Essays about: "reappropriation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word reappropriation.

1. 1. Digital Wars: #GuacamayaLeaks and the rise of hacktivism in technopolitics : A netnography to understand the complexity of digital communication processes.

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Communication, Culture and Diversity (CCD); Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Jönköping University/Sustainability Education Research (SER)

   Author : Viviana Levet; [2023]
   Keywords : hacktivism; technopolitics; netnography; information flows; gatekeeping; communication ecologies; digital media; social media; network society;

   Abstract : This master thesis explores the dynamics of information flows between the hacktivist group Guacamaya, media outlets and social media users. The study aims to understand the role of various social actors within the digital space such as media outlets, journalists, bots, and trolls, in shaping public opinion and the overall effectiveness of the group's communication activities. READ MORE

3. 2. “Pardon me if I don't weep for your victimhood” : examining the aftermath of deplatformization through influential far-right activists’ framing and alliance-building on Telegram

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

   Author : Klara Avsec; [2023]
   Keywords : Moderation; deplatformization; far right; frame analysis; collective identity; alliance-building; Telegram; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the social unfolding of the recent deplatformization of the far-right extremes on Telegram. Leaving prior approaches to moderation behind, this study asks questions around how moderation imprints itself on the complex terrain of meaning and practice, interacts with intensified reflexiveness of the social agents, and leaves affected collectivities changed in unanticipated ways. READ MORE

4. 3. Securing Liminal Space : An Intimate Approach

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Felicia David Reppen; [2017]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis derives from the comprehension that liminality has the potential for new social relations to form towards new social conditions. With an intimate approach and a deeper understanding of oneself, we can reach a more sensible understanding of others, which can bridge preconceived borders consisting of seemingly different realities that make the city a whole. READ MORE

5. 4. You Call me a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing : A Study into the Current Use and Semantic Properties of the Noun Bitch

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Vanja Elizabeth Liv Vinter; [2017]
   Keywords : lexical semantics; semantic prosody; semantic change; corpus linguistics; reappropriation;

   Abstract : This paper analyses and discusses the present-day use of the noun bitch, as the term in contemporary usage seems to have started to deviate from the lexical definition. Traditionally considered an insult when applied to a woman, bitch has recently started being used as a self-imposed label rather than an applied one. READ MORE

6. 5. Yoga and the Pedagogy of Enlightenment : Exploring the role of the modern Yoga teacher

   University essay from Pedagogiska institutionen

   Author : Maya Eliasson; [2013]
   Keywords : Hatha Yoga; Pedagogy; Teacher role; Yoga teacher; Hermeneutics;

   Abstract : This study inspired by a hermeneutic premise, aims to explore the role of the modern Yoga teacher and the pedagogy employed by individuals who teach Yoga. Yoga is here acknowledged as a vast concept; this paper regards the Ashtanga as composed by Shri Patanjali in 400B.C. as a possible definition of Yoga. READ MORE