Essays about: "mad studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words mad studies.

  1. 1. Simulating Mobility of Large Population using Mobile Application Data

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Mattias Rydström; Diana Salim; [2024-01-23]
    Keywords : Human mobility; mobile application data; synthesize activity plans;

    Abstract : Understanding people’s travel patterns and knowing the frequency of their travel activities provide important insights for effective transport management and infrastructure planning. While traditional travel surveys have historically contributed to this valuable information, they come with shortcomings such as being expensive to collect, easily outdated, and having short time coverage. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Every Time You Call Me Crazy I Get More Crazy”: Sylvia Plath, Taylor Swift, and Confessional Performances

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Kajsa Reinholdsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sylvia Plath; Taylor Swift; biographical performativity; mad studies; mad theory; auto biography; confessional poetry; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the works and personas of Sylvia Plath and Taylor Swift and analyses the popular conflations of their real lives and their works. Jon Helt Haarder’s theory of biographical performativity is introduced to analyse the threshold aesthetics between reality and art and investigate the feedback loops between oeuvres andlives as well as the interpretation of these in the public sphere. READ MORE

  4. 3. Embedded Madness: Mad Narrators and Possible Worlds

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Eloise Brason; [2019]
    Keywords : Mad Narrators; Narratology; Postclassical Narratology; Possible Worlds Theory; Fictional Worlds;

    Abstract : Madness has long been a popular theme for literature, featuring as a trope of horror, mystery, tragedy and comedy genres in varying degrees of amplitude. The topic has provided a significant access point for analysing historical, socio-political and cultural issues as it addresses controversial themes of alienation and criminality as well as philosophical theories of perception and consciousness. READ MORE

  5. 4. Decision makers' use of Return on Marketing Investment metrics in the decision-making process

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Joanna Jönsson; Mikaela Zahn; [2018]
    Keywords : Return on Marketing Investment;

    Abstract : There is extensive literature written about how to calculate Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI) and its importance for marketing managers. However, there are not many studies made on how and when Return on Marketing Investment metrics are used in real life and if and how it is used to argue the value of a marketing activity. READ MORE

  6. 5. Identification of Novel Regulators of Mitochondrial Protein Quality Control

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi

    Author : My Bratbakken Lundvall; [2015]
    Keywords : Mitochondrial Quality Control; Oxidative Stress; Ubiquitin ligases; Ubiquitin; Yeast; Parkinson s Disease; Mitochondria; Paraquat; Oxidative Damage; Superoxides; tillämpad biokemi; applied biochemistry; Technology and Engineering; Chemistry; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Chronic pesticide exposure has been linked to several human diseases including cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease. Due to the potential risks to human health, the usage of pesticides has been a controversial topic. READ MORE