Essays about: "large-scale events"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 81 essays containing the words large-scale events.

1. 1. Location, location, location : A spatial analysis of the impact of artisanal and industrial mining sites on the local likelihood of violence.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Jonatan Weenink; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This research aims to answer the research question: what is the impact of mining sites on the local likelihood of violence? In contrast to most previous research, I do not only consider large-scale industrial mining but also smaller artisanal mining sites. In addition, this study looks at both two-sided and one-sided violence. READ MORE

3. 2. The Role of Outdoor & Nature Events in Place Branding : A case study of Destination Jönköping

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Ahmad Malaekah; Philip Jidah; Felix Kellgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Place Branding; Small Cities; Events; Outdoor Nature; Jönköping;

   Abstract : As place branding becomes more significant to a city, events have become a way to attract visitors nationally and internationally. Large cities are putting on events that can attract millions of people. While the literature has excellent knowledge on events in place branding, the small city is neglected. READ MORE

4. 3. Playing with the Third Reich: Conceptual Relocation from Nazi Film to WWII Game : An Experiment to measure Filmic concepts in Digital Games

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Laqi Li; [2023]
   Keywords : Nazi Germany; Propaganda Films; Science Fiction Trilogy; Industrial Films; WWII FPS Games; WWII Simulation Games; Fascist Aesthetic; Futuristic Utopianism; Steel-like Romanticism; History.;

   Abstract : Film produced by Nazi Germany has been a classic that has drawn scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines as well as innumerable cineastes from various cultural backgrounds. The simultaneous rise in the number of players acting as observers and operators in digital games with a WWII theme has drawn recent scholarly attention since it is thought that this pattern is contributing to players' hazy understanding of historical events. READ MORE

5. 4. Visualizing Local Identity : Artistic Expression in the Post-2020 Hong Kong

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Lucia Brancaccio; [2023]
   Keywords : Visuality; National Security Law; Hongkonger; Local Identity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Hong Kong’s art scene has been subject to relevant changes in recent years due to unprecedented events that characterised the years of 2019 and 2020 (large-scale protests, implementation of the National Security Law, and the Pandemic). These changes have affected the production and self-perception of local artists. READ MORE

6. 5. What does the Fox Say? A mixed-methods framing analysis of Fox News’ coverage of domestic terrorism, 2012-2022

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jesse Wiles; [2023]
   Keywords : Domestic terror; ontological security; framing; television; news media; rightwing extremism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper investigates Fox News’ television coverage of domestic terrorism in the United States from 2012 to 2022. This period spans the terms of both Republican and Democratic Presidents, the COVID-19 pandemic, large-scale civil protests, and the emergence of rightwing extremism as the foremost domestic terror threat. READ MORE