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  1. 1. Flexible Organizational Structures of the Digitally Mediated Collective Actor - A Case of the Shame Movement in Georgia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Darejan Tsurtsumia; [2023]
    Keywords : Communication Constitutes Organization; CCO; Collective Action; Structures; Digital Media; Georgia; Shame Movement; Social Movements; Logic of Connective Action; Flexible Organisational Structures; Protest Transformation; Gavrilov s Night; Georgian Dream; Private Facebook Group; Rallies; Non-human agency; Four Flows Framework; Solidarity; Citizenism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent scholarship has challenged the notion that digital tools alone can sustain a social movement, emphasizing instead the importance of collective identity and organizational structures. However, there is still limited understanding of how organizational structures emerge and transform in a social movement. READ MORE

  3. 2. ChatGPT: Changing Education, One Prompt at a Time, A quantitative study of factors influencing students' usage of ChatGPT

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Tess Brodin; Julia Lundberg; [2023]
    Keywords : ChatGPT; Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology; Performance Experienced; Creativity;

    Abstract : An AI tool that has gained massive media attention in the past months is the language model ChatGPT. The rapid adoption of the tool by students made the authors of this study curious about exploring the chatbot further, using technology adoption theory. READ MORE

  4. 3. Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Anastasia Bos; Lycke Förell; [2023]
    Keywords : Book; Exhibition; Post-humanism; Limestone; Quarry; Storytelling; Narrative; Landscape; Exploration; Non-human;

    Abstract : This book, Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration, collects the process and proposals of our thesis, responding to the question: How can critical post-humanist philosophy, using stories as a tool, enhance our understanding of architecture and activate narratives in limestone quarries? We view the limestone quarries on Gotland as an example of humans’ relationship with nature: we take what we want and leave. Although significant for the industry, the quarries are troublesome from an ecological perspective. READ MORE

  5. 4. Anita: The Story of a Bad Film : The cultural life of Torgny Wickman’s 1973 sex film

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Jason Carter; [2023]
    Keywords : Anita; Torgny Wickman; Swedish Sin; Cult Film; Sex Film; Pornography; Swedish film heritage;

    Abstract : Anita  (Torgny Wickman 1973) is a typical example of a film produced as part of a wave of Swedish softcore sex films created with an eye on the substantial overseas profits to be made in market curious to witness onscreen Swedish Sin.  Following an extremely brief and limited release in Sweden the film disappeared from popular cultural perception until resurfacing in the late 1990s as an object of nostalgic cult curiosity. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sustainability in Action : Exploring Competences For Careers In Sustainability

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Pei-Hung Liang; Beatrice Pelizzari; [2023]
    Keywords : Action Competence; Awakening Moment; Confidence; Motivation; Sustainability Career; Sustainability Education; Skills;

    Abstract : In this thesis, we begin with a personal inquiry into “How can I make a sustainable impact?” and return to the moment when we discovered sustainability. Drawing on our personal background and reflection, we are curious to know "What competences are required for a career in sustainability?" To answer this question, we build our research upon the concept of Action Competence which articulates the necessary abilities to engage in solving sustainability issues. READ MORE