Essays about: "Youth Culture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 88 essays containing the words Youth Culture.
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1. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE
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2. Memes Beyond Virality: An abductive thematic analysis on memetic communication in politically active youth, aged 18 to 27
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationAbstract : In this exploratory study, the communicative role of political memes and their influence on group dynamics are examined through an abductive research approach. The method involves semi-structured interviews with politically active individuals spanning the political spectrum. READ MORE
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3. Transforming Heterotopia : Exploring how Women Danmei Fans Explore Gender, Build Community, and Circumvent Censorship
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : Danmei fandom is a subcultural community of young women in China. In the context of strict online censorship in China, they engage in the practices of writing, sharing, and reading Danmei fanfic, which is fan secondary works that focuses on the romantic relationship between male characters in media content and popular culture productions. READ MORE
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4. Being young and navigating online cultures in an algorithmic media setting : A qualitative study of young-adults perception of mediated public shaming on TikTok
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : TikTok differs from how the media audience is used to seeing other social media platforms. When opening the app, the user does not see the friends you have decided to follow. Instead, you are faced with an algorithmically decided and never-ending feed of content personified individually for the specific user. READ MORE
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5. Can Art in Sustainability Education Challenge Marginalisation? Conversations with Youths and Practitioners in a European Context.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : Marginalisation is present in youth education for sustainability. Reducing marginalisation in youth education for sustainability is crucial in the field of human ecology since it strives to understand environmental and social justice. READ MORE