Essays about: "Discursive design"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 39 essays containing the words Discursive design.

  1. 16. The Emergence of Nation Sub-Branding: A Case Study on the Discourses of 'The National Developer of Egypt'

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Amr Ammar; [2021]
    Keywords : Nation branding; sub-branding; social justice; hegemony; Laclau and Mouffe’s Theory of Discourse; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the emerging strategy of nation sub-branding and critically argues for the domestic implications it has on national identities and the falsely promoted tradition of social justice. The study situates itself within the critical cultural stream of nation branding research, rejecting, however, prior scholarly presumption that a segmented nation brand could mean less marginalization. READ MORE

  3. 17. Visualizing hyperobjects: a co-operative play with nature

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för teknik och estetik

    Author : Mattsson Emelie; [2021]
    Keywords : artistic research; media technology; hyperobjects; intra-action; performativity; material-discursive practices; ecology; konstnärlig forskning; medieteknik; hyperobjekt; intra-aktion; performativitet; materiell-diskursiva praktiker; ekologi;

    Abstract : Based on Timothy Mortons notion of hyperobject, this material-discursive practice is a cooperative play of forces and intra-active agencies between nature and the technical world. This research reflects especially a paradigmatic shift from the traditional model to one of an interrelated and performative network, in which all of the non-human entities are seen with the same existence and considered to view as operative agents. READ MORE

  4. 18. PREGcare : Pregnant couple training package, preventing tears during childbirth

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Rebecka Rosenlind; [2020]
    Keywords : design; concept; pregnancy; vaginal tears;

    Abstract : With this thesis, I have been looking at opportunities for improvement of childbirth in Scandinavia with a focus on prevention of perineal tears and levator injuries during labor. I have aimed to help couples during their pregnancy by giving them a more active role to avoid tears during childbirth. READ MORE

  5. 19. Raw Data for Peace and Security - The Extraction and Mining of People's Behaviour

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Yannick Deller; [2020]
    Keywords : UN Global Pulse; Peace and Security; Instrumentarianism; Big Data and Artificial Intelligence; Social Control;

    Abstract : In 2015, the United Nations Global Pulse launched an experimentation process assessing the viability of big data and artificial intelligence analysis to support peace and security. The proposition of using such analysis, and thereby creating early warning systems based on real-time monitoring, warrants a critical assessment. READ MORE

  6. 20. Data Biopolitics for Peace? ‘Peace’ as a Technique of Power for Social Control

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Veronika Wilhelmová; [2020]
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    Abstract : In light of Sweden’s increased reliance on surveillance for ensuring security within its own borders, as well as the promotion of big data use for the purposes of predictive analyses in support of peacebuilding, these developments warrant critical assessment. This thesis engages in an explanatory critique of the discursive (re-)definitions of peace in 16 officially released online documents of the Government Offices of Sweden against the backdrop of the increasing use of data technology. READ MORE