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  1. 1. An anthem for Europe: Comparing historical appropriations of Beethoven's Ode to Joy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Dominic Tscherny; [2023]
    Keywords : Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; political appropriation of music; Žižek’s empty container; historical narrative; political symbolism; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Since its composition two centuries ago in 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) has been heralded the world over not only as a great work of art, but also as a symbol of political importance. In Germany, it was lionised as the embodiment of a national spirit, first during the Franco-Prussian war, then as a prize of the Nazi repertoire; in Rhodesia, it became the national anthem of a far-right white ethno-state, while on the far-left, it occupied a rare position of Western revolutionary music in China. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ni Dios, Ni Patria, Ni Amo : A study on the Spanish Anarchist ideology from 1868 to 2023

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Lucía Blázquez Marttínez; [2023]
    Keywords : Anarchism; Spain; Spanish Anarchism; Syndicalism; Michael Freeden; Ideology; Ideological analysis;

    Abstract : Anarchism is an ideology based on the working-class consciousness and its aim is to destroy any authoritarian institution and to live horizontally. In the Spanish context, Anarchism had a strong presence primarily during the three first decades of the 1900’s. READ MORE

  4. 3. The One China Problem? - The Diplomatic Recognition of the Republic of China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Wilma Salmenjaakko; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Why have some countries decided to recognize Taiwan despite majority of the countries maintain official ties with China? The thesis aims to investigate the reasons behind (non) recognition of Taiwan. In order to answer to the research question, the research applies a comparative case study looking at the United States and Guatemala and their actions towards Taiwan and what could explain them. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Imagining the Metaverse Worlds : The Perspectives of Meta and Indonesians

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Hamzah Dzikri Fadliansyah; [2022]
    Keywords : actor-network theory; civic imagination; digital technology; Indonesia Indonesian tech workers; mediatization; Meta; metaverse; postdigital; science and technology studies; sociotechnical imaginaries; technological convergence; transmedia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : On October 28, 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced the rebranding of Facebook to Meta through a keynote video uploaded on Meta’s official YouTube channel. The keynote video contains Meta’s new vision to build an immersive extended reality world called metaverse. However, the idea of the metaverse is contested. READ MORE