Essays about: "visual semiotic analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words visual semiotic analysis.

  1. 1. POTENTIALS FOR LEARNING IN THE DESIGN OF DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Sonja Husgafvel; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Digital Textbooks; ; Multimodal Text Analysis; ; Semiotic Theory; ; Visual Grammar; ; Potentials for learning; ; History;

    Abstract : Purpose: The aim of this study was to enhance the knowledge of the learning potentials associated with the different designs of digital textbooks and their implications for the representation of historical content. More specifically, the analysis focused on four Finnish digital history textbooks, with the Winter War being selected as the specific learning unit due to its significant role in the history of Finland. READ MORE

  3. 2. Constructing Semiotic System : A Study of Traditional Chinese Woodblock New Year Pictures

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Jinyue Qian; [2023]
    Keywords : Chinese Woodblock New Year pictures; signs; signifier; signified; connotation; myth; semiotic system;

    Abstract : Traditional Chinese woodblock New Year pictures face the danger of being marginalized and disappearing in the context of industrialization and technological development. It is, therefore, imperative to conduct research on traditional New Year pictures to address this challenge. READ MORE

  4. 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)

    Author : Gabriel Frejsjö; Noah Wernersson Birgersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Masculinity; gender roles; social media; Andrew Tate; TikTok; stereotypes; Maskulinitet; könsroller; sociala medier; Andrew Tate; TikTok; stereotyper;

    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

  5. 4. Seeing Lithium Extraction : Countering the Myth of ‘Green’ Transition through Contemporary Art

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Victoria McCarthy; [2023]
    Keywords : Lithium extraction; contemporary art; extractivism; ‘green’ transition; myth; green sacrifice zones; visibility; countervisuality; Unknown Fields; Marcela Magno; Julian Charrière; Extracción de litio; arte contemporaneo; extractivismo; trancisión verde ; zonas de sacrificio verdes; visibilización; contra-visualidad;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the intersection between lithium extraction and contemporary art through a visual semiotic analysis of three contemporary artworks: Unknown Fields’ We Power Our Future With the Breast Milk of Volcanoes, Marcela Magno’s Land [2] Litio, and Julian Charrière’s Future Fossil Spaces. It explores how lithium extraction is visualised in the selected artworks, what connotations can be extracted from them, the geopolitical dimension expressed in them, and how they relate to the myth of ‘green’ transition. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Influence of Symbolic Meanings on the Return Migration of Êzîdîs : A Semiological Analysis of the Role of Sinjar Mountain for Internally Displaced Êzîdîs

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    Author : Selen Vargün Alıtkan; [2023]
    Keywords : Êzîdîs; return migration; Sinjar Mountain; symbolic meanings; topophilia;

    Abstract : This study explores the role of Sinjar Mountain in the return migration decisions of internally displaced Êzîdîs, who sought refuge in Iraq's camps after a devastating massacre in August 2014. Employing a semiotic approach, data was gathered via semi-structured interviews with NGO representatives and the analysis of visual videos. READ MORE