Essays about: "Race."

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  1. 41. Bad Bitch, White Witch : A Study of the Crossover Star Personas of Supermodel-Actors Devon Aoki and Abbey Lee

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Aléks J. Forsenberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Supermodel-actors; Stardom; Celebrity; Star personas; Devon Aoki; Abbey Lee; Action film; Horror film; Bodily capital; Whiteness; Asian stereotypes; Modelling; Supermodels; Fashion models;

    Abstract : While it is very common for supermodels to make the occasional foray into cinematic performance, and some of them manage to turn these forays into full-time careers in acting, it is very rare that supermodel-actors are afforded any academic attention. This thesis seeks to change this through a case study of two supermodel-actors: Devon Aoki and Abbey Lee. READ MORE

  3. 42. Manufacturing batteries of the future : Critical challenges and undertakings to create the next generation energy storage

    University essay from KTH/Produktionsutveckling

    Author : Victor Carlsson; Victor Granat; [2023]
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    Abstract : In today's world, a dominating piece of news is the global race for large-scale production of Lithium-ion batteries (LIB). LIBs are important because they have become the most widely used type of rechargeable battery in modern electronic devices, such as smartphones, laptops, energy storage systems, and electric vehicles. READ MORE

  4. 43. "How you make friends in Finland" : An intersectional analysis of friendship formation in adulthood

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Despoina Papadakou; [2023]
    Keywords : Friends; Adulthood; Intersectionality; Intersectional Analysis; Decoloniality; Finland;

    Abstract : The present thesis explores how people’s gender with its various intersections shape theirexperiences of making friends in adulthood in the Finnish context and presents anintersectional analysis of the processes and challenges of making friends. The intersections Ifocused on were those of gender with ethnicity, race, religion and migrant or non-migrantstatus. READ MORE

  5. 44. As Dark As Darkness : Using Star Maker and The Hobbit to Promote a Constructionist Understanding of Race in the ESL Classroom

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Martin Svanborg; [2023]
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    Abstract : Although the popular conception of fantasy has nothing to do with race, in fact, the genre frequently exhibits underlying concerns with racial dynamics. Conversely, science fiction, due to its speculative perspective on the universe and the potential existence of alien species is, by nature, more inherently preoccupied with the concept of race. READ MORE

  6. 45. ‘I feel like I do not really belong anywhere’ : Multiethnic and Multiracial Identities in the Finnish Context

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Leila Kuusiniemi; [2023]
    Keywords : identity construction; social identity theory; Finland; discrimination; mixed race;

    Abstract : This study examines the experiences of multiracial and multiethnic young adults in Finland, aged between 24-28, as they negotiate their daily lived experiences and construct their identities in the framework of ethnicity, race, belonging, and discrimination. The study utilises a qualitative research approach with a thematic analysis of four semi-structured interviews. READ MORE