Essays about: "superiority theory"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words superiority theory.

  1. 16. Exploring Theatre as a Medium for Change: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Measure for Measure in the Post #MeToo Era

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Gaudi Delgado Falcón; [2020]
    Keywords : Theatre; Social Change; Social Movements; Phenomenology; Gender; Intersectionality; Feminist Theory; Power; Worlding;

    Abstract : This paper identifies the discursive practices and power mechanisms in passages of Measure for Measure where certain characters are ruled by the belief of superiority of one over all others. It examines how gender norms are constituted, reproduced, and challenged by drawing on Judith Butler’s theories on gender as a performative act to explore how meaning is reproduced dialogically. READ MORE

  3. 17. What can cooperation in the Black Sea Region teach us about Securitization Theory

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alex Tanchev; [2019-09-26]
    Keywords : securitization; collective action; realism; Turkey; NATO; Russia; European Union; international cooperation; low-trust system; Black Sea Region; Eurasianism; Neo-Osmanism; soft power;

    Abstract : As a relatively new theoretical framework, Securitization Theory has been criticized for its descriptive, rather than explanatory, nature, lack of unified methodology and its limited transferability. By using the Black Sea Region as an empirical example, I offer a new perspective on the merits of Securitization Theory–namely that it should be seen as a step towards an integrated multidisciplinary approach that allows for a dialogue between different theoretical schools. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Day the Endowment Effect Went Missing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Anton Wrisberg; [2019]
    Keywords : endowment effect; cognition; seller buyer disparity; price; information; increased information paradigm; uncertain utilities; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The endowment effect, that people tend to value goods higher if owning them than if not, conflicts central economic principles. A new theory explains this price disparity by uncertain sellers’ and buyers’ strategic reliance on opposite borders of a spectrum of possible utilities of a good. READ MORE

  5. 19. Multi-period portfolio optimization given a priori information on signal dynamics and transactions costs

    University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteori

    Author : Jedra Yassir; [2018]
    Keywords : Multi-period portfolio optimization; portfolio selection; mean-variance optimization; return predictability; mean reverting processes; transactions costs; market impacts; stochastic optimal control.;

    Abstract : Multi-period portfolio optimization (MPO) has gained a lot of interest in modern portfolio theory due to its consideration for inter-temporal trading e effects, especially market impacts and transactions costs, and for its subtle reliability on return predictability. However, because of the heavy computational demand, portfolio policies based on this approach have been sparsely explored. READ MORE

  6. 20. Amiable Humor and Dual Address in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Molander; [2017]
    Keywords : Mark Twain; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; amiable humor; dual address; nostalgia; incongruity; superiority theory; relief theory;

    Abstract : The humor of Mark Twain has long fascinated his readers. Critics such as Messent (2007), Budd (2005), Gerber (1988) and Camfield (2005) have all analyzed Mark Twain’s humor to reveal nuances and to help further the understanding of what makes Twain’s writing humorous. READ MORE