Author Archives: alicooley

About alicooley

I am a psychology major who is in his senior year. I'm also a veteran, having been deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. My interests include reading, shooting, and working out. Current favorite television show is Archer My three favorite movies are 300, Scarface, and Blackhawk Down

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist – Film Analysis

Posted on July 2, 2010 by alicooley

Director Peter Sollet’s film is a romantic comedy heavily grounded in the Indie music culture. It stars Michael Cera as Nick O’Leary, a shy, awkward, middle-class teenage guitar player with Berkeley Music School ambitions, and Kat Dennings as Norah Silverberg, … Continue reading →

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Armani Code – Ad Analysis

Posted on July 2, 2010 by alicooley

The focus of this examination will feature one ad from the June/July 2010 issue of Esquire magazine. The product attempting to be sold is a cologne called Armani Code. The caption reads, “ARMANI code, the ultimate code of seduction for … Continue reading →

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LGBT acceptance on the mainstream. But only if you’re white.

Posted on June 24, 2010 by alicooley

Being a member of a different race in a Caucasian dominated society has its difficulties. But what about those people who don’t fit the ideal race or the ideal sexuality? In a 2010 article for CNN.com, Jamie Gumbrecht elaborates on … Continue reading →

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Prisons for Our Bodies

Posted on June 21, 2010 by alicooley

Hill Collins, Patricia. 2004. “Prisons for Our Bodies, Closets for Our Minds: Racism, Heterosexism, and Black Sexuality.”Black Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender, and the New Racism. New York: Routledge.

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