Essays about: "Fredrik Norman"

Found 5 essays containing the words Fredrik Norman.

  1. 1. The Lost Ethnic Group - Afro-Latinos in Latin America. A comparative study of the negotiation and reconstruction of ethnic boundaries of Afro-Latinos in Brazil and Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Andrea Ringvad Friederich; [2017]
    Keywords : social exclusion; Racial discrimination; ethnic boundaries; Afro-Latinos; Latin America; Brazil; Colombia; Fredrik Barth; critical discourse analysis.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the exclusion and socioeconomic marginalization of Afro-Latinos in Latin America. This population has historically been put in the ambiguous position of continuous inclusion and alienation within Latin American societies, which serves as the foundation for their marginalization and social exclusion. READ MORE

  3. 2. Constructing Politics : Discrepancy and Discourses in the E-waste Domain

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Fredrik Envall; Martin Forsman Hedman; [2012]
    Keywords : Political handling; electronic waste; discourse analysis; public debate; USA; Sweden; discrepancy; Politisk hantering; elektronikavfall; diskursanalys; offentlig debatt; USA; Sverige; diskrepans;

    Abstract : The societal benefits of new technology and electronic products can hardly be underestimated. However, new technological achievements bring problems as well since obsolete products, due to ever-growing amounts and complex composition, are difficult to handle in a sound manner. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Late Modern Hero’s Quest for Meaning : A case study on the psychological construction of meaning and play, ritualization, and, quests in video games in late modern Sweden

    University essay from Religionspsykologi

    Author : Fredrik Norman; [2012]
    Keywords : Illusionistic world; ritualization; quest theory; case study; meaning-making; purposeful play; hero; video game design; archetypal symbolism; late modern Sweden;

    Abstract : This essay focuses on two cases studies that include two game designers’ views of meaning-making construction in games and an analysis of their corresponding games. This isplaced in relation to the late modern Sweden context. READ MORE

  5. 4. “A peaceful world is a boring world” : a study in narrative structure and mythological elements in Squaresoft‟s Chrono Trigger

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Fredrik Norman; [2011]
    Keywords : Chrono Trigger; Frye; symbolism; video game; narrative; ludology; literature; mythology; interactivity;

    Abstract : The focuses of this paper are narrative structures and mythological elements in the video game Chrono Trigger. A qualitative method was used to code the game world's seven eras into themes of symbolism, quest-themes, and, characters. These themes were compared with Northrop Frye's archetypal myth theory from Anatomy of Criticism. READ MORE

  6. 5. English acquisition playing Mass Effect : a study in video games, cognitive psychology and the Swedish upper secondary school curriculum

    University essay from Institutionen för utbildning, kultur och medier; Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Fredrik Norman; [2010]
    Keywords : Mass Effect; non-compulsory curriculum; Lpf94; Gee; educational media; cognitive psychology; video game; semiotic domain; pedagogies;

    Abstract : This essay researches video games and learning. The academic interest in video games is steadily growing and this teacher‟s degree unifies interactive game play with the learning possibilities of the media. The study compares the Swedish upper secondary school curriculum Lpf94 with Gee‟s educational theory. READ MORE