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Women in Music Videos, 2007.
This paper discusses the portrayal of women in music videos.
1,636 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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In this article, the writer notes that in our consumerist society, music is one of the most important money-spinners. The writer points out that as noted by Julie L. Andsager and Kimberly Roe, music videos are very important in this industry as they play an important role in launching the careers of artists. Moreover, the writer describes that music videos enjoy an enormous following among teenagers, which means that they likely play an important role in forming their opinions about important issues such as gender roles. This research paper investigates the key issue of how music videos portray women. The writer maintains that as music videos have the potential to impact the lives of so many women, and to form the opinions of so many young people of all genders, the portrayal of women in music videos is clearly a matter of great importance.
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"Clearly there exist destructive music videos which encourage sexism and the objectifying of women. This is cause for great concern as such music videos clearly have the potential to encourage men to treat women as mere sex objects. Even more troubling is the fact that some music videos seem to actively encourage and promote violence against women. For example, Van Horn found that more than half of the music videos he examined contained violence, and that all too often this was violence against women. An Eminem song, Kim, illustrates this chillingly well. The following is not the entire song, but merely excerpts, but it should be kept in mind that the entire song is sickeningly violent, not only these excerpts."
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Negative Impact of Popular Music and Music Videos, 2003.
Investigates the negative impact of popular music and music videos on youth in the United States today.
3,623 words (approx. 14.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 100.95
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The music industry spends enormous amounts of money to create music videos that will make a profit, and the one ingredient they have consistently found that helps sell their products is violence; this violence is usually directed toward women. The AAP notes that there is a paucity of research concerning the impact of such gratuitous violence on children and adolescents. To this end, this paper demonstrates this relationship through a critical review of the literature, followed by a summary of the research and recommendations in the conclusion.
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"The definitions concerning what constitutes entertainment and what is protected by the 1st Amendment do not necessarily address the underlying problems of violence in the media and sometimes only serve to merely contribute to the statistical haze that surrounds an already complex situation. The recent appearance of national leaders on MTV attests to the importance and power of music videos in shaping the nation?s conscience. Further, while many non-black observers feel that rap music is just ?so much noise generated by angry black youths,? rap music or simply ?rap,? is in actuality a reflection of the current affairs within the communities in which it is performed. Rap is a ?genre of rhythm-and-blues music that consists of rhythmic vocals declaimed over musical accompaniment. The accompaniment generally consists of electronic drum beats combined with samples (digitally isolated sound bites) from other musical recordings? (Bowman, 2003). From this perspective, rap is an extension of the Black Power movement of the 1960s, and has embodied the essence of the young black culture. The first rap recording was made in 1979 and the genre rose to prominence in the United States in the mid-1980s. Although the term rap is often used interchangeably with hip-hop, the latter term encompasses the subculture that rap music is simply one part of. The term hip-hop derives from one of the earliest phrases used in rap, and can be found on the seminal recording ?Rapper?s Delight? (1979) by Sugarhill Gang. In addition to rap music, the hip-hop subculture also comprises other forms of expression, including dance methodologies, art, vocabulary (in the form of slang) and fashion affectations. Despite these contributions to the popular culture, many observers suggest a connection between the music and personification of violence evinced in music videos and rap as a factor contributing to the incidence of violence by young people in the United State today."
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Censorship of Music Videos, 2002.
This paper discusses the censoring of music videos by state and federal legislators by passing laws to make selling minors music videos with objectionable language, violence or sexual nature, without parental consent, a crime advisories.
855 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that the censoring of music videos is similar to tactics with movies and video games that failed. The paper points out the reasons for this failure are the same for music videos: Freedom of speech, the questionable validity of studies that warn about harmful affects of violence and sexual content on children and the responsibility of parents versus store owners in supervising youth?s actions. The author believes that this indeed makes the United States a better country for everyone.
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"Naturally, those who take the other point of view can point to their own studies, which say that music videos alter sexual views. However, where such studies fall short is that they cannot be conducted in a vacuum. Today's kids are assailed with sexual imagery -- in magazines, ads, movie trailers, and posters. At home, more than half of all television programs -- 56 percent -- contain some sexual material, according to a recent study by the Parents Television Council, a nonpartisan advocacy group. In the last decade, the frequency of sexual interactions more than tripled during primetime viewing hours."
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The Music Video, 2003.
An overview of the evolution and social implications of music videos.
