Essays about: "Ikonografi"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Ikonografi.
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1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE
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2. The Magical Library and the Symbolic Representation : Library representation in The Librarian and The Librarians
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This thesis aims to answer the question of how the library is represented in the Librarian franchise, not only focusing on the films/tv-series but also how it is represented in print. The analysis of the library representation uses a background of the theory and method found in semiotics and iconography, as well as qualitative content analysis, to examine not only the literal/denoted representation, but also the symbolic/connoted, and then compar-ing these findings to the representation of libraries and librarians (with a focus on the stereotypes) found in former research on the subject. READ MORE
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3. A Benjaminian Gaze on the Representation of Historical Conjunctures in the Illustrated Magazine Arbeiter-Illustrierte-Zeitung 1924-1935
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : Denna magistertes undersöker hur bildrepresentationer av förflutna och samtida konjunkturer används, i den tyska kommunistiska tidskriften Arbeiter-Illustrierte-Zeitung(AIZ, 1921-38) under perioden 1924-1935. Under dessa år, då tidskriften bar namnet AIZ, var den också som mest populär. READ MORE
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4. Artefacts in funerary scenes on Athenian white-ground lekythoi. Artefakter i begravningsscener på athenska vit-grundiga lekyter. : A comparison between iconography and text. En jämförelse mellan ikonografi och text
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällslivAbstract : This study analyses visible artefacts depicted on Athenian white-ground funerary lekythoi from between 475 to 425 BCE, to investigate what the iconographic information of the artefacts can tell us about the funerary activity and how the information relates to the written sources from antiquity. The purpose of this study is to gain a more in-depth view of the Athenian funerary activities, of which we currently have limited knowledge of. READ MORE
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5. The Stela of Tita : Renewed Considerations on a late Middle Kingdom Stela at Museum Gustavianum
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : Private funerary stelae are a vital bundle of material in Egyptological research that may reveal plenty of information in terms of e.g. social structures, religious practices and linguistics. READ MORE
