Essays about: "Renaissance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 78 essays containing the word Renaissance.

  1. 1. Chinese Expansionism : A case study on the Chinese expansionist initiative in the South China Sea during the last decade

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Måns Nilsson; [2024]
    Keywords : The South China Sea; Realism; Balance of Power; Regional Hegemony and Elements of National Power.;

    Abstract : The Asian renaissance in the twentieth first century, constituted by astronomical economic growth combined with the ambitious and authoritarian leadership of Xi Jinping's reign, has led China in the direction of proactive international policies. The South China Sea is one of the major arenas where such policies are taking place. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Mirror in the Artwork : A Semiotic Psychoanalysis of Season Two of The White Lotus

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

    Author : Anne Wright; [2023]
    Keywords : psychoanalysis; mise en scèn; Lacanian Mirror Theory; The White Lotus; surveillance; Renaissance art; cultural capital; Bordieu; semiotics in film; Monaco; montage theory; Kuleshov effect; Christian Metz;

    Abstract : This text uses a semiotic psychoanalytical framework to analyze season two of The White Lotus. This text examines the significance of the artwork of the show and applies Lacan’s mirror theory to the series’ artwork and the character Ethan. READ MORE

  4. 3. Propagation of Nuclear Data Uncertainties for Reactor Physics Parameters in Fluorine-19-based Molten Salt Reactors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Tillämpad kärnfysik

    Author : Sigfrid Stjärnholm; [2023]
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    Abstract : It could be argued that a renaissance is taking place for the global interest in nuclear power - especially for the development of the next generation of reactor systems that aim at solving the problems with contemporary energy production with nuclear technology. One such proposed concept for Gen IV nuclear power is a Molten Salt Reactor (MSR), in which the nuclear fuel is in solution of a salt - often based on fluorine or chlorine. READ MORE

  5. 4. Jewels of Humayun’s Sciences : Comparative Esotericism at the Cultural Dawn of Mughals

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Thomas Hans Sune Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Humayun; Mughal; esotericism; Arabic Hermeticism; Sufism; syncretism; occultism in Islam; magic;

    Abstract : Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad Humayun (1508-1556), simply known as Humayun, was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire in India. He is often known with a discredited image in history even though recent investigations show a new, different, and regenerated perspective about him. READ MORE

  6. 5. RENAISSANCE PORTRAITS : Pairs in Art and Marriage

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kristel Thalström; [2023]
    Keywords : portraiture; Renaissance; Italy; marital pendant portraits; fashion; culture; nobility; context; marriage.;

    Abstract : The aim of this master’s thesis is to examine portraits of married couples from the Italian Renaissance. It is a study of how, and why, men and women are portrayed differently even though they are married to each other and painted by the same artist. READ MORE