1,881 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses how the music video is a very influential, arguably the most influential, tool used in presenting artist image to the modern record buying public and how it is vital to the sales success of many pop records. It maps the evolution of the popular music video and MTV (Music Television). It also touches on technological issues and business motivations with an emphasis on the sociological implications for the music 'consumer'.
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"In the late 1970s/early 1980s, there came a point when the record industry was in its first decline for decades. Disco had faded out of fashion and punk was not generating the necessary interest required to keep the industry?s bottom line sufficiently high. Inevitably, profits fell . The record companies needed a new way to market, and sell, mass quantities of records. The solution presented itself in two guises. Firstly, the release of the first Compact Disc in ?Japan on October 1st, 1982?, and secondly, the start of broadcasting by MTV ?at 12.01 am in August 1981?. (Haring 1996 p.33-5) Through some manipulation of the retail sector and the phenomenal but perhaps unpredicted success of MTV, which ?many scoffed at when it started? (Haring 1996, p.35), a resurgence was sparked which would lead to the 1980s being the most profitable decade the industry had ever seen."
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Sexuality and Portrayal of Women in Rap and R&B Videos, 2002.
Explores and compares the portrayal of women in Rap and R&B music and then discusses what this portrayal may say about women and society.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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There are very marked differences between the sexuality in lyrics and videos of Rap songs and R&B songs as a whole. This commentary is in no way meant to cast a blanket of generalizations over this issue. Instead, it is the purpose of this paper to examine the expression of sexuality in the lyrics and videos of six songs (three Rap and three R&B). The exploration will pay particular attention to the treatment and portrayal of women in these images and what they seem to be saying about gender and society.
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Video Art and Video Pornography, 2002.
A comparison between the depiction of pleasure and eroticism in the making of video art and video pornography.
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A look at the depiction of human fetish and desire in the making of video art and video pornography. The author argues that the depiction of erotica, pleasure and satisfaction are equally revealed in both types of film making, making the fine line between the two types of styles hard to discern. The author argues that both approaches are valued as forms of entertainment. The author supports this argument by referring to similarities in aspects such as: mechanical reproduction and mass consumption of the creative works.
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"Human fetish and desire are very powerful forces behind video art and pornography. Our need for pleasure and expression leads us to all sorts of ends for personal achievement and satisfaction. Erotica and pornography have rich roots in video art. With the emergence of video came the rise in popularity of video pornography. The historical development of video art and video pornography share obvious technological similarities. Ironically these forms of arts and entertainment do not only hold technological similarities but remarkable parallels in the work that was being produced. In this paper I will further blur the fine and almost invisible line between video art and video pornography. This blurring will show that video art and video pornography are equal in their value as products of arts and entertainment."
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Children Under the Influence, 2006.
An analysis of the influence of contemporary music videos and their stars on the youth of today.
3,099 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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The paper describes and analyzes the role of contemporary music videos in influencing children and their behaviors. It describes the history of music videos, their origins, modern music stars and the dangers of the themes in music videos. Specifically, the paper discusses music video stars as role models and the power of videos to sell and promote products.
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""A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song" (Wikipedia).
The power of audio and visual media in collaboration is a force which can't be denied. The origin of music videos itself was born as a means of promotion. Music videos were originally dubbed "promos," because of the nature of their intent to advertise an artist, a brand, or both. The manufacture of music videos was a result of economic necessity when bands from the UK and Australia wanted to reach an audience in the United States; in an effort to maximize exposure and minimize expense they began sending pop clips to the Western world. The pop clips or mini-movies were a creative strategy for marketing and gaining recognition. "David Bowie was the first artist to combine all the elements of a modern music video with his promotional clip for the song The Jean Genie in 1972" (Wikipedia)."
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Guillaume Dufay Music from Medieval and Renaissance Music, 2006.
An examination of Guillaume Dufay's music and its origins.
