Essays about: "about essay"

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  1. 1. What’s the Point of State-of-Nature Models?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Adam Nyman; [2024-03-20]
    Keywords : theoretical philosophy;

    Abstract : Practical explanations are tools which aim to clarify the evolution and function of our conceptual practices. There is current discussion about how we ought to construct and interpret practical explanations, and more specifically if state-of-nature models are useful when doing this. READ MORE

  3. 2. Messages from the deep: A reception study of Denis Villeneuve's Dune

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Hegemony; Production Reception; Discourse; Dominant Negotiated Oppositional; Dune; Representation; Reception study; convergence culture; science fiction; participation culture; fandom;

    Abstract : This essay uses Pierre Bourdieus habitus, symbolic capital, Social fields, Stuart Halls representation theory and Encoding/Decoding system, as well as Henry Jenkins concept of convergence culture and media convergence, to conduct a reception study of Denis Villeneuves 2021 adaption of the science fiction movie Dune. The material collected for the reception study is collected in the form of reviews and features from experts in cinema, juxtaposed against material collected from YouTube in the form of reviews, reaction videos and video essays from social groups sectioned around cinephiles and science fiction fandom. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dagens och morgondagens hållbara landskapsarkitektur : klimatberäkning som vägvisare i designprocessen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Maria Cankalp; [2024]
    Keywords : klimatberäkning; klimatkalkyl; klimatdeklaration; landskapsarkitektur; 3D; 3D-modellering; parametrisk design; Rhinoceros; Grasshopper;

    Abstract : I dag är behovet av att hitta lösningar på klimatfrågan mer brådskande än någonsin och frågan kring hur vi ska rädda klimatet är en av de största i vår samtid. Senast 2045 ska Sverige inte ha några nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser. READ MORE

  5. 4. Conjunction monism : Humean scientific explanation explained

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Love Magnusson; [2024]
    Keywords : Laws of nature; Humeanism; Scientific explanation; Monism; Priority monism; Grounding;

    Abstract : Humeans say that laws depend on their instances. Another way of saying this is that the instances explain the laws. However, laws are often used in science to help explain these same instances. If this is true it appears as though the instances help explain themselves, which would be a serious problem for the Humeans (Miller, 2015, pp. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fences are like Ghosts are like Monuments : ephemeral social agreements under the neoliberal rule

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

    Author : Herkules Jansson; [2024]
    Keywords : territoriality; nationalism; fencing; bordering; monumentality; nationalist symbolism; nation building myths; memory production; Berzelii park; Raoul Wallenberg; territorialitet; nationalism; staket; gränsdragning; monumentalitet; nationalistisk symbolism; nationsbyggande myter; minnesproduktion; Berzelii park; Raoul Wallenberg;

    Abstract : This essay delves into the intricate dynamics of Berzelii Park, focusing on the interaction between the mesh fence constructed in 2016 and the Raoul Wallenberg monuments. It examines the fence as a nationalist monument, revealing its transformative impact on the communal space and highlighting its role in shaping memories, identity, and ideological conflicts within the urban landscape. READ MORE