Essays about: "Ernesto Laclau"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words Ernesto Laclau.

  1. 1. "Our future is our history" : A qualitative interview study with Sami crafts people, analysing the tradition of craft making in a contemporary society

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

    Author : Sofia Isaksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sami; traditional knowledge; craft making; Duodji; tradition; religion; spirituality; articulation; digital adaptations;

    Abstract : This essay is a qualitative interview study with Sami craftspeople. The purpose of the study is to outline and analyse how my informants, being active Sami crafts people, relate to tradition, and tradition in a contemporary society. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Literally giving the main character vibes" – Examining Emotional Capital and Parasocial Relationships on YouTube

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Marta Kruhlinskaya; [2022]
    Keywords : emotional capital; parasocial relationships; mediated relationships; social media; YouTube; discourse theory; DTA; digital media; online communication; virtual sociality; emotionality;

    Abstract : In an ever-evolving social media landscape, online communication has become more prone to the revelation of our affective states. In this study, I investigate how iterations of emotional capital, an extension of Pierre Bourdieu’s four forms of capital, shape social interaction in mediated relationships on YouTube, a platform that fosters a participatory culture. READ MORE

  4. 3. Antisemitism as a political weapon : A discourse analysis of claims of antisemitism in relation to Palestine/Israel

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Dahlström; [2022]
    Keywords : Antisemitism – Anti-Zionism – Palestine – Israel – Palestine Israel – Sweden – Malmö – Discourse – Laclau Mouffe – Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : This study was conducted in order to interpret claims of antisemitism in Malmö, Sweden, depicted as an effect of political events in Palestine/Israel. It is argued that contemporary antisemitism is a new phenomenon, where hostility towards Jewish people is argued to be motivated by hostility towards Israel by perpetrators identified as ”Muslims” and/or people with roots in the Middle East and North Africa. READ MORE

  5. 4. Excluded Subjects - A discourse analysis on (bi)sexuality and 'sexual orientation' in Swedish asylum case law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Gert; [2022]
    Keywords : asylum determinations; bisexuality; borders; credibility; sexual orientation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how bisexuality get constructed as a distinct sexual orientation category through asylum determination processes in Sweden. With a theoretical focus on the interaction between notions of sexuality and national borders this study also investigates how the assessment of ‘sexual orientation’ asylum claims contribute to the regulation of the Swedish border. READ MORE

  6. 5. Urban Music : A qualitative empirical study of post-BLM media discourse

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Adam Remetancik; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban music; Black Lives Matter BLM ; Discourse analysis; Laclau and Mouffe; Postcolonialism; Media discourse; Music periodicals;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze the difference between post-BLM media discourse surrounding urban music in the US and UK music periodicals. It follows the Interpretivist paradigm, assuming the social constructionist epistemological position, the idealist ontology and the abductive logic of inquiry. READ MORE