Essays about: "Doxa"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the word Doxa.
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11. The Humour in Kyōgen : A Study on Dramaturgical Comic Devices Used in the Tarō Kaja Play The Delicious Poison
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för japanskaAbstract : This study aims to draw and discuss parallels between the humour of kyōgen that is depicted in the play The Delicious Poison, and theories about humour as a behavioural mechanism. Using existing theories about humour and Japanese dramatic aesthetics as a foundation, the research commences from the following questions: Based on the text and the stage directions, what possibilities do kyōgen actors in the play The Delicious Poison have to use dramaturgic comic devices to cause a humorous reaction among the audience? What are these devices and why do they work the way they do, theoretically? Based on a collection of qualitative data from both primary and secondary sources, the script of The Delicious Poison was translated and analysed using the theories presented. READ MORE
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12. The Silencing of the Lamb : a critical conceptual study of subjectivity, right–holders, and human rights
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : It is widespread human doxa that moral concern towards the animal is less important than what we direct towards our fellow human–beings. The animal is avowedly less rational, less susceptible to pleasure, and less capable of creating meaningful interactive relationships, or so widely accepted at least. READ MORE
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13. The Power of Sets and Reps: How Fitness Bloggers on Instagram Construct Authenticity
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationAbstract : This study employs a combined framework of Bourdieusian field analysis and Foucauldian discourse analysis to examine discourses and relations of power pertaining to personal branding authenticity. The central inquiry of this study is how male fitness bloggers on Instagram create and maintain their authenticity on different levels of popularity. READ MORE
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14. A Divided Role : - a qualitative study exploring how public library professionals are facing change within their profession
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Due to changes within the public library profession and a lack of previous research regarding its societal role, this essay explores this phenomenon. The objective of this empirical study is to explore the societal role of public library professionals in Canada through the analyzation of semi-structured interview transcripts and a guideline document for professionals. READ MORE
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15. Striving for dignity : insights of young people in Rwanda on youth engagement in agriculture and urban migration of rural youth
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : In the global development discourse, it is argued that concerns of youth unemployment and slow agricultural development in Africa can be solved through investing in youth engagement in agriculture. However, little attention is paid to whether young people aspire to engage in agriculture, or what it would take to otherwise change that. READ MORE
