Essays about: "Collectives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the word Collectives.

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

3. 2. A Belonging Paradox : Exploring the Reception of Ukrainian Refugee Pupils into Swedish Schools

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

   Author : Bianca-Miruna Ardeleanu; [2023]
   Keywords : belonging; inclusion; Ukrainian refugees; migrant students; Swedish schools; Temporary Protection Directive; studiehandledning;

   Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has forced millions of Ukrainian citizens, especially women and children, to seek refuge in other countries, including Sweden. Given the large number of Ukrainian refugee children, it is of utmost importance that they have the possibility to continue their education abroad. READ MORE

4. 3. Institutional dynamics in Cuban agriculture : a case study from three Cuban farms

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Calle Lindkvist; Lisa Hedborg; [2023]
   Keywords : institutions; institutional change; Cuba; agriculture; path-dependency; informal constraints; formal constraints;

   Abstract : Cuba is still subjected to the trade embargo imposed by the United States in 1962, restricting global trade and historically forcing Cuba into a dependency on the Soviet Union for energy, oil, and agricultural inputs. Today's agricultural system in Cuba bears the imprint of this historical reliance in the form of institutional constraints that shape Cuban farmers everyday activities. READ MORE

5. 4. Identity Construction through Consumer Collectives: A qualitative study on how consumers construct their identity within the beauty community on Tiktok

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Isabella Rammasi; Karólína Pétursdóttir; [2022]
   Keywords : Tiktok; Identity Creation; Consumer Collectives; Beauty Products; Consumer Tribes; Subcultures; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The study aims to develop an understanding of how consumers construct their identities through online communities on social media platforms. The paper will specifically look into the platform Tiktok, and moreover how consumers construct their identities within the beauty community on the platform. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring culture as a driver for urban sustainability

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Annete Priyadarshini; Irene Riquelme Fernández; Nicole Macharová; [2022]
   Keywords : cultural governance; collaborative governance; culture for urban sustainability.;

   Abstract : Many scholars and practitioners consider culture an essential ingredient of sustainability that is often underrepresented in the mainstream discourse on sustainability. However, in the last decade, the idea of culture as an agent of transformation capable of driving urban sustainability has gained momentum. READ MORE