Cultural Differences – in Television

In response to Tess’ recent comment on a previous post, I dug up this New York Times article, about the Russian TV show “Schastlivye Vmeste” [Happy Together] that’s based almost entirely on the US sitcom “Married… With Children.” It’s a pretty amusing example of how one cultural product can be imported to another context:
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A Question of Culture

Since we will be discussing the very slippery term “culture” this year, I thought it would interesting to come up with a more contemporary example of how the same object can be portrayed in different cultures.
Advertising present an interesting element when discussing culture – since the content is geared towards the assumed wants, needs, and [...]

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Roundtable Discussion: What’s Worthy of Representation?

Sarah ran a lecture last Thursday discussing icons and the dilemma of whom and what to represent.
This is one of those problems that doesn’t really seem like such a big deal at first glance – icon material and the religious symbols that make the cut almost seem like “natural” or even “common-sensical” choices.
But, as you [...]

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