Essays about: "pop culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words pop culture.

1. 1. Circumventing censorship : a multimodal critical discourse analysis of the Bulgarian satirical newspaper Pras Press

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

   Author : Elena Hristova; [2023]
   Keywords : political satire; political cartoons; censorship; Bulgaria; public sphere; multimodal critical discourse analysis; Pras Press; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the role of political satire in the Bulgarian public sphere through the case of the satirical newspaper Pras Press. The bi-weekly publication is centered around political cartooning and reports on public affairs issues from pop culture to current events. READ MORE

3. 2. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Ulf Benjaminsson; Danielle Unéus; [2023]
   Keywords : discourse analysis; video game addiction; moral panic; moral entrepreneurs; Owe Sandberg; Patrik Wincent; youth culture; juvenism; forced treatment; Sweden;

   Abstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE

4. 3. Movie-ing Forward: Climate Change Narratives and Imaginaries in Children’s Animated Films

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Jennifer Tenorio De Figueiredo Gabell; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability Science; Climate Change; Climate Imaginaries; Pop-Culture Children s Films; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Children primarily learn about climate change (CC) through media, including children’s films. Films can influence emotions, shaping perceptions and actions regarding CC. However, research focusing on media narratives consumed by children is lacking, leaving a significant knowledge gap. READ MORE

5. 4. “Eden to Hell in the Space of a Few Seconds” : an ecocritical and postcolonial analysis of Alex Garland’s The Beach

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Hanna Strömberg; [2022]
   Keywords : The Beach; postcolonial ecocriticism; utopia; wilderness; pastoral;

   Abstract : This essay analyzes the cultural concepts of wilderness, utopia, and the pastoral in relation to The Beach from ecocritical and postcolonial perspectives. Evidently, the pastoral is critical in shaping the Western idea of wilderness, and the utopistic mindset plays an equally crucial role in wilderness gazing. READ MORE

6. 5. The Pursuit of Museum Sustainability : Investigating sustainability for museum databases in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Martin Karlsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Museum; databases; museum sustainability; sustainable development; Swedish museums; sustainability pillars;

   Abstract : Introduction: This case study with a qualitative phenomenological perspective investigates the relationships between museum databases in Sweden and the four pillars of museum sustainability, the Economic environment, the Social Environment, the Natural Environment, and the Cultural Environment. With the help of 33 indicators developed to measure museum sustainability, this study investigated which indicators museum databases could affectand how they are connected in order to identify what factors there are related to sustainability for museum databases. READ MORE