PDP

This constellation module has really broadened my knowledge not only about how women have been represented in the media but how they are seen in our society. The topic I chose to write about in my final thesis was ‘the misrepresentation of women in Dolce and Gabbana advertisements and how it may have contributed to […]

#WomenNotObjects

When doing some research for my dissertation I came across this video. The video pairs some shocking examples of sexist advertising with sarcastic remarks from women exposed to them. From sandwiches to pick-up trucks to clothing – it’s as pervasive as to be everywhere. The project video encourages discussion by using #WomenNotObjects hashtag.

Things to discuss when analysing advertisements

Analysing Advertising Advertising tends to follow a basic format – a slogan or a striking image catches our attention, the body of the ad contains more factual information about the product , and a pack shot or logo reinforces the brand identity.The combination of these elements, even though we may only look at them for […]

This weeks Dissertation Questionnaire

1. Have you been working on your Dissertation this week? Yes 2. What have you been doing to contribute to your Dissertation this week? Reading? Writing? Thinking? A combination of these? I have now decided on the final images I am going to analyse from the different year groups. I have cited them correctly and have started […]

One of my old weekly questionnaires

This is my weekly questionnaire that I forgot to post. It is from before my formative assessment so at lot has changed since then but I thought it was still beneficial to post on here. 1. Have you been working on your Dissertation this week? Yes 2. What have you been doing to contribute to your Dissertation […]

Ways of Seeing, John Berger

Chapter one, Ways of Seeing, is about how we see things before we can talk about them with words. ‘Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognises before it can speak’. The idea behind this is that the visual world is what creates the world that we describe with words. Berger goes deeper into this concept […]

One to one dissertation meeting

In this meeting I discussed with Ashley how I was progressing with my dissertation overall she gave me confidence as she feels like I am doing much better than I did with my proposal. She told me to; dispense with idea of 250 word abstract, concentrate on writing the 1,000 word introduction. Look at the […]

Meeting with Martha

On Thursday I had a meeting with Martha. She helped me with locating a lot of academic resources; both text and images. Martha also suggested that I should refine my dissertation title to make it more precise. The most helpful part of our meeting was that she helped me with the way I should lay […]

First Group Dissertation Talk

This was my first chat with Ashley and other students of this year about my dissertation. We caught up on what we had done this summer and gave us advice on questions and concerns we had. After this meeting I have arranged a meeting with Martha on Thursday in the library to help me with […]

Constellation and Dissertation Proposal PDP

After writing my first dissertation proposal I had the feedback that it was heavily plagiarised. I was obviously not happy with this and I was made to rewrite my proposal again. When looking back on it I realised where I had gone wrong and as I wanted to do so well I was trying to […]