Essays about: "narrative cohesion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words narrative cohesion.

  1. 1. The Construction of the LVU Influence Operation : A Narrative Case Study on Influence Operations

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Pierre Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : influence operation; disinformation; psychological defence; sweden; social services; LVU; lvu; strategic narrative; hybrid threats; information influence; påverkanskampanj; desinformation; psykologiskt försvar; LVU; lvu; socialtjänsten; strategiska narrativ; fallstudie; hybridhot; säkerhetspolitik; informationspåverkan;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to give readers a more precise knowledge of how narratives in the information environment, mainly social media platforms, can be created and structured by agents of influence operations to subvert and influence a target audience. As a case study, the thesis focuses on the influence agent “Shuoun Islamiya”, as the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency pointed out, to be the initiator of the influence operation targeting Swedish Social Services and the LVU-act. READ MORE

  2. 2. What Role for Europe? : An analysis of the political discourse of the heads of state or government of the European Union on Twitter during the first thirty days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Camille Robert van Hees; [2023]
    Keywords : Europe; EU; political discourse analysis; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; Twitter;

    Abstract : On 24 February 2022, war returned to Europe, and the EU faced an enormous external crisis at its doorstep. As leaders' words and political discourse play a significant role during crises, it is crucial to study the reaction of EU leaders to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE

  3. 3. “I think about you every day, every night” : Experiences, acceptability and use of the Time Travel Method among Finnish and newly arrived migrant students in Ostrobothnia: A qualitative study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Ulrika Storbacka; [2020]
    Keywords : Culture; refugees; newly arrived; young; acculturation; mental health; the Time Travel method; social determinants of health;

    Abstract : Background Acculturation has effects on mental health outcomes among young newly arrived migrants and refugees. Innovative methods, such as the Time Travel Method, can help understand cultural heritage, contribute to improved acculturation and subsequently lead to positive individual as well as societal outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 4. Linguistic Patterns in 13 Reasons Why : A Study on Narrative Cohesion and Televisual Characterization in the Netflix Series 13 Reasons Why

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Maria Katarina Börjeson Martins; [2020]
    Keywords : telecinematic discourse; characterization; narrative cohesion;

    Abstract : The present study conducts a telecinematic discourse analysis of the popular Netflix series 13 Reasons Why and investigates how the linguistic performances of the main characters establish patterns, which provide the series a structure. The aim is todetermine how the series is structured linguistically and how distinct character identity is achieved through language. READ MORE

  5. 5. Using Coh-Metrix to investigate changes in student texts : Comparing student writing from 1999 and 2009

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Jennifer Törnqvist; [2015]
    Keywords : Coh-Metrix; Cohesion; Student writing; Text quality; Extramural English;

    Abstract : This study investigates Swedish students’ texts from two time periods: 1999 and 2009, in search of cohesive evidence indicating a change of quality influenced by the development of the Internet. The method used in this study is the application of a computational tool that provides measures of language and discourse called Coh-Metrix, which provides measures along several cohesion variables, including word concreteness, deep cohesion, verb cohesion and lexical diversity. READ MORE