Essays about: "Self-representation"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the word Self-representation.
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11. Collective identity formation and commercial platform logics in social activism: Representation of women and black feminist activism on Instagram under #BlackLivesMatter
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Due to the participatory nature of social media platforms, users contribute to the narratives built around online action for social change and shape the discourse on societal topics through their participation. At the same time as social media has become a space for societal activism and participation facilitating connective action of individuals, social media platforms are ultimately, for most, owned by private companies. READ MORE
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12. Reimagining Play Reconstructing Education : Exploring discourse in The LEGO Group as Media Producer: A qualitative discourse analysis, examining constructions of children, LEGO self-representation and ideology, and 21st Century education.
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This paper analyzes how the Lego Group discourse portrays children, education, play, themselves and attempts to reveal corresponding ideologies surrounding the brick. The LEGO Group claim equality, honesty and transparency in their communications, and within their business ecosystem, at their core are their traditional family values, creating an intriguing and multi-layered discourse. READ MORE
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13. Texts and Paratexts in a Colonial Context. Krupabai Satthianadhan's English Novels 'Saguna' and 'Kamala'
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionAbstract : The anglophone Indian author Krupabai Satthianadhan (1862-1894) was a second-generation Christian convert and a member of the Christian Tamil family in colonial Madras. Knowledge of English was still a high-caste male privilege when Satthianadhan published reformist articles on female education. Her two novels, the autobiographical Saguna. READ MORE
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14. "Express yourself in new ways" - wait, not like that : A semiotic analysis of norm-breaking pictures on Instagram
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : Instagram, as one of today’s largest social media platforms, plays a significant part in the maintaining and reproducing of existing stereotypes and role expectations for women. The purpose of the thesis is to study how Instagram interprets violations against its guidelines, and whether decisions to remove certain pictures from the platform are in line with terms of use, or part of human subjectivity. READ MORE
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15. Difficulties of Coming Out Amoung Japanese Elite Athletes : A media-studies inquiry into the case of soccer player Shiho Shimoyamada
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och TurkietstudierAbstract : The 2020 Summer Olympicsand the Paralympic Games were scheduledto take placein Tokyo. This sporting mega-event has affected change in the public and social spheres of the host country, Japan, but with regard to athletes’ gender and sexual orientation Japan’s mainstream media seem still considerably biased. READ MORE
