Essays about: "representation and mass media"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words representation and mass media.

1. 1. The Right Kind of Attention : a qualitative analysis of the ADHD community on Instagram

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

   Author : Elna Olofsson; [2023]
   Keywords : social media; ADHD; stigma; mental disorders; media representations; Instagram; qualitative interviews; content creators; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) has been a contentious disorder for years and incorrect beliefs and assumptions about the disorder are still common both in the medical community and the public’s perception. Previous research has exemplified this by demonstrating that the representation of ADHD in traditional mass media consists of few depictions and homogenous stereotypes. READ MORE

3. 2. Ukrainian Refugee Women as The Subject of Images and Discourses in Swedish and Ukrainian Media

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alina Perekrest; [2023]
   Keywords : Discourse analysis; refugees; media image; media representations; news media.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, resulted in a substantial displacement of people, most of whom were Ukrainian women and children. Given the vast number of Ukrainian refugees who have fled to other countries, the aim was to examine how the news media portrays their images and experiences. READ MORE

4. 3. ”Which way, western woman?” : An Intersectional Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis on the portrayals of women on YouTube web-TV channel ’Riks’

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Maria Kjellgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Nationalism; Intersectionality; Feminism; Critical Multimodal Discourse Analysis; Sweden Democrats; Social Media Studies; YouTube; Human Rights;

   Abstract : In Sweden, the web-TV channel Riks which is a media initiative on YouTube by nationalist political party Sweden Democrats, has gained popularity contributing to the normalization of nationalist discourses. The aim of this study is to analyze how the discursive and visual construction and representation of women on Riks are created in nationalist discourse. READ MORE

5. 4. Popular and Contextual Trans Representation : A Case Study of Normative Trans Representation in the Media

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

   Author : Kim Cannerstad; [2023]
   Keywords : Anti-gender ideology; Capitalism; ContraPoints; Disclosure; Gutsy; Tiffany Moore; Transfeminism;

   Abstract : This thesis represents an investigative critique of ethics in mass media representation of trans people. It advances its respective set of ethics regarding trans representation by critically examining how contemporary capitalist media produces a more "sanitized" trans representation that fails to reflect the material living conditions of the immense majority of trans people underneath the regime of capitalism. READ MORE

6. 5. The Portrait of a Homeland : An Analysis of the Image of Sweden and Swedish Poverty in the Swedish American Post, Year 1887

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Elin Williams; [2022]
   Keywords : Swedish American press; qualitative research; news journalism; communication for development; social change theory; representation theory;

   Abstract : In the late 1800’s, Sweden was undergoing a population growth and had experienced several crop failures. With the majority of the population being farmers, the migration to North America gave Swedish emigrants an economic opportunity that wasn’t available in the homeland. This resulted in a mass exodus. READ MORE