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  1. 1. The Self-improvement Project : A theoretical analysis on self-discipline & hegemonic masculinity

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Sara Felldin Svensson; Lina Hallberger; [2023]
    Keywords : Self-improvement; discourse; discipline; hegemonic masculinity; transnational business masculinity;

    Abstract : While the idea of self-help has historically been associated with women the growing popularity of online self-improvement groups has attracted both sexes. The growing popularity of people like Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate - who speak of the importance of self-improvement alongside anti-feminist rhetoric - within the Manosphere online community also shows a trend of self-improvement moving towards a male audience. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stockholm fashion week, a fashion week for everyone? : A qualitative study that compares how the news articles and fashion-related articles depict Stockholm fashion week.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Viktor Sjöberg Nehlin; [2022]
    Keywords : Fashion; Fashion week; Sustainability; Stockholm fashion week; Mode; Modevecka; Hållbarhet; Stockholm modevecka;

    Abstract : With Stockholm fashion week being the largest fashion event in Sweden each fall, there are many expectations on how the event is being handled, from individuals within the industry and non-industry individuals as well. However, with the various societal and global issues that are connected to the fashion industry, such as negative environmental consequences, poor labor conditions in the manufacturing stage and the somewhat dubious natures that models have to endure. READ MORE

  4. 3. Refugee and refugee : An analysis of media tendencies and framing concerning refugee crises

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Miriam Telbrant; Philip Haraldsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Refugee; illegal; media framing; Ukraine; Syria; European Union; Sweden; ;

    Abstract : The Syrian civil war has displaced upwards 13 million people and was a major part of what constituted the migration crisis in the European Union in the years leading up to the culmination in 2015. According to researchers, this event marks the decline of European solidarity as the European Union member states continued to pass the reception burden onto each other. READ MORE

  5. 4. “All That Is Solid Melts Into Virtual Work”: A study of the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on contemporary Employer Branding through the lens of Social Acceleration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Henrik Ernstsson; Fredrika Hållén; [2021]
    Keywords : employer branding; employer brand; social acceleration; strategic communication; Spotify employer brand; work norms; social change; virtual work; remote work; digital labour landscape; resonance; Covid-19; arbetsgivarvarumärke; arbetsgivarvarumärkning; arbetsnormer; distansarbete; virtuellt arbete; digitala arbetslandskap; social förändring; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Impelled by the Covid-19 pandemic, the labour market is undergoing remarkable structural change towards increasingly digitized and remote forms of work. The purpose of this paper has been to study the social change in work norms instigated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the aim of contributing to a more nuanced understanding of contemporary employer branding as a form of strategic communication in virtual and hybrid labour landscapes. READ MORE

  6. 5. It Feels Like Home : Linguistic repertoire and language identity among elder Tornedalians in Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Ebba Fogelström; [2021]
    Keywords : Meänkieli; minority language; language ideology; family language policy; linguistic repertoire; linguistic identity; meänkieli; minoritetsspråk; språkideologi; family language policy; språkrepertoar; språklig identitet;

    Abstract : Based on the accounts by four elder speakers of the Swedish minority language Meänkieli, given in October 2020, this study investigates the attitudes and sentiments among elder speakers of Meänkieli towards the languages they speak. The participants have migrated as young adults from the Torne Valley, where Meänkieli is traditionally spoken, to places in Sweden where their language use has been restricted by the lack of Meänkieli domains. READ MORE