Essays about: "thesis on semiotics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 essays containing the words thesis on semiotics.
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1. Peace-washing : The pacifization of the Swedish arms export
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : Sweden’s role internationally is often cited as a paradox which is argued to have its origin in the opposition between the state’s international humanitarianism and its large arms export. The tension here has often been examined from the perspectives of militarization in research on the subject. READ MORE
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2. Recreating the aesthetic experience of Orwell’s book nineteen eighty four as a Tabletop roleplaying rule set : A systemic perspective on rules as the aesthetic space in Oceania 2084
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : By examining the results of an iterative design process, specifically a tabletop roleplaying game, Oceania 2084, this thesis aims to formulate a generalizable design process applicable when translating a work of fiction into a ruleset. The object that was translated into a ruleset was the book Nineteen Eighty-Four written by George Orwell in 1949. READ MORE
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3. Unpacking Representations of Masculinity in the Digital Age: A Case Study of Andrew Tate’s TikTok Presence. : Investigating Content of Andrew Tate as a Catalyst for Shifting Gender Norms and Identity Expression: A Qualitative, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Andrew Tate’s TikTok Influence and Gender Representations.
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)Abstract : This thesis deals with topics such as masculinity, stereotypes, social media and influencers. The area of interest for the authors is how masculinity and stereotypes can be represented within social media. To investigate this, six TikTok videos of Andrew Tate have been selected. READ MORE
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4. Women in Kyrgyz Music Videos : A Social Semiotic Analysis of Women’s Representation in Kyrgyz Visual Media
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : This master thesis study examines Kyrgyz-language music videos to explore the visual representation of women, including women experiencing gender-based violence. It addresses a gap in the literature regarding women in Kyrgyz music videos and argues that media communicates context-specific meaning about gendered cultural realities. READ MORE
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5. The Magical Library and the Symbolic Representation : Library representation in The Librarian and The Librarians
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This thesis aims to answer the question of how the library is represented in the Librarian franchise, not only focusing on the films/tv-series but also how it is represented in print. The analysis of the library representation uses a background of the theory and method found in semiotics and iconography, as well as qualitative content analysis, to examine not only the literal/denoted representation, but also the symbolic/connoted, and then compar-ing these findings to the representation of libraries and librarians (with a focus on the stereotypes) found in former research on the subject. READ MORE
