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1. 1. The German Imigrants in New Knoxville, Ohio

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Birgitta Sundell-Rånby; [2023]
   Keywords : Agriculture; German immigration; habitus; historic archaeology; landscape archaeology; Agrikultur; tyska immigranter; habitus; historisk arkeologi; landskaps arkeologi;

   Abstract : America is a nation of immigrants and all immigrants brought culture with them. There is not one American culture. Many Ohioans are descended from German ancestors, their German heritage is still present in the cultural and social landscapes. German immigrants came to America in search of farmland and independence. READ MORE

3. 2. The Secret Trade : Booksellers, advertisement and sexually transmitted diseases in eighteenth-century London

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Makrina Hjälm Ellnemyr; [2023]
   Keywords : Eighteenth century; London; England; medicine; booksellers; book trade; trade; syphilis; sexuality; advertisement; disease; history; trade card; bill head; Historia; 1700-tal; handel; bokhandlare; London; England; medicin; sexualitet;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between booksellers, medicine for sexually transmitted diseases, and advertising in eighteenth-century London. The analysis is based on trade cards, prints and advertisement in newspapers and periodicals. READ MORE

4. 3. Ukraine Conflict at the Crossroads of Geopolitics : The role of media reports work in situations of conflicts and wars

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Asil Gafar; [2022]
   Keywords : Conflict; Ukrainian war; media reports work in conflicts and war situations; Arab media portray the Russian Ukrainian war; Western media portray the Russian Ukrainian war.;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explain the role of media reports in the situation of wars and conflicts where the Ukrainian/Russian war will be the focus. Since the Ukrainian war has become the most global political debate worldwide because it has transferred from a national crisis to a geopolitical conflict, it becomes necessary to observe how different media has portrayed this war. READ MORE

5. 4. Covid-19 & Swedish exceptionalism : A critical qualitative content analysis on the international print media discourses of Sweden’s Covid-19 strategy

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

   Author : Rianne Kippersluis; [2022]
   Keywords : Swedish Covid-19 strategy; international print media discourse; Qualitative Content Analysis QCA ; international image of Sweden; Critical Discourse Analysis CDA ; news values; Swedish exceptionalism; media landscapes; media coverage of pandemics; Covid-19 in media; language in the media; linguistic devices; stereotyping and bias; Anders Tegnell; trust; strategy; image of Sweden and Swedes; ideologies; Dutch media; English media; American media; Sweden;

   Abstract : In 2020, the year the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the Swedish Covid-19 response differed radically from the general policy of total lockdown and strict enforcement of Covid-measures and regulations recommended by the WHO. Instead, Sweden strove early on to achieve herd immunity, with no mandatory measures to limit numbers in shopping malls, buses, and other public events, nor mask requirements. READ MORE

6. 5. LIFE IN ISOLATION - A Corpus-Based Study of the Use of the Word Element Iso during the Covid-19 Pandemic

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Tove Nilsson; [2021-10-04]
   Keywords : English; blending; clipping; compounding; coronavirus corpus; Covid-19; English word-formation; neologisms; semantics; vocabulary;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study is to investigate frequencies and semantic usages of the word element iso in a corpus of newspapers and magazines related to COVID-19, the so called the Coronavirus Corpus. The coronavirus pandemic has led to many new words and expressions and it is thus of interest to examine how often such neologisms are used, as well as what they might communicate semantically. READ MORE