Essays about: "United states social, political"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 124 essays containing the words United states social, political.
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21. Leadership, assembled : A narrative analysis of the construction of leadership in relation to democracy in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : Superhero film is currently a popular form of entertainment, which during recent years has become political in its content. While research has previously shown that the superhero narrative carries messages of ideology and social issues, little is known of how the film genre communicates regarding leadership. READ MORE
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22. Mapping the Terrain and Avoiding the Minefield: identifying the antagonistic constructions and socio-emotional motives of climate change contrarianism in the United States
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Since climate change reached public attention in the US, contrarian platforms have successfully established a counter-narrative to plant an illusion of deep controversy around the reality of climate change, effectively reproduced in conservative media. Despite growing scientific knowledge, a trend of enhanced, rather than decreasing, affiliation to contrarianism is paradoxically evident in the US. READ MORE
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23. Introducing degrowth to socio-environmental movements in the United States: A case study of the Sunrise Movement and Democratic Socialists of America
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : In a country with a large historical and current share of emissions, recent climate inaction and political upheaval have disallowed substantial social-environmental reforms from being endorsed. This thesis critically examines the current cycle of contention in the United States by classifying the Sunrise Movement and the Democratic Socialists of America as social movement organizations through the lens of social movement theory with a goal to identify successes and understand how the movement could increase the viability of democratic socialism in America and make governmental climate action inevitable. READ MORE
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24. The Hate U Give and Interpretive Communities : How Young Adult Fiction Can Strengthen a Political Movement
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : In the wake of the guilty verdict of George Floyd’s murderer, police officer Derek Chauvin, there is hope for change in the pattern of police brutality against black people in the United States. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was published three years prior to George Floyd’s death, in 2017, and is a realistic fictional novel in the young adult genre that has gained attention for its relevant contribution in the debate of racism and police violence, as the fictional victim Khalil Harris, an unarmed black teenager, does not receive the same justice as George Floyd. READ MORE
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25. The Curious Case of Universal Basic Income
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This research focuses on universal basic income (UBI) and what potential societal effects an implementation of such a benefit could have. While many opinionated papers circulate within the academic debate, this thesis tries to systematically bring together, interpret and critically evaluate the scientific publications that are relevant to the analysis of the implementation of UBI. READ MORE
