Essays about: "thesis media theory"

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1. 1. Together, Apart Community and Connection in an Online Sangha

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

   Author : Edward Olsson; [2024-01-30]
   Keywords : online interaction; online religion; Zen Buddhism; medium-as-language; medium-as-environment; netnography;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how the online, global Zen Buddhist community, Treeleaf Zendo, facilitates its meditation sessions, social events and forum, and how the members of the community experience this communication. Through examining the different digital media used in the community, the nature of the interconnection has been studied. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring Parasocial Relationships Formed in Isolation

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Gabriela Kamenova; [2024]
   Keywords : Parasocial interaction; parasocial relationship; isolation; Covid-19; Coronavirus; loneliness; parasocial breakup; parasocial romance; parasocial monetization; attachment theory; parasocial attachment; Bulgaria;

   Abstract : A few years ago Covid-19 locked people down at their homes, effectively limiting their social connections and pushing the communicative outlet of the online realm in the forefront. If one wanted to socialize or seek entertainment, there was almost no other choice but to do so via turning to popular or social media. READ MORE

4. 3. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar

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

   Author : Félice Rubin; [2024]
   Keywords : Conservation; Discourse; Deforestation; Community management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Hegemony; Baselines; Environmental History; Miljövård; diskurs; avskogning; samhällsförvaltning; biodiversitet; ekosystemtjänster; hegemoni; miljöhistoria;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE

5. 4. Authorship in AI Cinema : The Frost through the lens of Walter Benjamin

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Taras Låvenberg; [2024]
   Keywords : Authorship; AI; AI Cinema; Critical film theory; Generative Media; Film Studies; The Frost; Walter Benjamin.;

   Abstract : The rapid development of generative AI technology challenges traditional ideas of authorship. This thesis investigates the concept of authorship in AI cinema, an emerging approach to filmmaking where advanced AI technology is used in the film production process. The study is focused on the AI film The Frost (Josh Rubin, 2023). READ MORE

6. 5. Framing the Olympics: RT’s Responses to Controversies Linked With Russia’s Presence at the Winter Games from 2014-2022

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

   Author : Colin Fritz; [2024]
   Keywords : RT; Politicisation of Sport; News Framing; The Olympic Games; Doping; Framing;

   Abstract : The Russian Federation’s presence on the global stage of the Olympic Games has been linked with considerable controversy from 2014 onwards. The nation’s use of international sport for promoting its image, state-sponsored doping, and Russia’s illegal occupations of Ukraine staged in close time proximity with the Games are all controversies which have taken their toll on the country’s image, both within and beyond the context of sport. READ MORE