Willem Hesling
Biographic Data
| ID | 4220931 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Willem Hesling |
| GIVEN NAMES | Willem |
| FAMILY NAME | Hesling |
| SIGNATURE | HESLING W |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lincoln
Instead of taking advantage of cinema's privilege to explore the past in unconventional, illuminating ways, Lincoln presents a traditional image of the 16th president of the USA as a political genius who, against all odds, single-handedly abolished slavery. In line with this ‘saintly portrayal,’ the film turns a blind eye to Lincoln's problematic relationship with African-Americans. The president thus emerges as a bold and decisive leader, excell…
The past as story
In an age where audiovisual media have come to dominate practically every layer of communication, historical films, with their semi-fictional, dramatized portrayal of the past, have been able to exercise an increasingly significant influence on a society’s historical consciousness. This article, starting from the observation that most films use stories to address the past, focuses on the way narrative structures shape the cinematic representation…
The Pictorial Representation of Sports on Television
A textual analysis of sports on television focusses on the semiotic codes these broadcasts are composed of. The sports broadcast is then considered to be an autonomous, textual reality which differs from the sports event in structure and function. An investigation of three popular television sports (football, tennis, cycle racing) demonstrates which textual television codes are being articulated. This analysis makes clear that sports on televisio…
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The Pictorial Representation of Sports on Television
A textual analysis of sports on television focusses on the semiotic codes these broadcasts are composed of. The sports broadcast is then considered to be an autonomous, textual reality which differs from the sports event in structure and function. An investigation of three popular television sports (football, tennis, cycle racing) demonstrates which textual television codes are being articulated. This analysis makes clear that sports on televisio…
The past as story
In an age where audiovisual media have come to dominate practically every layer of communication, historical films, with their semi-fictional, dramatized portrayal of the past, have been able to exercise an increasingly significant influence on a society’s historical consciousness. This article, starting from the observation that most films use stories to address the past, focuses on the way narrative structures shape the cinematic representation…
Lincoln
Instead of taking advantage of cinema's privilege to explore the past in unconventional, illuminating ways, Lincoln presents a traditional image of the 16th president of the USA as a political genius who, against all odds, single-handedly abolished slavery. In line with this ‘saintly portrayal,’ the film turns a blind eye to Lincoln's problematic relationship with African-Americans. The president thus emerges as a bold and decisive leader, excell…
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