Alan N. Shapiro
media theory,
science fiction theory,
future design research
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“Mad Men” and the Sociology of Advertising Consumer Culture, by Venecia Suriel de Häusler
Mad Men is a complex TV show in which topics like gender, race relations, alcoholism and chain smoking, as well as homosexuality in 1960s American society are depicted. However, the main topic of the series revolves around the strategies of advertising. Through the years, the advertising industry has promoted mass consumption.
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“Lost”: eine Typisierung der weiblichen Hauptcharaktere, von Melissa Maier
Im September 2004 wurde die 1. Staffel der US TV-Serie LOST erstmals im amerikanischen Fernsehen ausgestrahlt. Diese Staffel ist sehr wichtig für das weitere Verständnis der Serie, da LOST zunehmend mit wiederkehrenden Symbolen und Elementen arbeitet und den Zuschauer mit vielen offenen Fragen konfrontiert, die erst im weiteren Verlauf der Serie beantwortet werden.
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Macht- und Hierarchieverhältnisse am Beispiel von „The Wire“, von Jaška Klocke
Im folgenden Essay möchte ich den Versuch unternehmen, auf unterschiedliche Machtstrukturen in der ersten Staffel der US amerikanischen Fernsehserie The Wire, die von 2002 bis 2008 im Privatsender HBO („Home Box Office“) ausgestrahlt wurde, einzugehen und diese miteinander zu vergleichen.
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“The Wire” and Luhmann’s Systems Theory, by Yara Scholtis
This essay will examine the television series The Wire from a sociological point of view. There have not only been entire university seminars taught on sociological themes in The Wire, but there have also been plenty of books, essays, etc., published which focus on various topics of the TV show that are of sociological nature.
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“Lost”: Der Pilotfilm, Symbole und wiederkehrende Themen, von Vanessa Berkler
Die TV-Serie Lost startete im Jahr 2004 und endete im Jahr 2010 nach sechs Staffeln. Inhalt ist der Flugzeugabsturz des Oceanic Flight 815, bei dem 48 Überlebende auf einer einsamen, geheimnisvollen Insel stranden. Schon der Pilotfilm gleicht durch seine Komplexität und seinen Detailreichtum einem spannenden, aufwendigen Film.
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“Lost” und Literatur, von Concetta Altmaier
In der US-amerikanischen Fernsehserie Lost(1) finden sich zahlreiche Verweise auf literarische Texte, die sich durch direkte Zitate oder inhaltliche Parallelen feststellen lassen. Aufgrund der Qualität und Quantität dieser Referenzen scheint Lost im Vergleich zu anderen Serien eine besondere Rolle einzunehmen.
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Reality and Simulation in “The Prisoner,” by Caroline Fuchs
Number 6 is being held hostage in “The Village” for only one reason: to answer the question why did he resign. But Number 6 did not resign for personal gain (to sell the valuable information he has) but for personal reasons, rebels against his prison and refuses to cooperate.
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“Out of thin air” – Mask and Representation in “Mad Men,” by Marten Weise
The TV Show Mad Men, first broadcast in July 2007, has received a lot of positive critique and has been awarded many well-known prizes. In three consecutive years (2007, 2008 and 2009) it won the Golden Globe for The Best Television Series in the category Drama. It investigates many different topics on a televisual level.
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Orientation, von Anja Vögerl
“Orientation” ist die dritte Folge der zweiten Staffel der US TV-Sendung “LOST”. Die Episode enthält zwei verschiedene Handlungsstränge, die auf verschiedenen Seiten der Insel stattfinden, sowie John Lockes Flashback. In diesem Aufsatz soll zuerst der Inhalt der Folge wiedergegeben, danach der Konflikt zwischen Jack und Locke.
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Jets’ Playoff Chances
Consider the scenario of the Bengals beating the Steelers then losing to the Ravens. The Cincinnati-Pittsburgh tiebreaker at 9-7 will be decided by won-long percentage within the division. The Steelers are 2-2 now and would finish 3-3. The Bengals are 1-3 now and would finish 2-4. The Steelers would be #2 in their division.
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Twenty Basic Principles of a New Green Politics, by Alan N. Shapiro
The disasters that we are facing in the areas of ecology, energy and the environment are well-known and they are truly horrific. However, the fact that everyone knows about these disasters is more a factor contributing to nothing constructive been done about them than it is a factor contributing to something being done about them.
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Towards a New Green Politics, by Alan N. Shapiro
On October 11, 2012, I gave a lecture called “Towards a New Green Politics” at the Digital Art department of the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Here is the Abstract of the talk, and some of my lecture notes.
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The Plane of the Future, by Alan N. Shapiro, and Congetture minime sullo spazi-tempo, by Pier Luigi Capucci
In airports as they are today, the passengers experience the terrible inconvenience of going through the security check of their carry-on luggage. This security system – the purpose of which is, of course, absolutely vital to the prevention of terrorist incidents and hijackings – is designed like an assembly line in a factory.
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What’s the Use of Unrequited Love?, by Vesela Mihaylova
The subject of this thesis has its roots in a personal experience. I fell in love, but I was not loved in return and I had to ask myself what was the use or the sense of this love. The affair ended, and I decided to apply my emotions and feelings into an artistic project.
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Inter-disciplinary or Trans-disciplinary? by Nolan Bazinet
The discourse of reconciling two epistemologically disparate cultures (the humanities and the natural sciences) has come a long way. From the unfortunate decade of the 1990s when such a discourse – or rather, emotionally-charged debate – was dubbed ‘The Science Wars’ to today’s debates, intellectuals from both camps are finally attempting to bridge a divide.
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