Essays about: "Christian variety"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Christian variety.

1. 1. Comparative study of the communal variations in the dialect of Aleppo (with focus on that of the Syriac Quarter) with notes on the Aramaic substrate of the dialect

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Edy Touma; [2023]
   Keywords : Aleppo dialect; Christian variety; Syriac Quarter;

   Abstract :  This study explores the linguistic characteristics of the Arabic dialect spoken in Ḥayy ə-s-səryān, also known as the ‘Syriac Quarter’ in Aleppo city, within the context of the city's diverse demographic makeup. The Aleppo dialect, a Levantine dialect spoken by various religious and social groups, is used by Christians and Muslims as their everyday language. READ MORE

3. 2. The Body as a Grenade : Illness Metaphors, The Suffering of Others and Conservativism in Contemporary Sick-Flicks

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Christian Gregory; [2023]
   Keywords : Cancer; Sick-Lit; Sick-Flicks; Cystic Fibrosis; CF; SCID; YA Literature; YA Films; The Fault in Our Stars; Five Feet Apart; Midnight Sun; Love Story; John Green;

   Abstract : Film has since its inception been a potent storytelling tool, and the concept of illnesses and death havebeen a critical element in the stories mankind has told through cinema since the beginning. While theearly years of film saw few titles which directly named or featured diseases such as cancer, the 1980’sand 1990’s saw a vast increase in illness narratives being produced. READ MORE

4. 3. Too private for a politician or too public for a mother? : Representative claims of motherhood in Ebba Busch and Annie Lööf's YouTube videos

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Caroline Lloyd; [2023]
   Keywords : Political communication; motherhood; the representative claim; YouTube; thematic analysis; Swedish politics; Ebba Busch; Annie Lööf; representation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the transformative impact of social media platforms on communication and representation. More specifically, it investigates the themes of motherhood portrayed in the YouTube videos of Swedish party leaders and how these themes relate to the process of democratic representation. READ MORE

5. 4. Does the Beat Go On? Regime Type and the Repression of Hip-Hop Music and Artists

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

   Author : Christian Hazes; [2022]
   Keywords : critical hip-hop; state repression; Spain; Russia; China;

   Abstract : Hip-Hop music is bigger than ever, a development that some states watch with Argus eyes. The latter is especially the case when the content that hip-hop artists produce is critical towards the circumstances in their country. In various cases, regimes subsequently attempt to repress and silence these critical hip-hop performances and artists. READ MORE

6. 5. Spirited Feelings & Affected Actions in the Age of Climate Crisis : A study of how affect theory read through a pneumatological lens can inspire action to combat climate change

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi

   Author : Sofie Söderin; [2021]
   Keywords : Pneumatology; Affect theory; Climate Change; Eco-Theology; Karen Bray; Maria Puig de la Bellacasa; Pneumatologi; affektteori; klimatförändringar; klimatkris; ekoteologi; Karen Bray; Maria Puig de la Bellacasa;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore how affect theory can contribute to pneumatology in a way that illuminates how it might inspire action regarding the current climate crisis. To do this, this thesis analyses and discusses how feelings could relate to (human) action to combat climate change. READ MORE