Essays about: "Turning"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 643 essays containing the word Turning.
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1. Exploring Parasocial Relationships Formed in Isolation
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : A few years ago Covid-19 locked people down at their homes, effectively limiting their social connections and pushing the communicative outlet of the online realm in the forefront. If one wanted to socialize or seek entertainment, there was almost no other choice but to do so via turning to popular or social media. READ MORE
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2. The Autistic Human-container and its Contents : A Multi-lingual Critical Discourse Analysis of Autism Info Materials
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaperAbstract : This thesis examines written autism info materials from web searches and autism expertrecommendations across Germany, Sweden, and the US. Making use of Conceptual MetaphorTheory and Critical Discourse Analysis, the different materials were analyzed with the help of codeschemes by marking down conceptual metaphors and other ideological words. READ MORE
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3. Countering Terrorist Content Online: Removal = Success? : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the EU Regulation 2021/784
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : This thesis critically interrogates the underlying assumptions which legitimise the hard regulation of online platforms regarding terrorist content, by turning to the case of the EU Regulation 2021/784. Utilising qualitative critical discourse analysis, the study analyses how the EU's strategy against terrorist content online is discursively legitimised through the lens of Theo van Leeuwen's framework for discursive legitimisation strategies, focusing on moral and rational justifications. READ MORE
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4. Reporting Trends in Sustainability and Climate Change Discourse : A corpus study about reporting verbs in global news
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : In news reports, journalists often make references to what spokespersons from public organizations have announced. While doing so, reporting verbs are not an uncommon occurrence (Li, Zhao & Lou, 2023: 2). READ MORE
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5. The visibility of stellar transients in the Galactic Centre
University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionenAbstract : A semi-analytical simulation was developed to evaluate the K-band magnitudes of Red Giants [0.96 - 1.02 M⊙] orbiting the supermassive black hole in the galactic centre. The model assumed star formation between 10-12 Gyrs ago and by following the IMF and applying a random age condition, a stellar population was created. READ MORE