located at close proximity in London and highlighted in this report are evidence of the intense social networking that characterises the industry

The use of forest resources in central Iberia during the Late Iron Age. Insights from the wood charcoal analysis of Pintia, a Vaccaean oppidum

Producción CientíficaEstudios antracológicos realizados a partir de los hallazgos carbonizados de la ciudad de Las Quintanas de Pintia, permiten perfilar los usos del bosque practicados por los vacceos

Paralelismo político en España (1988-2012). Análisis comparado de la prensa y los partidos de centro-izquierda en cuatro huelgas generales.

Comprender las características del sistema mediático español, así como los motivos históricos, políticos y sociales que las determinaron es imprescindible para ejercer el periodismo. Según los autores Hallin y Mancini en 'Sistemas Mediáticos Comparados', el paralelismo político es una de esas características, que define el grado en que los medios reflejan orientaciones políticas específicas. Este estudio pretende describir si existe tal paralelismo político cuando se observa solo una parte del espectro político y mediático; en concreto, el sector de centro-izquierda e izquierda, y cómo ha cambiado este rasgo a lo largo de la democracia. Con el análisis de contenido cualitativo y cuantitativo del tratamiento informativo que 'El País', 'Diario 16', 'El Periódico' y 'Público' –que se definen en su línea editorial como progresistas- llevaron a cabo en cuatro episodios relevantes de la democracia, se ha observado que el paralelismo político existe, que la orientación política de los medios es más nítida cuando el partido en el Gobierno es de una tendencia política similar, y que, en algunos casos, determinados medios reproducen los postulados de determinados partidos políticos. Además, empiezan a observarse comportamientos mercantilistas que deberían ser analizados en profundidad en otro estudio

External validity of clinical trials with diverse trastuzumab-based chemotherapy regimens in advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: data from the AGAMENON-SEOM registry

Background: Trastuzumab combined with cisplatin and fluoropyrimidines, either capecitabine or 5-fluorouracile (XP/FP), is the standard first-line treatment for advanced, HER2-positive, gastric cancer patients based on the ToGA trial. Despite the lack of phase III trials, many clinicians administer trastuzumab with alternative regimens. One meta-analysis suggests that substituting cisplatin for oxaliplatin might lead to greater efficacy and less toxicity. Methods: 594 patients with HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma were recruited from the AGAMENON-SEOM registry. The objective was to evaluate the external validity of clinical trials with chemotherapy and trastuzumab. Results: The regimens used in at least 5% of the patients were XP (27%), oxaliplatin and capecitabine (CAPOX) (26%), oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil (FOLFOX) (14%), FP (14%), triplet with anthracycline/docetaxel (7%), and carboplatin-FU (5%). Median exposure to trastuzumab was longer with FOLFOX (11.4 months, 95% CI, 9.1-21.0) versus ToGA regimens (7.5, 6.4-8.5), p < 0.001. Patients with HER2-IHC 3+ cancers had higher response rates than those with IHC 2+/FISH+, odds-ratio 1.97 (95% CI, 1.25-3.09). The results achieved with CAPOX-trastuzumab were comparable to those attained with ToGA regimens. FOLFOX-trastuzumab was superior to ToGA schemes in terms of overall survival (OS), with a greater magnitude of effect in IHC 2+/FISH+ tumors (HR 0.47, 0.24-0.92) compared with IHC 3+ (HR 0.69, 0.49-0.96), and in diffuse (HR 0.37, 0.20-0.69) versus intestinal-type tumors (HR 0.76, 0.54-1.06). Conclusion: We have updated the external validity of clinical trials with trastuzumab in first-line treatment of gastric cancer. Our data confirm the comparable outcomes of ToGA regimens and CAPOX-trastuzumab in clinical practice and point toward a possible benefit of FOLFOX-trastuzumab, contingent on the subtypes typically less sensitive to trastuzumab, to be confirmed in clinical trials