Essays about: "Virtual Capital"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Virtual Capital.

1. 1. "Literally giving the main character vibes" – Examining Emotional Capital and Parasocial Relationships on YouTube

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Marta Kruhlinskaya; [2022]
   Keywords : emotional capital; parasocial relationships; mediated relationships; social media; YouTube; discourse theory; DTA; digital media; online communication; virtual sociality; emotionality;

   Abstract : In an ever-evolving social media landscape, online communication has become more prone to the revelation of our affective states. In this study, I investigate how iterations of emotional capital, an extension of Pierre Bourdieu’s four forms of capital, shape social interaction in mediated relationships on YouTube, a platform that fosters a participatory culture. READ MORE

3. 2. Everything, By Everyone: An archival perspective on the preservation of Flash media

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

   Author : Aiden Kvarnström; [2022]
   Keywords : Adobe Flash; archives; archival science; digital media; digital preservation; Homestuck; Internet; Internet content; Newgrounds; software; virtual communities; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis examines and evaluates different ways of preserving media reliant on the now defunct Adobe Flash technology. The purpose is dual; both to examine and evaluate Flash preservation from an archival point of view, and to contribute to the existing research on Internet communities’ preservation initiatives. READ MORE

4. 3. Are you in the mood for a virtual fika? : A single-case study on Jönköping International Business School

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Organisation, Ledarskap, Strategi och Entreprenörskap

   Author : Felicia Schützler; Oscar Reis; [2021]
   Keywords : Organizational Culture; Culture; Remote Work; COVID-19; Virtual Work; Emotional Capital; Digital Fatigue; Relationships; Hallway Culture; Social Informal Interactions;

   Abstract : Background – Digitalization has enabled multiple opportunities, where one opportunity is working remotely. Remote work is a concept used to describe working conditions performed outside of the traditional office walls. READ MORE

5. 4. From commercial product to art piece: luxury in the search of virtual exclusivity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gvantsa Khabalashvili; Leyre Hermana García-Agulló; [2021]
   Keywords : luxury; luxury brand; art; artification; cultural capital; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Thesis purpose: The purpose is to identify what opportunities the approach to art on Instagram offers luxury brands to sustain their exclusivity in an age of mass production. Theoretical Perspective: Pierre Bourdieu’s (1984) cultural capital, legitimate culture and Kapferer and Bastien’s (2012) anti-marketing rules and the artification of luxury are the main sources of theory used to develop the analysis. READ MORE

6. 5. The Political Economy of Deforestation of the Northwestern Colombian Amazon

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning (BIG); Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Paula Andrea Sanchez Garcia; [2021]
   Keywords : Amazon; Colombia; power dynamics; political economy; hegemony;

   Abstract : The Amazon has experienced rapid forest loss in the past decades due to the growing colonization, infrastructure development and commercial agriculture expansion. Understanding the underlying social, political and economic drivers of deforestation is key to curb deforestation of the Amazon basin. READ MORE