Essays about: "essay on culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 196 essays containing the words essay on culture.

  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

  3. 2. Can Theological Semiotics Reconcile Nature and Culture? Nathan Lyons’ Semiotic Imaginary in Dialogue with Christology

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Elias Kjörk; [2024-02-02]
    Keywords : Natur; Rowan Williams; Kristologi; Kultur; Nathan Lyons; Bruno Latour; Semiotik;

    Abstract : Abstract The philosopher of science Bruno Latour believes modernity is premised on the division of nature and culture into distinct spheres. In response to the problems this division poses, he has suggested a theoretical imaginary that promotes technological “hybrids” as a bridge between them. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dual Cultural Influences and Career Paths: : Second-Generation Iranians in Sweden

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    Author : Khazar Amini; [2024]
    Keywords : Cultural Capital; Field; Habitus; Identity Formation; Iranian Culture; Second-generation Iranians in Sweden;

    Abstract : Nearly four decades after the peak influx of Iranian immigrants to Sweden around 1985-1990, recent academic inquiry has begun to shift its emphasis towards their second generation. These individuals, born to parents who arrived during that period, are now achieving notable positions across various sectors of Swedish society. READ MORE

  5. 4. CURSED HORROR FILMS - A film analysis of ‘dangerous’ films within moving media

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Iris Landar Lygren; [2023-04-26]
    Keywords : Horror; film studies; spectatorship; moral panics;

    Abstract : Within the field of horror films there is a subcategory of films and videos revolving around fictional horror films claimed to be ‘dangerous’ to the public. These works often relate to discussions around moral panics and spectatorship as well as historical viewpoints on the horror genre. READ MORE

  6. 5. Att få politiken på kroken : en etnografisk studie över hur åländska fiskare uppfattar och agerar i sitt yrke

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anni Holmström; [2023]
    Keywords : småskaligt fiske; Åland; habitus; redovisningskultur; alienation; den gemensamma fiskeripolitiken; säl; förädling;

    Abstract : Fisket har enligt tradition varit viktigt på Åland men är ett yrke som alltmer håller på att försvinna. Ökade utmaningar i form av begränsningar och regelverk, samt miljömässiga faktorer stramar åt fiskarnas olika möjligheter att bedriva deras näring. READ MORE