Essays about: "iceland society"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words iceland society.

  1. 1. 'Linguistic Panic' : Critical Discourse Analysis of the Icelandic Language Policy in Light of the Growing Immigrant Population in Iceland

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Sigurlaug Soffía Friðþjófsdóttir; [2022]
    Keywords : Linguistic homogeneity; multiculturalism; immigrants; national identity; Discourse Historical Approach DHA ; Critical Discourse Analysis CDA ; Iceland; language purism; language policy; nationalism; migrants;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyse the discourse surrounding the preservation of the Icelandic language in light of the growing immigrant population in Iceland. This is done by analysing and comparing two public language policies through the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis, more specifically Discourse Historical Approach. READ MORE

  3. 2. Anti-doping policy: : A comparative study of implementation in Iceland and Denmark

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)

    Author : Torgils Gunnarsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Anti-doping; Anti-doping policy; The Code; Governance; Good Governance; Power; Interconnections;

    Abstract : This study investigates the differences and similarities in implementation of anti-doping policy in Denmark and Iceland. Various anti-doping themes has been chosen to dig deeper into the implementation on policies between the two countries which are related to: Economy, Education, Testing and Investigation, International Cooperation, Fitness and Public Health and Research and Development. READ MORE

  4. 3. Assessing evolution of ice caps in Suðurland, Iceland, in years 1986 - 2014, using multispectral satellite imagery

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Alicja Miodonska; [2019]
    Keywords : remote sensing; multispectral satellite imagery; Landsat; Iceland; glaciers; ice caps; Geography; GIS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The study focuses on the application of multispectral satellite imageries in glaciological studies. It aims to assess how the Icelandic glaciers have evolved over the last decades (from the 1980s to 2014). The study area covers Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull ice caps located in Suðurland, Iceland. READ MORE

  5. 4. #Karlmennskan Raising awareness of toxic masculinity through hashtag activism in Iceland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : þórdis Ylfa Þórsdóttir; [2019]
    Keywords : Toxic masculinity; hashtag activism; social media; Twitter; Iceland; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on #Karlmennskan activism and experiences of participants in the activism. #Karlmennskan is a hashtag activism that started on Twitter in Iceland in March 2018. The main focus was to bring awareness to toxic masculinity and to show how it can be harmful to both men and women. READ MORE

  6. 5. Tourism in the age of mobile media : the mediatized tourist practices in Icelandic tourism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Hrefna María Pálsdóttir; [2019]
    Keywords : Tourism practices; Social media; Mobile media; The tourist gaze; Mediatization; Smartphones; Photographing; Photo sharing; Overtourism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Mediation processes are becoming increasingly salient in western society, and since tourism is one of the characteristics of modern societies the tourism practices follow this increase. The increasing emphasis on the visual as a prominent sense for our understanding of the physical world has led to increase desire for photography. READ MORE