Essays about: "what is history"

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  1. 1. “Whaddaya Mean Biblical?” Apocalypticism and Apocalypse in Ghostbusters (1984)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Jack Roempke Andersson; [2024-03-06]
    Keywords : Ghostbusters; apocalypticism; intertextuality; exegesis; reception history; apocalyptic hermeneutic;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the sci-fi horror comedy film Ghostbusters (1984) from an exegetical perspective of reception history with a focus on questions of apocalypticism and apocalypse. This splits the study in two, with the first question being what the four ghostbusters of the movie mean when they talk about the end of the world in a biblical context: their apocalyptic hermeneutic. READ MORE

  3. 2. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Félice Rubin; [2024]
    Keywords : Conservation; Discourse; Deforestation; Community management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Hegemony; Baselines; Environmental History; Miljövård; diskurs; avskogning; samhällsförvaltning; biodiversitet; ekosystemtjänster; hegemoni; miljöhistoria;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE

  4. 3. What is vulnerability to climate change and who are the particularly vulnerable?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Emilie Greve Pobiega; [2024]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The effects of climate change are resulting in harmful impacts — known as loss and damage — hitting the most vulnerable countries the hardest. At COP27 in Sharm el- Sheikh, a new “loss and damage fund” was agreed upon, creating history within the international climate change policy arena. READ MORE

  5. 4. Marketplace in Ostrava – Market within market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Agáta Kocirova; [2024]
    Keywords : marketplace; market; The Czech Republic; Czechia; Ostrava; shadow architecture; placemaking; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The market has existed since the time people started trading. In the Czech Republic, and in Ostrava, the history of markets was influenced by a number of circumstances during the past which led into the present situation in the city. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Public, The Police, and The Puzzle of Information

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : William Duggan; Librain Natia Ellis; [2024]
    Keywords : Policing; Public Perception; Safety Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When humans are involved, things can go wrong. This is a statement as factually true and yet dramatically undefined and dangerously ambiguous as any. No matter the industry or domain, where humans interact with other humans, perfect predictability is impossible and a focus on negative outcomes can seem natural. READ MORE