34 words (approx. 0.1 pages), 6942 sources, MLA, $ 17.95
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In this paper the author looks at what Guillaume Dufay's music meant in terms of music history. The author starts with a look at the Gregorian chant from Medieval times which was the main form of sacred music, how it developed and what it gave to modern music. The paper continues with a look at the other forms of music that have developed over the years and contributed to the work of Guillaume Dufay. In particular the author highlights the development of church music in the Renaissance period which, as he points out was the basis for Dufay's music compositions. The author discusses the life and works of Dufay's music as a move towards a clearly defined tonal and functional harmonic structure. The author believes that this helped prepare one of the most important stylistic developments in music of the following century. In conclusion the author reminds us that we are lucky to have the musical pieces that have been curated and restored. A number of Dufay's as well as other composers from that era had masterpieces destroyed because of the political climate.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Gregorian Chant
Motet
Troubadour Influence
The Development of Musical Notation
Polyphony
Machaut
Guillaume Dufay a Biography
Dufay's Music
Dufay and Faux-bourdon
Dufay's Motets
Conclusion
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"Dufay began composing at a time when musical style was in a period of relative stability and changing that style was not readily accepted. Dufay cannot be thought of as one of the great revolutionaries in Western music; the term 'originality' in the classic sense of the word was not familiar to him. This is not to say, however, that Dufay was in any way lacking of originality or he was in any way reactionary. Quite to the contrary, he played an integral role in the development of faux-bourdon and the cyclic mass. He was one of the first composers to handle four-voice texture with any kind of convincing skill before the end of the 15th century. Furthermore, his attempt to move towards a clearly defined tonal and functional harmonic structure helped prepare one of the most important stylistic developments of the following century. Dufay's works and compositions have come to be known as the supremely polished works of a long period of slow and serene stylistic change."
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African Music's Influence on Pop Music Culture, 2005.
An ethno-musicological study of African music's influence on western society's popular music culture.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper by examines various western artists, such as Paul Simon and David Byrne, and shows how African music plays an important part in how popular music is interwoven within the western musical tradition. The paper concludes that western music in North America has been greatly influenced by the music of South Africa and other traditional musical traditions from the African continent.
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"This ethno musicological study will examine the various African music influences that have become imbued within western pop music culture. By examining various western artists, such as Paul Simon and David Byrne, one can realize how African music plays an important part in how pop music is interwoven within the western musical tradition. In essence, western music in North America has been greatly influenced by the music of South Africa and other traditional musical traditions from the African continent."
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Program Music v. Absolute Music, 2006.
This paper examines the Verdi aria "Ave Maria" from "Othello," highlighting the debate between program and absolute music.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper outlines the importance the aria holds for the opera and for music in general. The paper then outlines the debate depicting how music ought to be considered. Finally it considers whether the aria better fits one or the other of the arguments. The conclusion of the paper is that program music better explains the piece.
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"In Verdi's "Ave Maria," from "Othello," Desdemona sings what is perhaps the opera's greatest addition to the storyline already laid out so brilliantly by Shakespeare. In a lilting, soaring soprano, Desdemona presents this liturgical prayer for the humble, the innocent and the oppressed in such a beautifully supplicant manner that the listener feels her purity and honesty pouring through her tender prayer. The story wins the listener over to the character, particularly as the music is juxtaposed to the hard declamations of the evil Iago. Though the character has a name that is purposefully indicative of demons, and the tragedy that befalls her later in the opera stems from the misunderstanding of her connection to evil, the listener knows from the moment that Desdemona has sung the "Ave Maria" that the character is pure of heart and gentle of spirit."
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Apple?s iTunes Music Store (iTMS), 2005.
This paper is a case study of Apple's iTunes Music Store (iTMS), which has transformed the digital music world.
995 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that Apple's iTunes Music Store (iTMS) provides both Mac and PC users with a catalogue of over 700,000 tracks for customers to legally find, listen and purchase music online and, on the new video iPod, download and play music videos and TV shows. The author stresses that the primary business strategy for Apple is not just about selling music but to use the popularity of iTMS to enhance its brand and increase the sale of iPods. The paper relates that iTMS has met the challenge of reducing the complexity of transferring a song from iTunes into an iPod or music collection by developing a simple one click operation that completes each step in the process from listening to a sample song through the internet to buying it to listening to it in one's own iPod. Table of Contents Introduction iTunes Business Strategy Apple's Strengths Sources
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"With its growing success, what are some strength that will allow for Apple's continued growth? Foremost, Apple is the market leader. Although the market leader faces the most risks and challenges, iTMS has overcome those challenges and is riding the momentum in the online music market. For others to compete, competitors must produce an iPod/iTMS alternative. Also, they must either offer reduced price to compensate users for the lost functionality, or try to create a digital music store. As others try to catch up to Apple's existing standards, Apple can now look to further increase their popularity with new technology and trends rather than play catch up."
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Violent Music and Aggression in Children, 2005.
Examines the link between violent music on MTV and aggression in children.
3,450 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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This paper looks at whether or not watching violent music videos on MTV increases aggression in children. It gives a literature review and describes an experiment done to test this hypothesis. The results of the experiment showed that watching violent music videos did increase violence in children.
