Essays about: "comics thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words comics thesis.

  1. 1. Heroes for Change or Systems for Change? Is it time to reject heroism discourse? : A critical eye into a comic edutainment on SDGs

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

    Author : Aisha Al-Daour; [2021]
    Keywords : Citizenship Education; Universalism; Post-colonialism; Comics; Superheroes; Semiotics;

    Abstract : This study seeks to extend observations on critical citizenship education by examining what the edutainment Comics Uniting Nations, which presents the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), may tell us about the UN view of imagined agency and citizenship, and subsequently, its broader view of development. Given that the SDGs’ message within the comics targets a global audience, the research work in this thesis puts the comic Heroes for Change to the test by surveying how the minority community in Gaza, occupied Palestine feel and situate themselves in the SDGs’ universal message. READ MORE

  3. 2. Interacting with comics in digital spaces: Exploration into the intersection between interaction design and digital comics

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Lucas Stenberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Digital comics; interaction-driven design; Sketching; Infinite canvas; Interaction design;

    Abstract : Comics have been around for centuries and have had different culturalmeanings depending on era, genre and country. Toward the end of the 20thcentury and the start of the 21st century, we experienced the rise of theinternet as well as the normalization of home computers and with that,comics also started inhabiting the digital space. READ MORE

  4. 3. The myth of ACGN nationalism in China : animation, audiences, and nationalism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Yunyi Liao; [2020]
    Keywords : ACGN nationalism; nationalism; animation; audiences; fans; youth; subculture; myth; Ne Zha; Chinese animated films; China; everyday nationalism; online and offline; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the prevalence of nationalism in the reception of Chinese animated films. One example of this is the widely-circulated online expression of ‘the rise of Chinese animation’ by engaged audiences and fans. The term ‘ACGN nationalism’ (erciyuan minzu zhuyi) has been coined to describe this phenomenon in previous research. READ MORE

  5. 4. Black Metal, Ecology and Contemporary Nihilism

    University essay from Kungl. Konsthögskolan

    Author : Mary Furniss; [2020]
    Keywords : Black Metal Theory; Ecology; Nihilism; Bataille; Nietzsche; Doomer; Chaos Magick; Chaos Comic; Painting;

    Abstract : Abstract 1: Master Thesis - Investigating the relationship between the aesthetics of Black Metal and its ecological and nihilistic implications with contemporary painting, comics and Chaos Magick spiritual practice. Abstract 2: Documentation of solo exhibition titled Zurbaráns' Dream. READ MORE

  6. 5. #selfie : A self-reflective venture into the realms of Instagram

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Johanna Meier; [2018]
    Keywords : Instagram; autoethnography; collaborative research; illustration;

    Abstract : The autoethnographic research project #selfie investigates the effects of the social media platform Instagram on the well-being of users aged 15–28 years. It focuses on the physical, psychological and psychosocial aspects of this user group’s behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. READ MORE