Essays about: "elastic media"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words elastic media.

1. 1. ”The shrieking of nothing is killing me” : Representations of society of the spectacle and hyperreality in David Bowie’s lyrics

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Mariann Gabrielsson; [2023]
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   Abstract : This text explores how the lyrics of David Bowie can be applied as supporting the critique against hyperreality and society of the spectacle, as articulated by Guy Debord and Jean Baudrillard. This is done by focusing on three questions: 1) what elements in Bowie’s lyrics support Debord and Baudrillard, 2) how can these elements function to portray Bowie as primarily a sociologist and secondly an artist, and 3) what are the benefits of using fiction (in this case lyrics) as empirical material? From a theoretical framework building on Debord’s society of the spectacle and Baudrillard’s focus on hyperreality, I will apply a two-folded methodology of sociology through literature and socio-poetics. READ MORE

3. 2. Predicting and Explaining Customer Churn for an Audio/e-book Subscription Service using Statistical Analysis and Machine Learning

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Kajsa Barr; Hampus Pettersson; [2019]
   Keywords : Statistics; Machine learning; customer churn; random forest; logistic regression; Statistik; Maskininlärning; random forest; logistisk regression; kundbortfall;

   Abstract : The current technology shift has contributed to increased consumption of media and entertainment through various mobile devices, and especially through subscription based services. Storytel is a company offering a subscription based streaming service for audio and e-books, and has grown rapidly in the last couple of years. READ MORE

4. 3. RegressionModeling from the Statistical Learning Perspective - with an Application toAdvertisement Data

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Max Öwall; [2018]
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   Abstract : Advertising on social media, and on Facebook in specific, is a global industry from which the social media platforms get their biggest revenues. The performance of these advertisements in relation to the money invested in the advertisement can be measured in the metric cost per thousand impressions (CPM). READ MORE

5. 4. Modeling and Analysis of the Shot Peening Process : a Study of the Residual Stresses in an Insert using the Finite Element Method

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för maskinteknik (MT)

   Author : Hamid Torkaman; [2018]
   Keywords : Shot peening; Residual stresses; Cutting tool inserts; Post-coating treatment; Coated cemented carbide;

   Abstract : Cutting tool inserts are often coated with thin layers either through chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes. In order to have a better wear resistance cutting tools are mostly subjected to post-coating treatment processes. READ MORE

6. 5. Öresundsidentitet - En studie om regional identitet och identitetsskapande i en transnationell kontext

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Karolina Hellqvist; [2017]
   Keywords : Öresund residents; regional identity; social anthropology; boundary; transnationalism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Öresund region, or Greater Copenhagen as it also is represented as, is a cross-border region connecting Skåne with Copenhagen. Political initiatives have forced development towards a more integrated region with one regional identity. READ MORE