Essays about: "thesis on evil"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words thesis on evil.

1. 1. National Heroes, Digital Soldiers, Vulnerable Children and all the Others: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Videos Communicating the QAnon Conspiracy Theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Cecilia Gatenheim; [2024-02-23]
   Keywords : conspiracy theory; far-right; emotions; video analysis; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the making of Us and Them in videos communicating the QAnon conspiracy theory, which have been circulating on online social forums. For this purpose, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis is used, together with Sara Ahmed’s cultural theory of emotions. READ MORE

3. 2. The Howl of the Lone Wolf

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Jonna Rolfsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Lone Wolf; Manifesto; Narrative; Targets; Right-wing; Underdog; Ideology; Social System; Social Order; Crisis; Violence; Mass-harm; Replacement; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Attacks of mass-harm perpetrated by lone actor terrorists, also known as lone wolves which they are called in this study, have been increasing in the last few decades and has become one of the main national security threats in Sweden. With the increase in attacks, so has the research on this type of terrorism, looking at ideological reasons, target selection and the radicalisation process as well as comparisons to group-based terrorism. READ MORE

4. 3. Tragic Tales of ‘Victims’ and ‘Villains’ – A Study on Narratives and Emotions in Danish Rape Trials

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Kristine Louise Kristensen; [2023]
   Keywords : narrative; trial; rape; emotion; genres; story characters; rape myths; court ethnography; Law and Political Science; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Given the fact that rape is difficult to prove in court and trials primarily are based on the defendant’s word against the plaintiff’s, it becomes highly significant to study the narratives about rape presented in criminal trials. This thesis is an ethnographic-inspired study conduct-ed in Danish courts from January to May 2023. READ MORE

5. 4. The Representation of Perpetrators in the Netherlands : A Case Study of Dutch Memorial Museums about the Second World War

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Eva Britt van Es; [2023]
   Keywords : Holocaust; genocide; perpetrators; memory culture; The Netherlands;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the texts and audio-files of the exhibitions of the Dutch memorial museums about the Second World War to understand how perpetrators have been represented. In a social constructionist approach on cultural memory and heritage it can be argued that memorial museums are institutions which partake in the processes of cultural memory and heritage during which a reconstruction of the past is developed which can be connected to the values of the current society. READ MORE

6. 5. The First TikTok War : Exploring How @ukraine.ua is Framing the Russia-Ukraine War on TikTok

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Elsa Maija Matilda Kavenius; [2023]
   Keywords : Russia-Ukraine; Social Media in Warzones; TikTok; Framing; War Perceptions; Qualitative Content Analysis;

   Abstract : In the constantly evolving media environment, understanding how social media is used to influence people’s perceptions is becoming increasingly important. This thesis focuses on the ways social media is used to frame conflicts. READ MORE