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  1. 1. 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

  2. 2. The Popular Phenomenon of YouTube Reaction Videos: A Case Study on ‘REACT’

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

    Author : Carolina Carrêlo; [2023]
    Keywords : YouTube; Reaction Video; Uses and Gratifications Theory; Voyeurism; Mediated Voyeurism;

    Abstract : A growing percentage of this content consists of reaction videos, a new type of user- generated content that has been on the rise within this social media platform, in which individuals record themselves reacting to any sort of content. This paper aims to explore the dynamics involved in this type of content, not only from the perspective of the creator but also from the angle of the viewer, to try and understand what leads to the popularity of these videos. READ MORE

  3. 3. '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 speldesign

    Author : Ulf Benjaminsson; Danielle Unéus; [2023]
    Keywords : discourse analysis; video game addiction; moral panic; moral entrepreneurs; Owe Sandberg; Patrik Wincent; youth culture; juvenism; forced treatment; Sweden;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 4. Who is “woman”? : A Discourse Analysis of IOC Transgender Recommendations that are Governing Women Bodies in Elite Sport

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Nada Parcina; [2023]
    Keywords : transgender; transwomen; International Olympic Committee; IOC transgender policies;

    Abstract : Abstract: The world of sport is a world of sex segregation. This is true both for the elite sport and for amateur sport. Only a handful of sport disciplines defy this norm. Historically, this segregation had roots in discrimination, sexism and chauvinism. READ MORE

  5. 5. Club Head Tracking : Visualizing the Golf Swing with Machine Learning

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Signaler och system

    Author : Fredrik Herbai; [2023]
    Keywords : Golf; Machine learning; Neural network; XGBoost; Interpolation; Deep learning; Data collection; Data augmentation;

    Abstract : During the broadcast of a golf tournament, a way to show the audience what a player's swing looks like would be to draw a trace following the movement of the club head. A computer vision model can be trained to identify the position of the club head in an image, but due to the high speed at which professional players swing their clubs coupled with the low frame rate of a typical broadcast camera, the club head is not discernible whatsoever in most frames. READ MORE