Essays about: "thesis writings"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words thesis writings.

  1. 1. Nietzsche, and the Significance of Historical Philosophizing : On the Use of History for Philosophical Matters

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för filosofi och tillämpad etik

    Author : Jacob Gustavsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Philosophy; Moral Philosophy; Nietzsche; Historical Philosophizing; History of Philosophy; Philosophy of History; Perspectivism;

    Abstract : This thesis explores Friedrich Nietzsche's use of history for philosophical purposes, focusing on two central themes in Nietzsche's writings: the genealogical methodology, and perspectival epistemology. My aim is to demonstrate how Nietzsche's concept of "historical philosophizing" is intricately connected to his moral philosophy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
    Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exhibiting the East : An Analysis of Representations of Pacific Asia in Three Exhibitions in Stockholm

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Yul Cho; [2023]
    Keywords : exhibitions; Sweden; curating; Asia; Asianness; minority; representation; artist as ethnographer; Stuart Hall; Hal Foster; Miwon Kwon;

    Abstract : This thesis is a study of representations of Pacific Asia in exhibitions in Stockholm. In the Swedish culture and art sphere, a public discussion surrounding Asia is conspicuously absent even though there are significant amounts of residents in Sweden with an Asian background. READ MORE

  5. 4. On the Production of the Humanitarian Subject : A Decolonial Exploration of Innocence

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Sarah Nefeli Lola Goosens; [2023]
    Keywords : Humanitarianism; Modernity Coloniality; Innocence; Emotions; Autoethnography; Storytelling; Decolonial Research.;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore how humanitarian communication produces subjectivities for individuals. More specifically, it investigates how the innocent modern/colonial humanitarian subject is produced through appeals to emotions. To explore this phenomenon, this thesis develops a decolonial research approach grounded in epistemic disobedience. READ MORE

  6. 5. “Unking and Unpriest the Earth!” : Conspiracy Theory, the Illuminati and Revolutionary Freemasonry in the Writings of the abbé Barruel and Nicolas Bonneville

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Religionsvetenskap

    Author : Linnea Björnegren; [2022]
    Keywords : Augustin Barruel; Nicolas Bonneville; Illuminati; Freemasonry; Jesuits; French Revolution; Conspiracy theory; conspiracism; secret societies;

    Abstract : This thesis proposes an explanation for origin of conspiracy theories about the French Revolution. Despite being unfounded, the conspiracy theory blaming the Illuminati for the Revolution became widespread because it appeared to be supported by evidence. The primary source material consists of texts produced by two contemporaries. READ MORE