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  1. 11. Digital Landscapes of Imperialism - US Intervention in Video Games

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Mikko Jokela Måsbäck; [2018]
    Keywords : Intervention; Video Games; Discourse; Landscape; Imperialism; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Within the cultural imaginary of video games, armed conflicts have always occupied a central space. Their subject material, as well as technologies and visual techniques, are often based on historical and present-day conflicts, often involving US Armed Forces, subcontractors or intelligence agents. READ MORE

  3. 12. Visuelle metaforer i Mammas Hår - brugen af visuel metafor i kommunikation af komplekse emner til børn

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

    Author : Signe Gabriel; [2018]
    Keywords : metafor; illustration; billedbøger; depression; semiotik; visuel kommunikation; børns udvikling; kognition; visuel retorik; visuel metafor; metaphor; picture books; semiotics; visual communication; child development; cognition; visual rhetoric; visual metaphor;

    Abstract : Opgaven tager udgangspunkt i en undersøgelse af, hvordan illustrator Svein Nyhus i billedbogen Mammas Hår, skrevet af Gro Dahle i 2007, benytter sig af visuelle metaforer til at kommunikere bogens depressionstema til børn. Formålet er at finde ud af, på hvilken måde visuelle metaforer kan bruges som kommunikationsværktøj af visuelle kommunikatører generelt. READ MORE

  4. 13. Re-defining data visuals for an efficient and sustainable food waste management

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Suhas Singh; [2017]
    Keywords : Food wastage; Food waste management; Human behavior; Infographics; Sustainable Development; Visual data representation;

    Abstract : The use of visual data representation is increasing the possibilities to exchange information and communicate indifferent contexts all over the world. Communicating food wastage visually to influence consuming patterns isone of these possibilities. READ MORE

  5. 14. Share Your Story - A study of how images contribute to storytelling and online communities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Inka Terttunen; Sofie Weitoft; [2017]
    Keywords : visual rhetoric; strategic communication; visual communication; online community; digital storytelling; storytelling; social media; Instagram; discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper examines how images contribute to storytelling (RQ1) and how communities can be created through visual storytelling on Instagram (RQ2). By conducting a case study on the Instagram account Roam the Planet, we explore how stories are told through images, and how these stories can contribute to the creation of a community within the outdoor discourse. READ MORE

  6. 15. ”Right Wing Aid” : A study of the rhetorical fusion between humanitarianism and neo-nationalism

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Kristofer Lindh; [2015]
    Keywords : Humanitarianism; Neo-nationalism; Eurocentrism; Depoliticization; Aid; Reception of refugees;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the dialectical relationship between humanitarianism and neo-nationalism, as it is reified through the rhetoric of the Swedish aid organization Right Hand Aid. It initiates an inquiry of the organization and provides a new example of how humanitarianism is used for legitimizing and depoliticizing purposes. READ MORE