Category Archives: Research Posts

I want to look at  Edward Said as one of my two theorists. Said will be used to talk about how people react and refer to arranged marriages. I will be using him to understand how people are going respond … Continue reading →

I am hoping to look more closely at the way Hallmark promotes the aspect and idea of marrying for love through personal choice. Recently one facebook I noticed this post which represents the message the Hallmark holiday movies represents. Every … Continue reading →

After some constructive comments form my peers and Professor Stoddard after my presentation on Monday 12/11. I am looking more closely at sources of ‘eHarmony’ & ‘match.com’ and how they opperate. I am looking at the difference in how these … Continue reading →

This article is the basis for my research. Jenny Nordberg’s research about the “bachaposh” in Afghanistan. Furthermore, her research involves searching for a hidden resistance. The article in NPR asks certain questions about the ways in which Afghans are resisting … Continue reading →

For my final research blog post, I will connect my topic to the readings we have done in class. Since my topic is about the increasing popularity of English in music, specifically in France and the Eurovision competition, I will be using … Continue reading →

When thinking about theorists who relate to my case study, Raymond Williams’s discussion of hegemony and resistance first came to mind. In his “Base and superstructure in Marxist cultural theory,” Williams reflects on Gramsci’s work related to hegemony. He states, “we … Continue reading →

In a previous research blog post I wrote about Eurovision and the increasing popularity of English songs in the competition; now that I’ve decided on a case study (France and Europe/Eurovision) I will post some songs that I find worth … Continue reading →

I am going to look at Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker  reality tv show for how people react to a matchmaker. While in this show she focuses on dating after giving her clients potential life matches, technically any and all marriages that come … Continue reading →

While researching English hegemony and colonial rule in Kenya, I came across the work of  Yukio Tsuda, a scholar I previously encountered in Communications classes. He discusses two main consequences of English hegemony in his article, “English Hegemony and English Divide”: … Continue reading →

  Bleached Girls: India And Its Love For Light Skin I often wondered why there is a strong attachment to whiteness in India, especially when the most popular creams are skin whitener on the market. Growing up in India, I … Continue reading →