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  1. 1. Constructing Heroes and Villains : Identifying Narratives in the Ukrainian Defence’s Social Media Presence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lydia Holmén; [2023]
    Keywords : digital diplomacy; nation branding; security branding; narrative; security narrative;

    Abstract : This paper examines the narratives that Ukraine is telling through their official Defence of Ukraine account on X, and what the implications of those narratives are. At the time of this study, a conflict is taking place in Ukraine after the invasion of Russia on Ukrainian territory. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Anneli Perijäinen; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative criminology; presidential speech; conflict; war; emotion; threat; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tragic Tales of ‘Victims’ and ‘Villains’ – A Study on Narratives and Emotions in Danish Rape Trials

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Kristine Louise Kristensen; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative; trial; rape; emotion; genres; story characters; rape myths; court ethnography; Law and Political Science; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Given the fact that rape is difficult to prove in court and trials primarily are based on the defendant’s word against the plaintiff’s, it becomes highly significant to study the narratives about rape presented in criminal trials. This thesis is an ethnographic-inspired study conduct-ed in Danish courts from January to May 2023. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Representation of Perpetrators in the Netherlands : A Case Study of Dutch Memorial Museums about the Second World War

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Eva Britt van Es; [2023]
    Keywords : Holocaust; genocide; perpetrators; memory culture; The Netherlands;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the texts and audio-files of the exhibitions of the Dutch memorial museums about the Second World War to understand how perpetrators have been represented. In a social constructionist approach on cultural memory and heritage it can be argued that memorial museums are institutions which partake in the processes of cultural memory and heritage during which a reconstruction of the past is developed which can be connected to the values of the current society. READ MORE

  6. 5. DIVING INTO RĀMĀYAṆA: : SITĀ & SURPANAKHĀ OF VALMIKI'S RĀMĀYAṆA COMPARED WITH ORAL NARRATIONS OF RĀMĀYAṆA BY PAULA RICHMAN

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Hirumali Rachel Brickner Ekanayake; [2023]
    Keywords : Rāmāyaṇa; Sitā; Śūrpanakhā; Valmiki; Oral Traditions; Andhra Pradesh; Brahmin women;

    Abstract : The present study is completely a literature study, where the limelight has been on Rāmāyaṇa. Focusing on the Rāmāyaṇa written by Valmiki and comparing it to the oral tradition (songs) from Andhra Pradesh, sung by Brahmin women presented in Paula Richman’s book Many Ramayanas (1991); The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia. READ MORE