Essays about: "Nazism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Nazism.

  1. 1. Collective Digital Identity of Russian Nationalist Organisations in the Invasion of Ukraine

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Gabriele Scalise; [2023]
    Keywords : Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russo-Ukrainian War; Russian nationalism; Eurasianism; ethnography; semiotics; coding; Russian studies; media ecology; collective identity; narrative; infowar;

    Abstract : This project investigates Russian nationalist organisations during the invasion of Ukraine, to study their collective identity and practises. It features an ethnography of 26 organisations, their websites and social media. Their content is coded via a semiotic framework, categorising their symbols, images, content posted and other identity tropes. READ MORE

  3. 2. An anthem for Europe: Comparing historical appropriations of Beethoven's Ode to Joy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Dominic Tscherny; [2023]
    Keywords : Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; political appropriation of music; Žižek’s empty container; historical narrative; political symbolism; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Since its composition two centuries ago in 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) has been heralded the world over not only as a great work of art, but also as a symbol of political importance. In Germany, it was lionised as the embodiment of a national spirit, first during the Franco-Prussian war, then as a prize of the Nazi repertoire; in Rhodesia, it became the national anthem of a far-right white ethno-state, while on the far-left, it occupied a rare position of Western revolutionary music in China. READ MORE

  4. 3. Normalized in the public sphere : A quantitative content analysis and a qualitative framing analysis of the media coverage surrounding The Sweden Democrats from 2005 to 2021.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Hanna Skogli Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Normalization; Labeling; Tonality; Topic; Right wing extremists;

    Abstract : A sudden rise in right wing parties has occurred throughout Europe, and this is no exception in Sweden. The Sweden Democrats have gone from a small, extremist party with founders who have roots in nazism and fascism, into the third largest party in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Architecture and Ideology

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Raphael Mertin; [2021]
    Keywords : ideology; autonomy; politics; fascism; monument; wood; heritage; Nuremberg;

    Abstract : This thesis work is a discussion on the relations between architecture and ideologies. Architecture possesses the unequivocal social and cultural power to produce representations of political coexistence through exemplary forms of built reality. As such, Architecture becomes a tool of communication; it can manifest power and  embody ideologies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Nordic Fascism : Investigating the Political Project Behind Bollhusmötet

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Blohmé; [2021]
    Keywords : Bollhusmötet; Heimdal; Den Svenska Linjen; Arvid Fredborg; fascism; antisemitism; national socialism; Nazism; Bollhusmötet; Heimdal; Den Svenska Linjen; Arvid Fredborg; fascism; antisemitism; nationalsocialism; Nazism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the political project behind the infamous tennis hall meeting, commonly referred to as Bollhusmötet, that took place in February of 1939 in Uppsala, Sweden. Gathering in the local tennis hall, the members of the Uppsala Student Union decided to send a resolution to the Swedish king protesting the reception of Jewish refugees into Sweden in the wake of the 1938 November Pogrom. READ MORE