Essays about: "imagined community"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words imagined community.

  1. 11. Chinese Digital Diasporic Media and The Shaping of Identity: The Case of UKzone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Yihan Qiu; [2020]
    Keywords : China; Chinese media; Diaspora; Digital diaspora; WeChat; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The expansion of Chinese media’s global influence has attracted many attentions around the world. When scholars focus on describing how the state-owned media extend beyond borders to reach audience around the globe, the long-existed Chinese diasporic media overseas are lack of discussion. READ MORE

  3. 12. Revival of the Cambodia’s music as a form to sustain national identity : a case study of SmallWorld SmallBand in producing authentic songs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Sophornna Chea; [2020]
    Keywords : national identity; cultural identity; authenticity; revival; cultural citizenship; youth culture; social media; imagined community; media studies; production studies; music studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis critically examines the experiences of young artists in Cambodia’s music industry with regard to their experiences of incorporating traditional instruments and genres into music-making processes. The investigation is based on a case study of an original music band known as SmallWorld SmallBand, which is one of the leading bands in Cambodia. READ MORE

  4. 13. Breaking The Fourth Wall : a case study of racial representations in The Bachelor franchise

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Elodie Mumhoreze; [2020]
    Keywords : Reality TV; The Bachelor; Race; Representation; Diversity; Stereotype; Whiteness; Other; Social Imaginary; Irony Bribe; Engagement; Audience Reception; Podcast; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2002, ABC aired the first season of its new reality TV dating show, The Bachelor. Almost 20 years later, The Bachelor franchise has become a cultural phenomenon that is integral to the popular culture zeitgeist. READ MORE

  5. 14. Latvian Language Policy : Unifying or Polarizing? Reconstructing the Political Debate on Language Reform in the Latvian Education System

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Samuel Holm; [2020]
    Keywords : Latvia; language policy; nationalism; imagined community; national unity;

    Abstract : Languages are not just systems for communication, they are also often a marker of ethnic and/or national identity and sometimes a politically contentious issue. A country where this is the case is Latvia, which has a large Russian-speaking population. During the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Russian became the dominant language in public life. READ MORE

  6. 15. On Longing and Belonging: the promise of queer community in Berlin. : A qualitative study of queer loneliness and community building in Berlin

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Carolin Grimmer; [2020]
    Keywords : queer loneliness; queer community; queer city; queer history; chosen family; intersectionality;

    Abstract : Many queers are drawn to ‘the city’, as an (imagined) more progressive, and queered space. Its urbanity may offer anonymity as well as community. READ MORE