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  1. 1. ¿Quién dió la orden? Mediations for social change, affects and digital media

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Gisselle Vanessa Martín Chocontá; [2023]
    Keywords : Mediations; affects; digital media; social change; connective action; collective action; meaning-making; social movements; political agency; Twitter.; Mediaciones; afectos; medios digitales; cambio social; acción conectiva; acción colectiva; producción de sentido; movimientos sociales; agencia política; Twitter.;

    Abstract : In 2019,  Movice and CT created a mural that depicts faces of  high-ranking military officers who were in command when more than 6.000 civilians were killed by soldiers and were presented as guerilla members. READ MORE

  3. 2. Minimal Colour-based Social communication and meaning-making communication practices

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Fatemeh Bakhshoudeh; [2023]
    Keywords : Research Through Design RTD ; Social Interaction Design; Friction-based Design; Colour-based Interaction;

    Abstract : Advancements in technology have rendered social media an indispensable means of social communication. However, among the vast amount of data exchanged between users, there is often limited space for meaningful conversation and the cultivation of deeper interpersonal connections. READ MORE

  4. 3. Goggan, avocado plants and Stockholmskosher : Doing Jewishness in contemporary Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Nir; [2022]
    Keywords : Jewishness; Jewish experience; doing Jewishness; practice theory; lived religion; Jewish life in Sweden; youth;

    Abstract : This study seeks to understand how young Swedish Jews experience their Jewishness in contemporary Sweden. Many have tried to understand Jewishness through surveys. However, this study uses a qualitative approach as well as the lens of lived religion and theories of practice to move focus to how people do their Jewishness. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vertical Communication in Hierarchical Societies : The Khmer Rouge Model

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mercy A. T. Ananeh-Frempong; [2022]
    Keywords : communication; hierarchy; representation; Khmer Rouge; Cambodia;

    Abstract : This project employs qualitative content analysis (QCA) and secondary data to examine howNyamnjoh’s (2016, p. 25-29) analysis of vertical communication processes in hierarchical societies explains the social hierarchy and communication processes that manifested in Democratic Kampuchea (DK) under the rule of the Khmer Rouge (KR) between 1975-1979. READ MORE

  6. 5. Collaborative Writing Tasks with the Goal of Developing All-round Communicative Competence in L2 English

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Erik Vesterlund; Shvan Erfan Ali; [2022]
    Keywords : collaborative writing; secondary school; negotiation of meaning; LRE’s; ZPD; L2;

    Abstract : This study explores to what extent frequent language-related episodes aid language acquisition through collaborative writing tasks for L2 learners. Recent research drawingupon established theories such as Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, including the concepts of the zone of proximal development, the more knowledgeable other, and negotiation of meaning indicates that collaborative writing is beneficial for L2 learners (Watanabe & Swain, 2007; Storch, 2011; Swain & Watanabe, 2012). READ MORE