Sarah Laura Nesti Willard
Biographic Data
| ID | 6837862 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Laura Nesti Willard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah Laura Nesti |
| FAMILY NAME | Willard |
| SIGNATURE | WILLARD S L N |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Arab Emirates University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9761-5367 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Humorous Takes on Marriage in the UAE
This article investigates humorous representations of marriage in digital comics, stand-up comedy and short films created by Emirati artists and content creators who primarily rely on social media as their most effective form of distribution. Studied against theories of humor in the Western and the Arabic traditions, selected examples demonstrate that the story-based genre appears less light-hearted in its combination of comic with tragic plot tu…
Japanese Anime Fandoms in the UAE
The satellite TV revolution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the early 1990s precipitated the proliferation of foreign media broadcasts. Japanese anime dubbed into Arabic became the most-watched content in Emirati households, a trend that continues to date because the Japanese entertainment and digital media industry offers youngsters easy access to and diverse options for anime. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the growing pop…
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Japanese Anime Fandoms in the UAE
The satellite TV revolution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the early 1990s precipitated the proliferation of foreign media broadcasts. Japanese anime dubbed into Arabic became the most-watched content in Emirati households, a trend that continues to date because the Japanese entertainment and digital media industry offers youngsters easy access to and diverse options for anime. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the growing pop…
Humorous Takes on Marriage in the UAE
This article investigates humorous representations of marriage in digital comics, stand-up comedy and short films created by Emirati artists and content creators who primarily rely on social media as their most effective form of distribution. Studied against theories of humor in the Western and the Arabic traditions, selected examples demonstrate that the story-based genre appears less light-hearted in its combination of comic with tragic plot tu…
Art (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anime (1 work) · Arabic (1 work) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (1 work)