Essays about: "spheres"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 344 essays containing the word spheres.

1. 1. Conjunction of the spheres. The struggle for hegemony in the English language online reception of Netflix adaption: The Witcher.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
   Keywords : Production reception; Hegemony; Discourse; Transmedia; Witcher; Fantasy; Polish Fantasy; Media literacy; Convergence culture; Fan-studies; Participation culture; Technical communication; Digital Role-Playing Games; Civic imagination; Netnography; ;

   Abstract : This essay uses the concepts of convergence culture, transmedia and hegemony, to understand the struggles within the English language reception to Netflix Tv production “The Witcher.” In order to help the reader, the essay presents the background to the larger Witcher franchise, as well as standard debates and issues within the fantasy genre, the role-playing-game genre and convergence culture. READ MORE

3. 2. Can Theological Semiotics Reconcile Nature and Culture? Nathan Lyons’ Semiotic Imaginary in Dialogue with Christology

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Elias Kjörk; [2024-02-02]
   Keywords : Natur; Rowan Williams; Kristologi; Kultur; Nathan Lyons; Bruno Latour; Semiotik;

   Abstract : Abstract The philosopher of science Bruno Latour believes modernity is premised on the division of nature and culture into distinct spheres. In response to the problems this division poses, he has suggested a theoretical imaginary that promotes technological “hybrids” as a bridge between them. READ MORE

4. 3. A qualitative study of foreign aid and China’s role in economic and human development in Zambia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Sue-Ellen Njekwa Ryberg; [2024-01-26]
   Keywords : Zambia; foreign aid; development; dependency; debt trap; Chinese loans;

   Abstract : The precedent of unrivaled lending in Zambia, to a great degree, and courtesy to the World Bank, has generated a normative and financial frame that puts forward economic prosperity as only being made manifest through lending in perpetuality. Zambia has in recent decades found itself in between both West and East spheres of power in terms of foreign aid and this has had an impact on its development. READ MORE

5. 4. Local History Awareness : And its Influence on Young People in a Post-Communist Region

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Marwan M. Hassan; [2024]
   Keywords : local history; place attachment; regional affiliation; regional pride; civic engagement; social trust; regional identity; mobile learning; mobile website; post-communist communities; retrospective qualitative interviews; Eberswalde; East Germany;

   Abstract : This project explores the impact of a mobile website (MWS) designed to enhance knowledge and interest in local history among residents of Eberswalde as a sample for an Eastern German post-communist city. It aims to strengthen the sense of regional identity and attachment, potentially affecting their decision to remain in or leave the region. READ MORE

6. 5. The Miraculous growth of the Asian Tigers - how do values contribute to development? A qualitative study on the role Asian values had on the Asian miracle

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amadou Toure Bagayegou; [2023-09-20]
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   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to highlight the role and effect values had on the miraculous growth conducted in East-asia, more specifically the role Asian values had on the Four Asian Tigers. The growth that occurred during the later part of the twentieth century in these states was conducted in such a pragmatic and successful manner that the understanding of how was a poignant factor in development studies. READ MORE