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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do designer labels symbolize, according to Anne Norton?
2. Who is an outlaw hero, according to Robert Ray, the writer of "The Thematic Paradigm?"
3. What does the essay, "Signs of Shopping" examine?
4. What is the factor that influences one's semiotic interpretation?
5. What does Vivian C. Sobchack claim in her essay "The Postmorbid Condition?"
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one addiction that all businesses really like their customers to keep?
2. Why is it important to do a semiotic analysis of American film?
3. What method do the authors introduce to study popular culture?
4. What are the key arguments in the essay "Signs of Intelligent Life on TV?" Please name two TV shows cited by the author that support her key arguments.
5. According to the authors, what are the advantages of writing about popular culture?
6. What is the image projected by an American mall? What is the real image?
7. What is Democracy of Afflictions? Name some of the products that are sold under this theme.
8. What do the designer and brand signs represent?
9. How is semiotic analysis of TV program different from a review or opinion?
10. What is commodification of desire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lippard, in her essay "Alternating Currents," claims that many, especially women who were raised in the country, come to the city to break away from family. She posits that moving a city represents a break with the family values. Do you agree with that position? What are possible motivations to move to the city?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 1, the authors posit that compared to other American demographic groups, students may be freer to project their image through the products they buy. Write a paper stating your agreement or disagreement with the authors (this is called a position paper) in the context of your personal experience as a student.
Essay Topic 3
Many essays in the text book address the issues of American consumption and the role of corporations in consumption and promoting the concept of the American dream. However, in the event of a financial crisis, individual consumers are punished for not paying their credit card while corporations are bailed out. What should be the responsibility of the Government, the businesses, and the wealthy? Who should get the tax cuts and benefits and why?
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