Essays about: "Self-representation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the word Self-representation.

1. 1. Fighting Stereotypes and Empowering Roma Youth through Participatory Film : A Case Study Based on a Participatory Film Project Conducted in the Roma Community in Glasgow, Scotland

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

   Author : Katarzyna Dlugosz; [2024]
   Keywords : communication for development; participatory video; video for social change; Roma; young people; self-representation; stereotype; community; transformation; empowerment;

   Abstract : The Roma community has long been subjected to negative stereotypes and misrepresentations in the public sphere, leading to discrimination and prejudice. Roma youth in Glasgow, Scotland, supported by the Roma-led organisation Romano Lav, have taken an active role in challenging these negative portrayals through a participatory film project. READ MORE

3. 2. The Portrayal of the Dis/abled Migrant : A Thematic Analysis Comparing Self-Representation and Humanitarian Approach in Photography

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Maéva Brame; [2023]
   Keywords : migration; disability; photography; humanitarianism; photovoice;

   Abstract : While migrants and disabled people are often studied separately, this study examines the intersection of these two marginalized categories by investigating the construction of the dis/abled migrant's figure. The aim of this thesis is to understand the discourses at play in visual and textual representations of dis/abled migrants. READ MORE

4. 3. From Villains and Victims to “we have all the power”. How disability advocates are reclaiming their power and challenging norms on social media.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Bronagh Flanagan; [2023]
   Keywords : Disability; Representation; Social Media; Instagram; Activism; Intersectionality; Ableism; Accessibility; Stereotypes; Education;

   Abstract : Disabled people have a long history of being excluded and treated as the “Other”, as well as being portrayed in films and on TV using negative tropes such as The Villain and The Victim. When one’s identity has been excluded or misrepresented in entertainment media, social media can also be used as a form of self-representation. READ MORE

5. 4. Disinformation in a Time of War : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Russian Disinformation Strategies During the Russo-Ukrainian War of 2022

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Laura de Boer; [2023]
   Keywords : disinformation; Russo-Ukrainian war; information warfare; hybrid warfare; positive Self-representation; negative Other-representation;

   Abstract : This paper examines Russian broadcast media's disinformation strategies after the Ukraine invasion in 2022. In the past decade, Russian disinformation has been recognized by scholars and policymakers as a danger to European security and order. And it has made it harder for Europeans to access reliable and factual information. READ MORE

6. 5. Feminist Approaches to Self-Representation & Political Storytelling: A Modern Strategy of Nation Branding in the West

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nicodemus Adsersen; [2023]
   Keywords : Feminist leadership; Nation branding; Constructed self-representation; Political storytelling; Western identity.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This essay sought to investigate the extent to which two Nordic Prime Ministers performed their leadership on Instagram in accordance with a feminist leadership theory during the Covid-19 crisis. It then inquired into those performances’ potential consequences. READ MORE