Sumários
Language of Advertising 1
5 Abril 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Introduction to theme of language of advertising in the media. Examples of close connection between linguistic analysis and the language of persuasion used particularly in "persuasive" rather than "informative" advertising.
The Gagging of Justice
3 Abril 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Analysis of text about possible misuse of injunctions and of anomalous situation in relation to different laws in England & Wales and in Scotland. Discussion on how far the media should be allowed to interfere in the three areas of activity which are unusual in some countries: a) Police Work, b) Exposing of Misdeeds by Politicians and major British company business leaders, and c) Personal affairs involving "celebrities". What is the limit to "Public Interest"?
Censorship II
29 Março 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Second class on the subject of censorship taken from the texts in the anthology.
Censorship
27 Março 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
First analysis of two texts on censorship by government or legal authorities. Explanation of the Robert Mapplethorpe case and government funding of potentially offensive material and explanation of Miller v California case in which the US Supreme Court allowed individual communities to decide what was indecent or obscene.
Twitter and the Streisand Effect
22 Março 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Analysis of texts in the anthology on attempts to sue Twitter for libel and on what the Streisand Effect means.