Essays about: "knowledge is power essay on study"

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  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. How Venture Capital Could Use Large Language Models to Screen Sustainability Impact Startups

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Måns Vilhelm Tivenius; Karl-Gustav Elf; [2023]
    Keywords : Large Language Models; Venture Capital; Impact Investing; Prompt Engineering; GPT-4; ChatGPT; Impact; Sustainability; Artificial Intelligence; Startup success; Impact startup; Impact measurement; Screening; AI for good; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study investigates the potential of large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to aid venture capitalists in the screening of startups that maximize sustainability impact. To determine the scope that maximizes impact for venture capitalists' and to identify effective screening criteria, the study utilized theoretical research and interviews. READ MORE

  4. 3. Den kriminella ungdomen, ansvaret och åtgärderna - En kritisk diskursanalys av några mediers syn på ungdomskriminalitet

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Khadra Hussein Saeed; Felicia Torres; [2023]
    Keywords : Media; discourse; crime; youth; juvenile delinquency; measures; critical discourse analysis; social constructivism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2022, juvenile delinquency has been extensively debated in Sweden. Young people as a group are the most criminally active and it is natural to focus on this group in the discussion of crime. The media has the power in spreading knowledge and influencing the public's view and perception of social problems. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impermanence of Norms : A Study of Fahrenheit 451 Based on Foucauldian Concepts

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Anna-Pia Backlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Episteme; Michel Foucault; Ray Bradbury; Fahrenheit 451; knowledge; ignorance; norms; power.  ;

    Abstract : In 1953 Ray Bradbury wrote the novel Fahrenheit 451. The plot is set in a fictional, North American future. READ MORE

  6. 5. Promoting Listening in the Public Sphere : Practitioner’s Perspectives in Malmö

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Caroline Ulvros; [2022]
    Keywords : political capabilities; public sphere; critical pedagogy; citizenship; conscientization; Iris Young; Susan Bickford; Markus Holdo; Irene Bloemraad;

    Abstract : This essay examines how projects aspiring to improve the democratic inclusion of minorities are intended to change how the majority society listens. Assuming that the recognition of marginalized individuals as political equals is central to social change, the recognition of their voices in public spheres is deemed crucial for empowerment. READ MORE