Essays about: "theorizing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 63 essays containing the word theorizing.

  1. 1. The Transmedial Symbiosis Between the Different Five Nights at Freddy's Narratives

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Saga Hovland; [2024]
    Keywords : Five Nights at Freddy’s; Adaptation; Transmedial storytelling; Video games; Continuity; World linking; Expansion; Modification;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to explore the connection between the novel adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy’s and its video game source. As well as questioning how the two sources have developed a unique transmedial symbiosis. READ MORE

  3. 2. An American story of hope : A narrative analysis on the role of hope within the Biden administration's biographical narrative after January 6th

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Sara Norbäck; [2024]
    Keywords : Hope; Narrative; Lacan; Esposito; Biden; United States of America; Fear; Anxiety; Ontological Security; Desire; Fantasy; Identity;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the role of hope within the Biden administration’s biographical narrative during the year after the Capitol attack on January 6th. The thesis provides for both an exploration of the case and how hope within national identity representations can be analyzed, as well as the value of hope after a disruptive event with consequences for the nation’s self-understanding. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Portrayal of Orphanage Voluntourism in the Global South : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Two Voluntourism Websites Under Human Rights Aspects

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Elena Wasserzier; [2023]
    Keywords : orphanage voluntourism; children´s rights; Human Rights; discourse;

    Abstract : Orphanage volunteering in the Global South has experienced worldwide criticism in recent years as children’s rights violations have surfaced. This thesis examines the discourse of two organizations (“Global Crossroad” and“uVolunteer) that still offer orphanage voluntourism and assesses in what ways they display neo-colonial characteristics on their websites. READ MORE

  5. 4. To Gender or Not to Gender : A critical reassessment of how gender is – and can be – approached in archaeology, exemplified in two Scandinavian burial assemblages dating to the early Medieval period

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Jessica Sander; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender; theory; Queer Archaeology; burial assemblage; Vivallen; Klinta; Genus; teori; Queer Arkeologi; gravkontext; Vivallen; Klinta;

    Abstract : Gender research in archaeology is a complex topic that puzzled scholars for decades. The past 50 years of it has seen a lot of theorizing, heated discussions, and requests for new additions to the archaeological toolkit so that this type of research can get a proper launch. READ MORE

  6. 5. At the Intersection of Mindfulness and Sustainability - An overview of the emerging field of Mindfulness within Sustainability Science

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lison Mavon; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Mindfulness; Transformation; Interdisciplinary Research; Systematic Literature Review; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change is a people-made crisis which requires a shift in our mindsets. Early studies in the field of mindfulness within sustainability science show the potential of mindfulness to influence consciousness, beliefs, and values for sustainability. However, the field is still at its early stages and scattered over various topics and methods. READ MORE