Essays about: "Imaginaries"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 67 essays containing the word Imaginaries.

1. 11. Climate dystopias in German newspapers : An argumentation analysis of the climate apocalypse imaginary in German newspapers

   University essay from

   Author : Madita Mertens; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Climate change is a “future-sensitive issue” (Kumpu, 2013, p. 53). Research has shown that expectations about the future influence current behaviour. Furthermore, research has shown that media still play an essential role in informing the public about the topic climate change (Neverla & Schäfer, 2010). READ MORE

3. 12. Imagining Arms : Rationality and the Sociotechnical Imaginary of Swedish Defense Requirements Engineering

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : John Welsh; [2023]
   Keywords : Requirements Engineering; Rationality; Science and Technology Studies; Sociotechnical Imaginaries; Defense Systems;

   Abstract : Despite significant efforts at improving requirements engineering in the development of military systems, defense procurement is still plagued by expensive, well-publicized failures. Central to requirements engineering is the concept of rationality – more reason is assumed to eventually ‘solve’ the problem of defense requirements engineering. READ MORE

4. 13. Future Imaginaries of Negative Emission Technologies and Folklore Myths in Icelandic Basalt: Provisional Order Emerges from the Possible Magma in the Age of ‘Hauntology’ and Broken Time

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Rikke Jespersen; [2023]
   Keywords : NETs; Desire; Green Capitalism; Imaginaries; Storytelling; Pluriverse; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Why do we in the Western part of world today tend to believe in technology’s mythical promises rather than in folklore myths? Imaginaries of the future influence political subjects’ actions in the present and play a key role in composing the trajectory towards the future. I have critically applied this notion to the implementation of negative emission technologies in the climate-neutrality strategy. READ MORE

5. 14. Moving Cities of the Future : The Power of Anticipation Fiction Over Our Modern Social Imaginaries

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Laurine Avice; [2023]
   Keywords : social imaginaries; fiction; moving cities; future;

   Abstract : The future is constantly growing as a more and more significant matter of interest, both in the academic fields and in everyday conversations. This thesis focuses on a specific perspective of the future: what if cities were no longer static by nature, but cruising across the world? By analysing three works of literary fiction, the aim is to illustrate how fiction, and more specifically ‘anticipation fiction’, can participate in shaping our social imaginaries, the understanding we have of the world, both when it comes to our present and our future. READ MORE

6. 15. Movie-ing Forward: Climate Change Narratives and Imaginaries in Children’s Animated Films

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Jennifer Tenorio De Figueiredo Gabell; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability Science; Climate Change; Climate Imaginaries; Pop-Culture Children s Films; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Children primarily learn about climate change (CC) through media, including children’s films. Films can influence emotions, shaping perceptions and actions regarding CC. However, research focusing on media narratives consumed by children is lacking, leaving a significant knowledge gap. READ MORE