Essays about: "symbolic meaning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 100 essays containing the words symbolic meaning.

  1. 1. Messages from the deep: A reception study of Denis Villeneuve's Dune

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Hegemony; Production Reception; Discourse; Dominant Negotiated Oppositional; Dune; Representation; Reception study; convergence culture; science fiction; participation culture; fandom;

    Abstract : This essay uses Pierre Bourdieus habitus, symbolic capital, Social fields, Stuart Halls representation theory and Encoding/Decoding system, as well as Henry Jenkins concept of convergence culture and media convergence, to conduct a reception study of Denis Villeneuves 2021 adaption of the science fiction movie Dune. The material collected for the reception study is collected in the form of reviews and features from experts in cinema, juxtaposed against material collected from YouTube in the form of reviews, reaction videos and video essays from social groups sectioned around cinephiles and science fiction fandom. READ MORE

  2. 2. A META-SYNTHESIS STUDY OF DATA VISUALIZATION IN CITIZEN SCIENCE

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Xing Liu; [2023-11-20]
    Keywords : Data Visualization; Visualization; Citizen Science; Learning; Higher Education; Datavisualisering; Visualisering; Medborgarforskning; Lärande; Högre utbildning;

    Abstract : How can citizen science use data visualization technology? What are the current status and the boundaries? As part of the systematic meta-synthesis study, a feedback loop has been developed to show how current statutes on citizen science data visualization can be interpreted in a comprehensive manner. In a Citizen Science context, data visualization goes beyond technical efficiency, abstract data, and symbolic meaning, incorporating material traces, and social domains such as viewer perceptions, individual experience, and pre-knowledge into meaning-making interpretations of visualization. READ MORE

  3. 3. MEANINGFUL OR MEANINGLESS? THE RELEVANCE OF INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS - A case study of the perceived importance of relationship enablers between the United Nations and the European Union

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sören Selander; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : informal relationships; social capital; trust; cooperation;

    Abstract : The special meaning of the UN-EU relations characterized not only by symbolic significance but also in terms of legitimization and especially growing financial importance, complemented by the findings of previous literature on business organizations underscoring the value of informal relationships, led me devote this thesis to the perceived importance of social capital in the UN-EU relations. In line with existing theories of social capital which argue that the interpersonal side of relationships can lead to advantages, pointing at the same time to some favorable conditions such as trust, obligations and expectations, and relational embeddedness that need to be fulfilled for a relationship to become meaningful, this study aims to analyze the perceptions of the individuals involved in the informal relationships between the UN and the EU on the relevance of these relational social capital conditions. READ MORE

  4. 4. Full Disclosure: Demystifying craftwork and (re-)enchanting craft consumption

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Brett Smith; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Demystification; Enchantment; Craftwork; Transparency; Music Production; Live Streaming;

    Abstract : This paper elucidates the relationship between demystification and enchantment in craftwork. Compared to mystification, demystification has received little attention in marketing research to understand how brands can foster transparency in a way that captivates and enchants consumers. READ MORE

  5. 5. Creation of identity value in video advertising: Performing identity myths of stigmatized groups of society

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Antonia Pumarino; [2023]
    Keywords : Identity value; identity myth; personification; discourse advertising; social tensions; cultural branding; critical discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Brands have changed their approach to advertising, instead of offering products, nowadays they offer ways of living and seeing the world. To do so, they own a symbolic language which is embodied in advertising discourse. Brands aim to create more profound relationships with consumers and to concretise it, they have a variety of strategies at hand. READ MORE