Thesis
The schizoid construction of Miley Cyrus: Reframing mediasexualisation discourse and media effects on children
Masters by Coursework, Murdoch University
2017
Abstract
This thesis examines the media sexualisation debate in Australia and the potential effects that sexualisation has on children’s identity formation. It analyses pop culture images via semiotics, to gauge the subjectivity inherent in the media’s representation of identities. Via the theoretical work of Rosi Braidotti, Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, this thesis locates an emerging human equipped with multiple identity subjectivities, surpassing the limits of the organic body. Subsequently, the body that is dangerously sexualised is only one potential signification among many, that exist simultaneously within texts. This research questions societal concerns about the impact of sexualised media on children’s identities.
Details
- Title
- The schizoid construction of Miley Cyrus: Reframing mediasexualisation discourse and media effects on children
- Authors/Creators
- Haylee Ruwaard
- Contributors
- Kathryn Trees (Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Murdoch University; Masters by Coursework
- Identifiers
- 991005542093207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis
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