James is a scholar and writer that specialises in a variety of topics. He is a subject matter expert in areas like politics and international relations, and also offers insights into education, art, media and literature.
Nausicaä and the Subversion of Humanism
Are We Still Just Human?
Introduction
Humanism has served as a leghold trap for humanity since its conceptual advent — ensnar…
Introduction
Media has been considered as the key player in forming the public opinions and making the public aware about the happenings around the world. It has been noticed that media …
The BBC series Doctor Who began in 1963 and ran until 1989. It was then rebooted in 2005 and is still being aired today. Despite the sixteen-year hiatus, the show has been portraying ‘Britishne…
The Asylum Seeker and the Unfulfilled Role of Social Media
Abstract
When asylum seekers apply for international protection, they must provide the necessary information to suppor…
Gender inequality can be characterized as esteeming one particular sex over another because of socially developed perspectives for instance, in a few countries, ladies are paid more than men in t…
In 1967, Marshall McLuhan reformed the meaning of mediums and the result they have on information. In his book, “Medium is the Message”, McLuhan stated that “the “…
A THREAT FOR ANGLO-AMERICANS DOMINANT POSITION IN THE GLOBAL NEWS MEDIA: THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE CHINESE MEDIA
Introduction
Since before 1900, the Anglo-Ameri…
It has been almost 100 years since women won suffage. 1920 is an important year that women went out to vote and some of them started to seize their position and become political leaders. Nowadays…
Abstract
Cyber propaganda and misleading information have become increasingly prominent in recent years, most notably since the 2016 US election campaign throughout which “fake news”…
What is meant by the term “force multiplier,” and how do terrorist use the media as a force multiplier? Force multiplier is defined as, “A method of increasing striking power without increa…
Throughout recent years, the world has witnessed an increase in interest in political Islam and jihadist violence. Despite the reality, Western media has linked contemporary groups like al-Qaeda …
INTRODUCTION
From personal experience of observation, mainstream media coverage most often portrays people of color —specifically those of African descent—as criminal offenders, susp…
Abstract:
In this paper, I will be examining how the media portrays suicide, specifically of how the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why portrays teen suicide. By improving crit…
Out with the old, In with the New Canadian Content Requirements
In 1968, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications commission (CRTC) came about as part of the Canadian B…
Reality TV shows have risen drastically over the past decade in today’s popular culture and have become a household commodity. There are many different genres of reality TV shows, such as…
The Road to El Dorado
Introduction:
In this paper, we will be discussing cultural divide and the spin put on a story like this is portrayed in a film. Sinc…
Heteronormativity and Fanny Hill
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, heteronormativity is defined as, “…the privileging of biologically determined gender roles and hete…
Most films tend to relate to reality on some sort of level as filmmakers use their own experiences in order to create a film that audiences will believe. The theory of Realism looks at how cinema…
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see”. [1] This quotation perfectly explains the life in contemporary Japan which is a lot more baffling than what the non-native…
