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  1. 1. Peace-washing : The pacifization of the Swedish arms export

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Freja Wehrling; [2024]
    Keywords : Sweden; pacifization; militarization; critical peace studies; critical military studies; semiotics; arms export; defense industry; Sverige; militarisering; försvarsindustri; vapenexport; fredstudier; kritiska säkerhetsstudier; semiotik;

    Abstract : Sweden’s role internationally is often cited as a paradox which is argued to have its origin in the opposition between the state’s international humanitarianism and its large arms export. The tension here has often been examined from the perspectives of militarization in research on the subject. READ MORE

  2. 2. Unpacking Representations of Masculinity in the Digital Age: A Case Study of Andrew Tate’s TikTok Presence. : Investigating Content of Andrew Tate as a Catalyst for Shifting Gender Norms and Identity Expression: A Qualitative, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Andrew Tate’s TikTok Influence and Gender Representations.

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

    Author : Gabriel Frejsjö; Noah Wernersson Birgersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Masculinity; gender roles; social media; Andrew Tate; TikTok; stereotypes; Maskulinitet; könsroller; sociala medier; Andrew Tate; TikTok; stereotyper;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with topics such as masculinity, stereotypes, social media and influencers. The area of interest for the authors is how masculinity and stereotypes can be represented within social media. To investigate this, six TikTok videos of Andrew Tate have been selected. READ MORE

  3. 3. Women in Kyrgyz Music Videos : A Social Semiotic Analysis of Women’s Representation in Kyrgyz Visual Media

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Charlotte Geib; [2023]
    Keywords : Kyrgyzstan; Music Video; Gender; Cultural Representation; Social Semiotics; Violence against Women;

    Abstract : This master thesis study examines Kyrgyz-language music videos to explore the visual representation of women, including women experiencing gender-based violence. It addresses a gap in the literature regarding women in Kyrgyz music videos and argues that media communicates context-specific meaning about gendered cultural realities. READ MORE

  4. 4. Hurtful Augenblick: Affect’s Doing in a Series of Instagram Stories of Resistance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Samaneh Mohseni Hosseinabadi; [2022]
    Keywords : affect theories; photographic image; embodied simulation; Iran; social media; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the affective qualities in a set of Instagram stories juxtaposing photos of the pre- and after 1979 Iranian revolution protests. It poses the central question: ‘How can the power of photographic images in an era of social media be elucidated based on theories of affect?’ By asking this, another subsequent question arises: ‘How is an affective reading of a type of material of mixed and complex nature formulated?’ These two questions shape the structure of this thesis. READ MORE

  5. 5. Aesthetics of Urban Culture: Corporeal Experience of Copenhagen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Mikaela Sjöberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Aesthetics; Atmosphere; Commerce; Globalization; Identity; Mythology; Urbanity; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the visual culture of the streets; images and sensory experiences that shape our sense of space and ideas of identity and belonging. The atmospheres of cities, partly constructed by planners and partly lived by those who inhabit its spaces, produce audio-visual material that affect the atmosphere of the city, influencing dynamics of hierarchal structures in society. READ MORE