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  1. 1. Breaking Boundaries with Instant Payment: A Nordic Adventure : Challenges and Opportunities to Accommodate the Innovation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Debby Nareswari Nauli Tampubolon; [2023]
    Keywords : mobile application; cross-border payments; Nordics; multi-sided platform; mobilapplikation; gränsöverskridande betalningar; Norden; flersidig plattform;

    Abstract : As globalization and interconnection between countries increase, the need for efficient cross-border payments becomes more critical. The Nordics, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, share many economic and technological advancement similarities. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Magical Library and the Symbolic Representation : Library representation in The Librarian and The Librarians

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Karolina Hermansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Library representation; Librarian representation; Libraries; Librarians; Symbolism; Iconography; Semiotics; The Librarian; The Librarians; Library environments; Biblioteksrepresentation; Bibliotekarierepresentation; Symbolik; Ikonografi; Semiotik; The Librarian; The Librar-ians; Biblioteksmiljö; Bibliotek; Bibliotekarier;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to answer the question of how the library is represented in the Librarian franchise, not only focusing on the films/tv-series but also how it is represented in print. The analysis of the library representation uses a background of the theory and method found in semiotics and iconography, as well as qualitative content analysis, to examine not only the literal/denoted representation, but also the symbolic/connoted, and then compar-ing these findings to the representation of libraries and librarians (with a focus on the stereotypes) found in former research on the subject. READ MORE

  4. 3. Från expansion och äventyr till revolution och landsflykt : svenska sågverk och sågverksarbetare i norra Ryssland 1898–1925

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Ylva Kungsman; [2023]
    Keywords : sågverk; sågverkspatroner; sågverksarbetare; timmerfront; Ryska revolutionen; historiskt källmaterial; intervjuer;

    Abstract : Under den expansiva industriella utvecklingen i Ryssland i början av 1900-talet flyttade flera stora svenska företag sina verksamheter dit. Bland dem fanns LM Ericsson, ASEA, (Electro)Lux och Nobel bröderna. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Hobbit as seen through Christian Virtue Ethics and Norse Mythology

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Karl Axel Harrysson; [2022]
    Keywords : J.R.R. Tolkien; The Hobbit; Archetypal Criticism; Greed; Pride;

    Abstract : The works of J.R.R. Tolkien have been analysed through a Christian perspective claiming Christian influences  numerous times. READ MORE

  6. 5. "Stick vs. Rope. Gun vs. Strand." : The Monomyth and the Hero as Warrior in Kojima Productions' 2019 Video Game Death Stranding

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Beatrice Näsling; [2022]
    Keywords : Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; video game; Joseph Campbell; monomyth; hero s journey; violence; heroic archetypes.; Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; TV-spel; Joseph Campbell; monomyt; hjältens resa; våld; hjältearketyper;

    Abstract : Released in 2019, the video game Death Stranding follows the monomythic structure described by Joseph Campbell in his 1949 book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The journey begins with the protagonist, Sam “Porter” Bridges, reluctantly accepting his calls to adventure, and, as he begins to move west, he receives supernatural aid from an increasing number of helpers he encounters along the way. READ MORE