Comparison Between Interpretation of Viewers in Cultural and In Industrial Cities on The Myth: A Semiotic Analysis of The Indonesian Action Film The Raid 2: Berandal
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
Pages:
121-131
Received:
21 August 2014
Accepted:
27 August 2014
Published:
10 September 2014
Abstract: In general, this proposal for qualitative research briefly reviews the structure of a research proposal from the beginning (Chapter 1) to the end (Chapter 3). It starts with the achievement made by The Raid 2: Berandal at the international level, which makes it worthy to become the analytical unit, and continues with the objective of this research: starting from digging and analyzing the myth contained in this film, to looking at the emerging interpretation on the myth when viewers watch the film. After that, the first research question is answered by using Roland Barthes’ semiotic logical framework as the “Theoretical Container”, which is integrated with other thoughts such as those of Arthur Asa Berger, Darmaprawira, Mas Dian, Barker, and Mark L. Knapp (first level analysis), continued with Susanne Langer’s thought on Discursive Symbolism (second level analysis) in order to answer the second research question. As the result, in the first level of analysis, the data digging method used is literature-study, continued with in-depth interview.
Abstract: In general, this proposal for qualitative research briefly reviews the structure of a research proposal from the beginning (Chapter 1) to the end (Chapter 3). It starts with the achievement made by The Raid 2: Berandal at the international level, which makes it worthy to become the analytical unit, and continues with the objective of this research:...
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Poverty Incidence in Sri Lanka: Overview, Trends, Challenges and Opportunitie
Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Semasinghe
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
Pages:
132-138
Received:
29 August 2014
Accepted:
17 September 2014
Published:
30 September 2014
Abstract: Poverty is one of the major socioeconomic issues that Sri Lanka has been attempting to tackle in the past six decades. Successive governments of the country have given highest priority to alleviate poverty and to sustain socioeconomic advancement of the country. The aim of this paper is to examine the trends of poverty incidence of the country and to identify the future challenges and opportunities that have opened up for poverty alleviation. The assessment was focused mainly on the income dimension of poverty. Secondary data published by the Department of Census and Statistics based on its Households Income and Expenditure Surveys and the data published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka were used in the analysis. The data reveals that poverty incidence has shown a gradual declining trend during the past ten-fifteen years. Several factors including economic growth, workers’ remittance, targeted poverty alleviation programs, increasing employment opportunities, improvement of socioeconomic infrastructure can be identified as the causal factors of this progress. Sustaining the declining trend and overcoming the disparity of poverty incidence among geographical locations are key challenges that should be addressed, appropriately. The end of the war the country presents several opportunities to free the country of income poverty.
Abstract: Poverty is one of the major socioeconomic issues that Sri Lanka has been attempting to tackle in the past six decades. Successive governments of the country have given highest priority to alleviate poverty and to sustain socioeconomic advancement of the country. The aim of this paper is to examine the trends of poverty incidence of the country and ...
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