Essays about: "Theatre"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 149 essays containing the word Theatre.
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1. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : Migraine is an extremely common and disabling disease that affects three times more women than men, and is characterized by recurring migraines comprised of disturbances in sensation perception, intense head pain, nausea, and increased sensitivity to light and sound that can last from several hours to multiple days. Currently, there are no cures for the disease, no official social services that can help a person to handle living with it, and limited studies on its mechanisms or impact on a person’s life. READ MORE
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2. The Arctic in Transition : Great Power Competition at the End of the Post-Cold War Order
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : This study uses defensive realism, offensive realism and power transition theory (PTT) in order to examine the great powers’ grand strategies in the Arctic region, aiming to recontextualise the security theatre in the Arctic as a reflection of the return of great power politics and the end of Arctic exceptionalism, and to examine the explanatory power of the different strands of realism on the great power behaviour identified in their Arctic strategies. The study is conducted using qualitative content analysis and utilises Jacob Westberg’s theorisation of grand strategies through the categories of context, ends, means and ways as analytical framework, to which the theoretical framework is applied. READ MORE
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3. Parallel Reality. A Freaky Freaky Broadcast.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : My research was on how news is being presented to the public and the means of manipulation that are being used to patronise the public in the intended direction. The product was a performance based on a fictional news bulletin. Fake news but also true facts behind the words. Exaggeration was my main tool to convince. READ MORE
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4. Material sustainability on scenographies for theatre performances : Sustainability assessment for scenographic activities
University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för scenkonstAbstract : Theatrical scenography is developing its methods to address its ecological impacts. This research observes the stages already accomplished by certain theaters and scenographers. Also acknowledges how expertise in sustainable product design can be transferred to scenography design and processes. READ MORE
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5. Targeting of Civilians in War : A discourse analysis on the international media coverage of the Mariupol Theatre Airstrike
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : This thesis investigates the portrayal of the Mariupol Theatre Airstrike withinthe Russo-Ukrainian War through a discourse analysis of news articles fromdiverse media outlets in Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany, the UK, and theUS. The study employs a qualitative comparative case study approach withinthe academic domain of targeting civilians in war. READ MORE