Essays about: "leaning"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 119 essays containing the word leaning.

1. 21. Gender-responsive peacebuilding in a changing climate : A qualitative content analysis of strengths and weaknesses in National Action Plans.

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

   Author : Amanda Jangbrand; [2022]
   Keywords : climate change; gender; WPS Agenda; qualitative content analysis; vulnerabilities and capacities;

   Abstract : Climate change can exacerbate violent conflict, create risks to human security, and prevent conflict recovery and peacebuilding in different contexts. Climate change nor conflict is rarely fair and have been argued to have different impacts on gender. READ MORE

3. 22. Natural hazards as teachable moments? : A natural experiment-based study examining the effect of natural hazard exposure on individuals’ climate change concerns and willingness to adopt climate change-related actions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ida Hedenskog; [2022]
   Keywords : Natural hazard; hazard exposure; climate change concern; climate change action; natural experiment; t-test.;

   Abstract : Natural hazards are an important way for individuals to experience consequences of climate change. It has therefore been suggested that natural hazards could act as opportunities to increase individuals’ concerns about, and willingness to act on, climate change. The empirical evidence within the field is however mixed. READ MORE

4. 23. Scanlation vs. Official Translation : A Case Study on Tokyo Ghoul

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Sebastian Andersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Japanese-English translation; manga translation; domestication; foreignization; scanlation; Tokyo Ghoul;

   Abstract : When comparing official translations and scanlations (fan-translation) the discussion often leads to the method of translation, namely foreignization and domestication. This study seek out to compare the official translation, by Vizmedia, to the scanlation done by Twisted Hel Scans, of the manga Tokyo Ghoul. READ MORE

5. 24. Yakushima Glocal Art Project

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Andrew Alona Konrad Zoll; [2022]
   Keywords : Human Ecology; Glocality; Sustainability; Sense of Place; Participatory Art; Boundary Object; Japan; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Aface the crashing wave of the global climate crisis, humans are struggling to stay afloat. Building a raft of sustainable environmental ethics whilst swimming in the dark waters of unsustainable “modernity” requires a herculean effort. And yet, here we are. READ MORE

6. 25. Can algorithms translate the world? : A digital discourse analysis of Google Translate’s algorithmic agency in the translation of news reports

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Luana Candido Fleury; [2022]
   Keywords : Algorithmic agency; translation; bilingualism; Google Translate; U.S. Capitol; critical discourse analysis; recontextualization; appraisal; ideology; Global South.;

   Abstract : Google Translate’s mission is “to enable everyone, everywhere, to understand the world and express themselves across languages” (Pitman, 2021). But are algorithms capable of leading us beyond the translation of the word toward an understanding of the world? Computational linguistics research has been interested in assessing this kind of real-world effects of technology and invited other disciplines to join their effort. READ MORE