This Magister thesis is an attempt at analysis of ten chosen dance-pop songs released in the year of 2013 using semiotic method. The purpose of this thesis is to find out whether the statement that this genre is isomorphic is right or wrong. The thesis is divided into two parts. In the theoretical part we will define the term popular music and its evolution. Then we will focus on functioning of semiotic method in the musical analysis and communication of music. The second part will be dedicated to semiotic analysis itself where we will analyze the structure and lyrics of chosen dance-pop songs and we especially will focus on the most used strings of musemes and intertextual quotation of other popular records. Keywords: dance-pop, semiotics of music, musical patterns, communication models in music, museme, strings of musemes, intertextuality

El presente trabajo analiza los elementos de la representación del adolescente en los videoclips de la narrativa transmedia de la boyband surcoreana TXT. Con el reciente aumento de la popularidad de las boybands y girlbands surcoreanas en Latinoamérica, especialmente en jóvenes adolescentes, nace la duda si se repetirá el fenómeno que alguna vez One Direction logró. La segregación existente entre Pop Occidental y el K-Pop como industria se basa en la interactividad que mantienen con sus fandoms. Sin embargo, es la representación de la narrativa dentro de la conceptualización de la banda lo que permite la vinculación profunda del fandom con los grupos. Hoy en día la difusión de la narrativa transmedia en la industria musical popular coreana ha aumentado, especialmente en las nuevas generaciones y, en este contexto, se ha diversificado. Es por ello que cada narrativa existente contiene matices que difieren del otro, convirtiéndose así en el valor añadido que posee su universo transmedia. Gracias a esta narrativa no solo son capaces de empatizar con su fandom a través del planteamiento de una historia más cercana a la realidad; sino que mantinenen su propósito inicial: aumentar su popularidad. / This work analyzes the elements of the adolescent's representation in the transmedia narrative video clips of the South Korean boyband TXT. With the recent rise in popularity of South Korean boy bands and girl bands in Latin America, especially among young teenagers, the question arises as to whether the phenomenon that One Direction once achieved will be repeated. The existing segregation between Western Pop and K-Pop as an industry is based on the interactivity they maintain with their fandoms. However, it is the representation of the narrative within the conceptualization of the band that allows the deep connection of the fandom with the groups. Nowadays the diffusion of the transmedia narrative in the Korean popular music industry has increased, especially in the new generations and, in this context, it has diversified. That is why each existing narrative contains nuances that differ from the other, thus becoming the added value of its transmedia universe. Thanks to this narrative they are not only able to empathize with their fandom through the approach of a story closer to reality; Rather, they keep their original purpose: to increase their popularity. / Trabajo de investigación

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This diploma thesis with the title The phenomenon of Karel Gott in Czech press during 1960s-1980s researches a media representation of Karel Gott. Media representation of the most popular singer of Czechoslovakia is in this thesis constructed based on the analysis of media contents of three contemporary printed serials during the years 1959-1989. The theoretical part of this thesis focuses on the area of cultural politics, it deals with specific attributes of popular music in Czechoslovakia and it also presents the identity of Karel Gott. This part of thesis also deals with the press production with focus on the censorship. The aim of this thesis is to compile the media representation of Karel Gott using the method of critical discourse analysis presented by Norman Fairclough. The analysis uses mentioned method to research contents regarding Karel Gott and published in contemporary printed media, such as the serial Mladý svět, Vlasta, Pionýrské noviny, Sedmička and also Sedmička pionýrů. The purpose of this research work is to find out if and in which ways was the media representation of Karel Gott helping to establish the dominant discourse. This thesis designates research questions, whereas the set of answers to three subordinate questions helps to construct the answer to the main question. The...

The diploma thesis deals with a comparative analysis of two singing competitions, Zpívá celá rodina and Česko hledá Superstar. The comparison is based on the analysis of the shows Zpívá celá rodina and Česko hledá Superstar. Since the analysed television singing competitions were broadcast in different eras, significant differences between the two television shows can be observed. The theoretical part deals with television entertainment, the definition of television singing contest formats, as well as the description of media audiences and television fans. The thesis includes a brief description of the TV music shows and singing competitions that were available on the domestic market. The following comparative analysis is based on comparing the two mentioned singing competitions. The thesis presents the findings that the different eras contributed significantly to the form of the television singing competitions and also had a considerable influence on the preferences of the television audience. The thesis also provides a rationale as to why the the above mentioned shows were so popular with television audiences and whether the concept of Zpívá celá rodina could still be successful today. This justification is supported by comments by music experts and personal experience of participating in the...

El presente trabajo analiza la transculturalidad en los comentarios del video de Damaris Sharel en la plataforma de Youtube. El concepto de fandom transcultural se viene estudiando por diversos autores del mundo, especialmente en una era en la que la globalización de los medios por medio del internet se ha expandido notoriamente. Específicamente, el fandom de K-Pop ha sido objeto de estudio en esta investigación para poder observar esta característica transcultural que afecta significativamente en los valores, actitudes e identidades de la comunidad K-Pop. Se usa al fandom K-Pop y los comentarios de estos en un video de una Youtuber llamada Damaris Shariel con el tema central de cómo llegó ella a vivir en Corea del Sur para poder investigar este aspecto transcultural que tendría esta comunidad y además establecer cómo afecta a los individuos dentro de ella. / This work analyzes transculturality in the comments of Damaris Sharel's video on the YouTube platform. The concept of cross-cultural fandom has been studied by various authors around the world, especially in an era in which the globalization of media through the internet has expanded dramatically. Specifically, the K-Pop fandom has been the object of study in this research to be able to observe this cross-cultural characteristic that significantly affects the values, attitudes and identities of the K-Pop community. The K-Pop fandom and their comments are used in a video by a Youtuber named Damaris Shariel with the central theme of how she came to live in South Korea in order to investigate this cross-cultural aspect that this community would have and also establish how it affects to the individuals within it. / Trabajo de investigación

As programs continue to increase in size, it has become increasingly difficult to separate concerns into well localized modules, which leads to code tangling- crosscutting code spread throughout several modules. Thus, Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) offers a solution to creating modules with little or no crosscutting concerns. AOP presents the notion of aspects, and demonstrates how crosscutting concerns can be taken out of modules and placed into a centralized location. In this paper, a taxonomy of aspect-oriented programming, as well as a basic overview and introduction of AOP, will be presented in order to assist future researchers in getting started on additional research on the topic. To form the taxonomy, over four-hundred research articles were organized into fifteen different primary categories coupled with sub-categories, which shows where some of the past research has been focused. In addition, trends of the research were evaluated and paths for future exploration are suggested.

Drawing on archetypical aspects of human characteristics and personalities, I create images that illustrate our connection to memory, media, and culture. My work is informed by pop culture, including television, movies, cartoons and comic books as it relates to characters in our own physical world and society. The grid is used to represent both childhood games and the frames of a comic strip, where each panel equals an exact moment of time.