Essays about: "Threshold concepts"

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  1. 1. Rolling with Pain – A Sociological Investigation Into the Meaning-Making of Physical Pain

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Sofie Grann Lorentsen; [2023]
    Keywords : pain; physical-pain; meaning-making; phenomenology; Sara Ahmed; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate the experience of physical pain. Through an analysis and assessment of the data in the form of qualitative interviews collected for this thesis, the aim has been to show that meaning-making is fundamental to our experience of (physical) pain. READ MORE

  3. 2. Is Stand-up Comedy a Potential Tool for Social Change? : An Analysis of Stand-up Comedian Dave Chappelle

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

    Author : Aryan Karim; [2023]
    Keywords : stand-up; comedy; empowerment; awareness; humor; Chappelle; comedy; intersectionality; representation; social change;

    Abstract : This degree project aims to research if stand-up comedy has the potential to be a tool for social change, in terms of awareness-building and empowerment. It also researches if a specific comedian can be a voice and representation for multiple social movements. READ MORE

  4. 3. Constructing and representing a knowledge graph(KG) for Positive Energy Districts (PEDs)

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

    Author : Mahtab Davari; [2023]
    Keywords : Knowledge graph; Positive Energy Districts PEDs ; longest path; Questions and Answers; Community Detection; Node Embedding; t-SNE plots; Edge Prediction;

    Abstract : In recent years, knowledge graphs(KGs) have become essential tools for visualizing concepts and retrieving contextual information. However, constructing KGs for new and specialized domains like Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) presents unique challenges, particularly when dealing with unstructured texts and ambiguous concepts from academic articles. READ MORE

  5. 4. Övergångar : att göra gränser till möten i det urbana landskapet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Jenny Ekholm Bailes; [2023]
    Keywords : arkitektur; övergång; tröskel; kant; biologisk mångfald; möte; gräns;

    Abstract : I det urbana landskapet finns många övergångar mellan fysiska objekt som kan skapa gränser. Exempel på dessa skulle kunna vara att vattnet i en kanal är skilt från promenadstråket som ligger flera meter högre upp, den vackra planteringen får beskådas från gatan men erbjuder ingen plats eller möjlighet att vistas i, en park avgränsas tvärt från en trafikerad bilväg med ett stort staket eller en klippt häck. READ MORE

  6. 5. Climate Action, Now? : A Comparative Case Study of Protests from the Early Dutch Environmental Movement to Protests from the Contemporary Dutch Environmental Movement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Annelou Snippe; [2023]
    Keywords : The Netherlands - Environmental movements; Social movement theory; collective action frames; repertoire;

    Abstract : This study compares repertoire and framing between two protests in the early Dutch environmental movement and two protests in the modern Dutch environmental movement. The aim of the study is to find differences and similarities between the two time periods the protests take place in. READ MORE