Essays about: "narrative power"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 229 essays containing the words narrative power.

  1. 1. Writing Your Way out of a Cage : Agency and Dehumanization in Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Alberto Ramos Vicario; [2024]
    Keywords : antiracism; slavery; American history; assimilationism; agency; discourse; antirasism; slaveri; amerikansk historia; assimilationism; agency; diskurs;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the conceptualization of agency as a form of resistance against dehumanizing slavery discourses present in the narrative The Underground Railroad (2016) by Colson Whitehead. For the historical contextualization and the theoretical background, the scholarly work Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi is used. READ MORE

  3. 2. Geralt's Third Sword : Representation of sex in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Lynn Lynn Angerer; Mette Christiansen; [2023]
    Keywords : Gazes; Reward; Sex; The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt; Video Game; Women;

    Abstract : This paper examines the representation of sex in the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in terms of quest design, narrative, and sex scenes. Examining this topic is relevant to identifying misogynistic tropes in games and finding out where the portrayal of sex might be lacking or even harmful, for designers as well as consumers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring the Power of Narratives: Shaping Sustainable Consumption of Plant-Based Food

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    Author : Alice Emanuelsson; Lisa Gustafsson; Märta Jacobsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable food consumption; Cultural branding; Plant-based foods; Seafood industry; Narratives;

    Abstract : Background: The current unsustainable situation of the seafood industry requires innovative solutions and there is an opportunity for companies to provide consumers with plant-based options which would enable them to eat seafood without harming the oceans. However, there are still several barriers keeping consumers from choosing plant-based products, such as limited knowledge, social norms, and cultural settings. READ MORE

  5. 4. Community Power : The Story of How to Become a Driving Spirit of a Community Energy Project

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Pia Kerkeling; Sandra Kettemann; [2023]
    Keywords : energy community; energy transition; storytelling; narrative analysis; entrepreneurial leader; driving spirit;

    Abstract : Community energy projects have such a fire burning inside of them. This often originates from or is at least fueled by the people in charge - let us call them driving spirits. READ MORE

  6. 5. Risk Implications of Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Implementations: the Case of the Nordics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Denis Mijolović; [2023]
    Keywords : Small Modular Nuclear Reactors; Nuclear Energy; Energy Policy; Energy Transition; Risk Management; Scandinavian Energy Strategy;

    Abstract : Climate change is no novelty – we witness its disastrous impact more and more by each day. Although we already started envisaging a future where the vitality of our societies is derived not from conventional fossil fuels, but from a sophisticated, clean, and steadfast energy source – the latest benchmarks tracked by leading global energy agencies show grim performance, thereby calling for an intervention. READ MORE