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  1. 6. Goggan, avocado plants and Stockholmskosher : Doing Jewishness in contemporary Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Nir; [2022]
    Keywords : Jewishness; Jewish experience; doing Jewishness; practice theory; lived religion; Jewish life in Sweden; youth;

    Abstract : This study seeks to understand how young Swedish Jews experience their Jewishness in contemporary Sweden. Many have tried to understand Jewishness through surveys. However, this study uses a qualitative approach as well as the lens of lived religion and theories of practice to move focus to how people do their Jewishness. READ MORE

  3. 7. "No good being a witch unless you let people know" : The importance of performance in Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Maria Sköld; [2022]
    Keywords : Pratchett; Terry Pratchett; Discworld; Wyrd Sisters; performance; performativity; metafiction; parody; fantasy; theatre; Pratchett; Terry Pratchett; Skivvärlden; Häxkonster; roller; performativitet; metafiktion; parodi; fantasy; teater;

    Abstract : In this analysis of Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters, I argue that performance of the witch is the most important part of witchcraft on Discworld, and, indeed, what drives the story. To underpin this position, I understand Wyrd Sisters as a work of metafiction and parody, examine witch tropes and stories on Discworld and draw parallels to the weird sisters of Shakespeare's Macbeth. READ MORE

  4. 8. How weird elements in brand communication can strengthen brand intimacy.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Yingting Zhang; Francesco Carlino; Undine Himmelsbach; [2021]
    Keywords : Brand Communication; Advertisement; Brand Identity; Brand Personality; Elements of Weirdness; Elements of Surprise; Brand Rejuvenation; Brand Positioning; Brand Intimacy; Brand Rhetoric.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore “weird elements” as part of brand communication in relation to brand intimacy. To define the purpose more precisely, this paper will focus on four specific research questions with reference to the selected case examples: 1. Which message is conveyed? 2. READ MORE

  5. 9. OVERCOMING A CONCEPT. OR: FINDING ANNA. - An essay on one person's artistic process of creating one film.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Covers Covers; [2020-07-02]
    Keywords : Film; dance; photography; humankind; truth; concept; intuition; freedom; fun; finding;

    Abstract : I made a film. And after that I wrote an essay about the process. The process was about letting go. The film was supposed to be about truth. READ MORE

  6. 10. Gap properties of helical edge states in two-dimensional topological insulators with time-dependent magnetic impurities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fasta tillståndets fysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Wozny; [2020]
    Keywords : topological insulators; edge states; impurities; density of states; Green s function; Floquet; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The quantum mechanical equivalent of the classical Hall effect can lead to interesting results in solid state physics. A similar effect, that has received attention in recent years, occurs when large spin-orbit coupling is present in a material, the so-called quantum-spin Hall effect. READ MORE