Essays about: "Live Discourse Community"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Live Discourse Community.

1. 1. Twitch and emotes : A study on the utilization of graphicons in synchronous environments

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Ibrahim Goulom; [2022]
   Keywords : CMC; Graphicons; Emojis; Emoticons; Emotes; Twitch; Synchronous; Corpus; Corpus Linguistics; Discourse; Discourse community; Live Discourse Community;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the use of emotes in a synchronous environment where hundreds to thousands of people communicate with each other in different discourse communities. The thesis performs a study on emote use based on the frequencies they are used and their different CMC features in these communities to acquire knowledge on the contextual basis of emote use in synchronous environments. READ MORE

3. 2. Engaging with Diversity in Hospitable Spaces : A Study on Lived Experiences of Community Theatrewith Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Leeds

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

   Author : Anne Svenstrup Grant; [2021]
   Keywords : refugees asylum seekers; community theatre; applied theatre; diversity; conviviality; hospitality; United Kingdom; Leeds;

   Abstract : An emphasis in political debates and much print media in the United Kingdom (UK) on perceived issues with ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity has contributed to a narrative of worry and fear. Despite such hostile discourse, people find ways of living together with diversity every day. READ MORE

4. 3. Bring Light to Gaza. An exploration of solar and ecologically-sensitive light programs for the Deir al-Balah refugee camp

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Abigail Benouaich; [2020]
   Keywords : Solar street lighting; light and urban space; light for protection; light for accessibility; light and social behaviour; psychosocial impact; clean energy access; equitable social environment;

   Abstract : In Gaza, daily blackouts have lasted for over eleven years. Until recently, Palestinian families have received only four hours of power each day. Since Israel’s withdrawal from the region in 2005, the political discourse around the Right of Return has forced refugees to live in terrible conditions and darkness. READ MORE

5. 4. The representation of sustainability on social media : an ecofeminist reading of Instagram

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Hanniyah Shabir; [2020]
   Keywords : Instagram; Social Media; Sustainable Living; Sustainability Science; Ecofeminism; Lifestyle Bloggers; Digital Ethnography; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Social media is a part and parcel of the daily lives of most people today. From targeted advertisements to affecting the election results around the globe, social media holds tremendous power in the way it shapes narratives and the world we live in. READ MORE

6. 5. Violent discourses within the Far Right : A case study on discursive strategies used by the Nordic Resistance Movement

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Malin Lööf; [2018]
   Keywords : Violent extremism; Far Right extremism; Radicalization; the Nordic Resistance Movement; Promotion of Violence; the Internet; Critical Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to contribute to a greater knowledge and understanding of violent discourses within the Far Right community with emphasizes on online violent content. The study has, by analyzing the narrative, identified four discursive strategies used by the Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) in order to legitimize violence. READ MORE