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1. 1. Cultural Appropriation in Games : A Comparative Study Between Far Cry 3 (2012), Overwatch (2016) and Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Tova Svensson; [2017]
   Keywords : Computer games; character design; cultural appropriation; cultural exploitation; datorspel; karaktärsdesign; kulturell appropriering; kulturell exploatering;

   Abstract : This thesis is a comparative study between Far Cry 3 (2012), Overwatch (2016) and Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) to determine how game developers appropriate minority cultures in character design. The character designs are compared to the cultures of origin to determine whether they have been appropriated and to what extent. READ MORE

3. 2. “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.” (Lev 18:22, 20:13) – Come again?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Gamla testamentets exegetik

   Author : Simon Hedlund; [2016]
   Keywords : Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 20:13; homosexuality; cultural appropriation; hermeneutics; Old Testament; Hebrew Bible; male same-sex; bans; third book of Moses; Holiness Code; implications; Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 20:13; homosexualitet; kulturell appropriering; hermeneutik; Gamla testamentet; Hebreiska Bibeln; samkönat sex; förbud; tredje Mosebok; Helighetslagen; implikationer;

   Abstract : This paper investigates Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 from the perspective of the hermeneutical implications of their historical context appropriated into a modern contextual understanding and possible application. To do this, four prominent historical theories (relating the ban to procreation, idolatry, against nature/the order of creation, and Canaanite practices) of the origin of the verses, and the ban therein, are chosen to be analysed. READ MORE