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"This research was conducted to examine the effects of watching violent music on MTV on aggression in children. Ten boys between the ages of..."
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Violence, the Media and Women, 2008.
A persuasive paper arguing that violence in the media promotes a violent society with a focus on violent women.
2,076 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper examines the allegations that the media is to blame for various random acts of violence. But is the media really to blame? The paper investigates this question, as well as the question of whether we can expect to see more females committing violent crimes, now that there has been an upsurge of media depictions of violent women. It gives examples of violence in film, on the television, in video games and in music and music videos.
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"Certainly, many people believe that the media causes people to act violently. For example, at the trial of Lee Boyd Malvo, one of the two notorious American snipers/serial killers in 2003, it was alleged that his older partner in crime, John Allen Muhammad, had attempted to utlize violent video games - such as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Rainbow 6: Covert Ops - to train Malvo as a sniper (Miller). And after the shootings at the Columbine High School in Colorado in April 1999, in which two school boys killed 13 people, it was found that one of the boys, Eric Harris, had played the violent video game Doom a great deal. (Duin) While it is impossible to know whether the game Doom played a part in encouraging Eric to commit multiple murders, it is certainly a possibility. And given the serious impact of his actions, even a possibility needs to be taken seriously."
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Gender Transgression and Video Game Culture, 2007.
An examination of gender transgression - specifically, the violation of traditional gender roles by females - in video games and video game culture.
2,312 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper explains that video games represent a site for role-playing in ways that violate both the corporate-constructed gender roles of game worlds, as well as the norms of masculine and feminine in our society. The writer discusses how this analysis applies to a range of levels in video game culture: the design level with its sub-culture of game patch design where users patch existing video games to fundamentally re-design game worlds that reflect distinct constructions of masculinity and femininity and the game play level where both female and male users play games in ways that challenge normative gender roles. The writer's main focus is on female game designers and players, whose interactions with video game culture critically undermines common conceptions of female gender identity.
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Introduction
Gender Bias as a Methodological Problem
Women Coding Women: The New Gaming Female
Conclusion
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"In reviewing the scholarly literature upon gender roles and video game culture, it is important to recognize the operation of gender bias as a methodological problem. Before one can address the subject of video game and gender role transgression among females, one must note the profound degree to which traditional gender biases appear to impact scholarship on the subject of video game culture. Consider, for example, the question of the popularity of video games among males versus females, as well as the view that males prefer "violent" games while female players tend to reject these games for games that better reflect "feminine" qualities. There is a substantial body of research literature that has argued since the late 1980s that video games are a predominantly male cultural preoccupation. Surveys tended to reveal an extraordinary disproportion both in terms of numbers of players and the lengths of time devoted to gameplay. For example, adolescent boys have been shown to be as much as three times more likely to play video games as adolescent girls."
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Digital Downloading and its Impact on the Music Industry, 2008.
A detailed description of the effects that digital music distribution has on the music industry.
2,375 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper discusses the music recording industry and how it has been impacted by digital music distribution. The paper relates that the early success the music labels had against the initial music file downloading sites were short lived, and legitimate digital downloading sites have since prospered. The paper then argues that major recording labels are suffering from the decline in CD sales, not because of music pirating, but because they refuse to recognize that consumers demand digital music downloading for its convenience and portability. The paper further emphasizes that digital music distribution and retailing is the future of the music industry and every relevant party seems to recognize this, except the music industry itself.
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Overview
Restructuring of the music Industry
New distribution model & Itunes
Online distribution variations
Conclusion
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"The music industry, in spite of its ineptitude and obstinacy over the past decade regarding digital music downloading, is finally realizing that whether it embraces downloading services such as iTunes and others, it must evolve with the digital age or face irrelevance. In order to compensate for the loss of revenues, the recording music industry has been examining their base revenues in order to determine if digital downloads can compensate completely for the decline in sales of CDs. Two of the major record labels, Sony and BMG, have even merged in order to expand their catalogues (Recording, 2007). There have been efforts made to encourage EMI to merge with one of the remaining three major record labels but thus far these remaining major record labels have resisted further consolidation. However, EMI undertook its own internal restructuring by merging its two main record labels in the US market during the first half of 2007 and Warner Music was sold during 2004 creating even more churn in the industry (Recording, 2007). Yet, perhaps the most visible change is the industry is the downsizing or disappearance of retail music stores, which has begun to accelerate."
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