Essays about: "Semiotics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 191 essays containing the word Semiotics.

1. 21. Sunscreens Imploded : An eco-cultural exploration of enskinment, protection, and vulnerability

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Tobias Bharucha; [2022]
   Keywords : Sunscreen; SPF; Protection; Vulnerability; Care; Toxicity; Ecologies; Skin; Enskinment; ‘Endocrine Disruptors’; Skin Cancers; Racialised Beauty; Smell;

   Abstract : In this thesis I explore sunscreen use-practices, imaginaries, and material flows. I aim to understand how young people in the globally-immersed UK use sunscreens and how they makesense of them. READ MORE

3. 22. Who is this about? : A multimodal critical discourse analysis of the communication from volunteer organizations

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Ewa Almkvist Lundberg; Nadja Flood; [2022]
   Keywords : Multimodal critical discourse analysis; social semiotics; systemic functional grammar; postcolonialism; othering; volunteer work; voluntourism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how three volunteer organizations present volunteer projects on their websites to identify who is constructed as central in the description of the project and which role is created for the reader. This study uses Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA), Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) and Post-colonial theory as a theoretical framework to analyze visual and textual elements from three project descriptions. READ MORE

4. 23. Emotional grammar: Is there a relationship between emotions and grammatical creativity?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Toke Laursen; [2022]
   Keywords : Emotions; mood; grammatical structures; mind and body; Danish language; linguistics; construction grammar; cognitive semiotics; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to explore whether there is a relationship between emotional state and the degree of creative use of grammatical constructions. Based on previous literature on the relationship between mood (used interchangeably with emotional state) and creativity a hypothesis was formulated: Speakers in a more positive mood will be more creative in their use of grammatical constructions. READ MORE

5. 24. ‘It is unfortunate that it cannot be resolved by peaceful means!’ : How the Dutch media represented the atrocities committed in Indonesia during 1945-1949.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Adriana Johanna Fransz; [2022]
   Keywords : Representation; mainstream; atrocities; the Netherlands; Indonesia; media; newspaper; discourse analysis; Indonesian National Revolution; postcolonialism; othering; semiotics;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the representation of atrocities committed by the Dutch in Indonesia between 1945-1949 in a Dutch mainstream newspaper in the Netherlands. This timeframe represents the decolonisation war between the Netherlands and Indonesia, which is referred to as the Indonesian National Revolution. READ MORE

6. 25. Living (with) Waste : Augmented Reality, Public Spaces, and Participation in Maputo city, Mozambique.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Anselmo Matusse; [2022]
   Keywords : Augmented Reality AR ; Extended Reality; Public Spaces; Public Participation; Anthropocene; Solid Waste; Lix.AR_Maputo; Mozambique; Africa;

   Abstract : Background: Cities worldwide are growing fast, and so is solid waste production, which calls for different stakeholders to come together and find creative ways to deal with urban growth and waste. This study explores how Augmented Reality (AR) could enhance public participation in public spaces and deal with solid wastein Mozambique’s capital city, Maputo. READ MORE