Essays about: "Popular culture"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 267 essays containing the words Popular culture.

  1. 16. Reconstructing Dominant History : The Potential of Chinese Historical Digital Games

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Yuyan Wang; [2023]
    Keywords : Chinese historical digital games; historical narratives; public history; narrative analysis; game content censorship;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the role of Chinese historical digital games in reconstructing historical narratives and engaging players. By using narrative interviews and game analysis, the study examines how players interact with these games and how game communities react to them. READ MORE

  3. 17. Consumer Valhalla : a case study on the phenomenon of the SHEIN consumer

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Michelle Bak; Klara Helene Sollwedel; [2023]
    Keywords : ultra-fast fashion; fashion consumer behaviour; fashion consumer culture; SHEIN consumption;

    Abstract : During the last years, the phenomenon of ultra-fast fashion, specifically the retailer SHEIN, has grown massively and became popular among young female consumers. SHEIN is also known for their polluting productions, bad working conditions, violating (social) sustainable laws and stealing designs from other designers. READ MORE

  4. 18. Hop on Board the Open-Source Bus : The Possibilities of an Open-Source Trip Planner for Public Transport

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

    Author : Billie Westerlund; Alexander Wiklund; [2023]
    Keywords : OpenTripPlanner; open-source; software development; public transport; trip planner;

    Abstract : Open-source software development is becoming increasingly popular in the public sector due toits potential for innovation and technology integration. This study investigates the possibilities of developing an open-source trip planner using OpenTripPlanner (OTP) for the Uppsala region's growing public transport needs. READ MORE

  5. 19. Beyond the music : Exploring the Dynamics of National and European Identity in the Eurovision Song Contest

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Maja Ahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Eurovision Song Contest ESC ; European identity; national identity; popular culture; nation-building; Imagineering; constructivism; imagined communities; soft power;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how member nations manage their national identities within the supranational context of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and the significance of the ESC in creating a shared European identity. Patterns of identification and attitudes relating to culture, ethnicity/nationality, religion/faith, and gender/sex are discovered by studying the winning submissions from 1998 to 2022 through content analysis and discourse analysis. READ MORE

  6. 20. Transforming Heterotopia : Exploring how Women Danmei Fans Explore Gender, Build Community, and Circumvent Censorship

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Xinwen Hu; [2023]
    Keywords : Danmei fandom; Chinese subculture; fanfiction; Censorship; Cultural studies;

    Abstract : Danmei fandom is a subcultural community of young women in China. In the context of strict online censorship in China, they engage in the practices of writing, sharing, and reading Danmei fanfic, which is fan secondary works that focuses on the romantic relationship between male characters in media content and popular culture productions. READ MORE