Essays about: "humanism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 40 essays containing the word humanism.

  1. 6. Can Video Game's Invincible Protagonist Beat Capitalism? : A political genealogy through Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, and Disco Elysium

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Leo Springfield; [2022]
    Keywords : Video Games; Capitalism; Capitalist Realism; Science Fiction; Marxism; Politics; Deconstructionism; Post-Humanism; Creativity; Nietzsche;

    Abstract : The thesis is a meta-narrative discourse regarding the subversion in the representation of late capitalist realism. Through a post-humanist Marxist perspective, it connects three video game industry’s favorites with the ultimate question of capitalism: Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, and Disco Elysium‪‬. READ MORE

  3. 7. Books & Bricks : a case study on the role of media in library design

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Katharina W M de Burger; Elin Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Library design; library interior layout; media technologies; material media theory; actor network theory; post humanism; case study;

    Abstract : Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att illustrera vilka effekter olika medietyper och medieteknologier har på biblioteksutformning samt på vilket sätt. Detta undersöks genom två grupper av frågeställningar där den ena fokuserar på medieteknologier som en aktör i ett nätverk och den andra hänvisar till medieteknologiers placering och effekten därav. READ MORE

  4. 8. Utopia Between Ciceronian Humanism and Imperialism

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Mohamad Almokhllati; [2021]
    Keywords : Imperialism; Humanism; Cicero; More; Utopia;

    Abstract : The premise of this thesis is to show how imperialism is an extension of Ciceronian humanism in More’s Utopia. Core Ciceronian premises, such as rhetoric and the vita activa in relation to imperialism are explored. READ MORE

  5. 9. Evil Monsters and Machines : A Techno-Orientalist Perspective on Threat Perception in the United Kingdom

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Lisa Bergsten; [2021]
    Keywords : techno-orientalism; orientalism; security; threat perception; United Kingdom; China; discourse analysis; poststructuralism;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at the construction of China as a security threat in the United Kingdom, through the theoretical lens of techno-Orientalism. The main argument is that techno-Orientalist ideas influence the Western perception of China as a security threat, which leads to the creation of certain fears regarding China which affects the identity creation of both the United Kingdom and China. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Question of Agency: A Postcolonial Approach to the Political Discourse on Surrogacy in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Molea Jung; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore how the agency of women who take part in surrogacy arrangements is addressed in the political discourse on surrogacy in Sweden. Surrogacy is and remains a both controversial and ethically complex issue that is intensely discussed on the public agenda in Sweden. READ MORE