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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 435 uppsatser innehållade ordet myth.

  1. 1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Emma Edling; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. LÄS MER

  3. 2. En modern porträttering av en levande myt : En tematisk analys av The New York Times från 2017 till 2023 kring UFO-fenomenet

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

    Författare :Anton Aldén; Magnus Bruhn; [2024]
    Nyckelord :UFO; UAP; Flying Saucers; Myth; Journalism;

    Sammanfattning : Over the last years the UFO-phenomenon has created considerable attraction in US-media. The reasons are twofold: 1) Since the fall of 2017 there has been an increased official acknowledgement of the phenomena 2) Several spectacular revelations have been publicized, both triggering a lager media coverage. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Zenbuddhism i västvärlden : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av Alan Watts verk inom Zenbuddhismen

    Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Författare :Motaleb Ajobkhan; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Zen buddhism; East and West; Content analysis; Orientalism; Westernization; Mysticism;

    Sammanfattning : This study focuses on the portrayal of Zen buddhism according to the counterculture icon Alan Watts; to see how he distinguishes the relationship between east and west, what differences Zen has in its character compared to other schools of buddhism, and how Zen could be of use for the western world. To acquire relevant and important information the chosen method is therefore a qualitative content analysis to decode the content of two books. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Collective Unconscious in Neil Gaiman's Fairy Tales : The Motif of the Triple Goddess through Symbols and the Manifestations of the Anima Archetype

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Karlstads universitet

    Författare :Yana Chyrko; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Neil Gaiman; Myth; Fairy Tale; Anima Archetype; Jungian Archetype; Archaic Symbol; Initiation; Collective Unconscious; Triple Goddess; Neil Gaiman; Myt; Saga; Anima Arketyp; Jungiansk Arketyp; Arkaisk Symbol; Initiation; Kollektiva Omedvetna; Tredelade Gudinnan; Symboler;

    Sammanfattning : Many recent studies confirm that the fantasy genre is based on ancient myths. Contemporary authors of fiction create new versions of myths, often using ancient “natural” and cultural symbols. Neil Gaiman is one of these tellers of modern myth. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Populärvetenskap mellan fakta, narrativ och  desinformation : Diskursiva praktiker för ”science myth debunking” på Tiktok

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

    Författare :Lotten Wiklund; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Science communication; Science and society; Tiktok; Disinformation; Science myth debunking; Networked publics; Media materialism;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this study is to contribute to the understanding of how a pervasive digitalization and mediatization takes part in shaping and reshaping the relations between science and society and popular understanding of scientific epistemologies. In recent years, the prevalence of disinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories together with suggestions on how to combat this have come to characterize general discourses on knowledge, science, truth and digital media. LÄS MER