Essays about: "villain"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 34 essays containing the word villain.

1. 6. Effects of the neoliberal agenda on abortion policy and sexual rights in Poland and Ireland. A Comparative Feminist Global Political Economy analysis

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Moa Berglund; [2022-04-29]
   Keywords : Feminist Global Political Economy; Abortion Policy; SRHR; Poland; ; Ireland; ; Process-Tracing;

   Abstract : In Europe, abortion policy shifts drastically across the region despite the EU´s efforts to make it equally accessible. The differences in access to abortion are often connected to the level of religious impact on the government, and Roman Catholicism is often viewed as the villain when an EU country restricts its abortion and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) policies. READ MORE

3. 7. Heroes, Villains & Victims : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Swedish News Media’s Representation of Frontex

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

   Author : Eva Björling; [2022]
   Keywords : Frontex; Sweden; CDA; victim saviour dichotomy; humanitarian borderwork.;

   Abstract : This thesis explores in which ways the EUs border management agency Frontex was represented as a ‘humanitarian’ actor in the Swedish news media during Operation Triton 2014-2017 in the Central Mediterranean. It conducts a critical discourse analysis of Sweden’s largest newspaper Aftonbladet, using traditional and contemporary understandings of humanitarianism paired with saviour, villain, and victim narratives as a theoretical framework. READ MORE

4. 8. The (non)democratic superhero? : A study of the reproduction of democratic society in character narratives in superhero films.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Evelin Nyberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Democracy; Popular culture; Superhero; Agency; Structuration;

   Abstract : This study uses political philosophy to understand how democracy is communicated as transmutating or transitioning in superhero narratives. The study combines a conflict-based conceptualisation of democracy with Anthony Giddens’ structuration theory to discuss the characters’ actions in relation to their respective society. READ MORE

5. 9. Visual Design of the Villainous and the Heroic : A Video Game Content Analysis

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

   Author : Nathalie Pettersson; Vendela Snitt; [2022]
   Keywords : Content Analysis; Visual Design; Character Design; Video Games; Villains; Heroes; Innehållsanalys; Visuell design; Spelfigursdesign; Datorspel; Skurkar; Hjältar;

   Abstract : This study conducts a video game character content analysis to examine villains and heroes in video games by visual design, specifically how the visual design differs from one another between the alignments. Samples were collected by browsing a list of top rated video games, sorted by year, at least one villain and hero were chosen from a number of games until a sample of (N=100) was reached. READ MORE

6. 10. A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Alternative Polymers to Poly(vinyl chloride) for Use in Flooring Applications

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för analys och syntes

   Author : Caroline Almqvist; Pernilla Larsson; [2021]
   Keywords : PVC; Flooring; Life Cycle Assessment; LCA; Polymer technology; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Chemistry; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Poly(vinyl chloride) has a long history of use in the flooring industry. Throughout the years, several environmental and health issues have arisen concerning the production, usage and disposal of PVC. READ MORE