Demonization

In the modern era, civilians acquire news through media— be it television, newspapers, or social media in order to understand and keep pace with the current events. However, often times the news are blown out of proportion by said sources, like the aftermath of Columbine High School shootings and the Hurricane Katrina incident. These two events are primary examples of what we now call as moral panics. Moral panic is created usually by the media, politicians, and moral crusaders and is a process…

Satanism to adolescents through horror movies and, of course, rock and heavy metal music which combined demoniac images and lyrics to the famous statement “sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll”. This kind of music was attractive for young people and the demonization of the genre only made it more…

“Let them eat cake,” is part of a line that many assume was uttered by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. This portrayal of Marie Antoinette is a far cry from the compassionate, humanitarian she preferred to be. Above all she wanted nothing more than to be a mother and had a fondness for children that no wicked queen could have. Pamphlets produced during her time as Dauphine and then as Queen has ultimately written her in a negative light, not at all the once beloved girl who had won the hearts…

Rosemary’s Baby: The Demonization of Motherhood and Patriarchal Dominated Pregnancy By Chelsea Domaleski Introduction to Cinema Studies Paper 01 “Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers.” Observes Iranian lawyer, former judge and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi. “Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother’s home.” Attitudes surrounding pregnancy and childbirth have changed throughout history, while still…

differentiation between a good Indian and a bad Indian accentuated the life of Native Americans as savages in the eyes of Europeans. Many his-torians believe that the Pocahontas legend was unlikely and was used as self-promotion for Smith and the demonization of Native Americans (Crazy…

In addition to Appell’s (2006) recommendation to pointing out the negative cycles of interaction, Gottman (1994) indicated several remedies that could also assist in changing the negative interaction patterns that occur between two people. Some of these can be implement in the treatment of binuclear families that are stuck in negatives patterns. First, assisting them to learn to make specific requests about the complaints, using “I” language, minimizing chances of criticism can be beneficial.…

Phenomenon of vampires is highly incorporated in today’s popular culture with a large number of books, films, and TV-series about them emerging every year. Still, many people cannot deny that Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” is an exceptional literary creation that stood at the origins of the cult of vampires. Not only did this Victorian novel, written in 1897, become a landmark piece of gothic literature, but also it defined the contemporary form and image of vampires and paved the way for multiple…

Malcolm X, an American Nation of Islam minister and a prominent Black Nationalist leader, dedicated his life to finding a solution to the “spiritual, mental, moral, economic, and political sickness” (X, 251) that plagued American’s black population throughout their history in America. Malcolm X’s motivations behind his radical activism varied throughout his life. However, each motivation was deeply rooted in both his ideological influences and his desire for a sense of belonging and purpose.…

Torture and Gendered violence in Abu Ghraib INTRODUCTION As the British journalist Fisk (2010) mentioned in " Robert Fisk: The truth about 'honour' killings”, most female prisoners held at Abu Ghraib were raped, and some of them even got killed after returning home because their families felt shamed. On the other hand, Zurbriggen (2008) points out that male prisoners in Abu Ghraib also suffered from sexualized torture and abuse from female American soldiers. In "The…

William Shakespeare did not become arguably the most famous playwright in the history of the world for coloring inside the lines. In each one of his complex plays, he pushes against the boundaries of social norms. Shakespeare incorporates bold discussions of fleeting love, gender uncertainty, mistaken identity, and ironic comedy into his creative plots during the 1600’s when public discussion on such progressive ideas were rare. In his comedy Twelfth Night, Shakespeare uses dialogue between his…