Essays about: "Visual representations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 154 essays containing the words Visual representations.

1. 1. National Heroes, Digital Soldiers, Vulnerable Children and all the Others: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Videos Communicating the QAnon Conspiracy Theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Cecilia Gatenheim; [2024-02-23]
   Keywords : conspiracy theory; far-right; emotions; video analysis; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the making of Us and Them in videos communicating the QAnon conspiracy theory, which have been circulating on online social forums. For this purpose, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis is used, together with Sara Ahmed’s cultural theory of emotions. READ MORE

3. 2. Fighting Stereotypes and Empowering Roma Youth through Participatory Film : A Case Study Based on a Participatory Film Project Conducted in the Roma Community in Glasgow, Scotland

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

   Author : Katarzyna Dlugosz; [2024]
   Keywords : communication for development; participatory video; video for social change; Roma; young people; self-representation; stereotype; community; transformation; empowerment;

   Abstract : The Roma community has long been subjected to negative stereotypes and misrepresentations in the public sphere, leading to discrimination and prejudice. Roma youth in Glasgow, Scotland, supported by the Roma-led organisation Romano Lav, have taken an active role in challenging these negative portrayals through a participatory film project. READ MORE

4. 3. POTENTIALS FOR LEARNING IN THE DESIGN OF DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Sonja Husgafvel; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Digital Textbooks; ; Multimodal Text Analysis; ; Semiotic Theory; ; Visual Grammar; ; Potentials for learning; ; History;

   Abstract : Purpose: The aim of this study was to enhance the knowledge of the learning potentials associated with the different designs of digital textbooks and their implications for the representation of historical content. More specifically, the analysis focused on four Finnish digital history textbooks, with the Winter War being selected as the specific learning unit due to its significant role in the history of Finland. READ MORE

5. 4. The Portrayal of the Dis/abled Migrant : A Thematic Analysis Comparing Self-Representation and Humanitarian Approach in Photography

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Maéva Brame; [2023]
   Keywords : migration; disability; photography; humanitarianism; photovoice;

   Abstract : While migrants and disabled people are often studied separately, this study examines the intersection of these two marginalized categories by investigating the construction of the dis/abled migrant's figure. The aim of this thesis is to understand the discourses at play in visual and textual representations of dis/abled migrants. READ MORE

6. 5. Ukrainian Refugee Women as The Subject of Images and Discourses in Swedish and Ukrainian Media

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alina Perekrest; [2023]
   Keywords : Discourse analysis; refugees; media image; media representations; news media.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, resulted in a substantial displacement of people, most of whom were Ukrainian women and children. Given the vast number of Ukrainian refugees who have fled to other countries, the aim was to examine how the news media portrays their images and experiences. READ MORE