Essays about: "signifier"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the word signifier.

1. 1. Antigender in 280 characters

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sofia Cognini; [2023]
   Keywords : Antigender; Nethnography; Twitter; Meloni; Salvini; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the past years, antigenderism has become a growing coalition that has moved from being a monopoly of the Vatican to being picked up by Catholic associations and politicians, quickly reaching the general public. The word “gender” has become an empty signifier to attack queer and feminist agendas, sexual and reproductive rights but also gender studies scholars and courses. READ MORE

3. 2. Constructing Semiotic System : A Study of Traditional Chinese Woodblock New Year Pictures

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Jinyue Qian; [2023]
   Keywords : Chinese Woodblock New Year pictures; signs; signifier; signified; connotation; myth; semiotic system;

   Abstract : Traditional Chinese woodblock New Year pictures face the danger of being marginalized and disappearing in the context of industrialization and technological development. It is, therefore, imperative to conduct research on traditional New Year pictures to address this challenge. READ MORE

4. 3. On The Side of the Forest Owner: : A Discourse Analysis of the Swedish Reception of the EU ForestStrategy for 2030

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emil Olofsson; [2023]
   Keywords : EU Forest Strategy for 2030; Swedish Forest Policy; Discourse Analysis; Just Transitio;

   Abstract : The new EU Forest Strategy for 2030, one of the flagship initiatives of the European Green Deal, has put EU forest policy in a new expansionary phase with ambitious goals for future forest management in Member States. This thesis analyzes contestation over the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 in Sweden to understand how discursive representations of forests are interlinked with justice perceptions. READ MORE

5. 4. The renegotiation of Swedengate : A temporal and discursive examination of a viral phenomenon

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Felicia Lundstedt; [2023]
   Keywords : viral phenomenon; social media; discourse; articulation; floating signifier; antagonism; hashtag publics; nation branding;

   Abstract : This study examines the discursive development of the viral online phenomenon known by the hashtag #swedengate. Having originally revolved around Swedish dinner customs, the discussion and the meaning of ‘Swedengate’ soon came to encompass more serious themes, including various forms of criticism directed at Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. “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