Sökning: "Culture Superficial"

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  1. 1. Not so Cool Japan? Exploring the perceptions of contemporary Japan among Euro-American exchange students

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Författare :Luke Farrelly-Spain; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Orientalism; Perceptions; Nihonjinron; Japan; Popular culture; Cultural engagement; Coolness; Othering; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the perceptions of Japan among Euro-American international students and investigates how these perceptions influence their motivation to study in the country. By exploring the relationship between popular culture, orientalist depictions, and cultural engagement, this study aims understand the complex dynamics which shape these students' attraction to Japan and their understanding of its culture. LÄS MER

  3. 2. "Om man pratar om något annat kanske det var viktigare" : Sociala relationers påverkan på information som delas vid information grounds

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Författare :Malin Jonsson Höök; [2023]
    Nyckelord :information grounds; the strength of weak ties; information; sociala relationer; informationsbeteende;

    Sammanfattning : The following thesis investigates how social relations affect the type of information that people acquire without actively looking for it. To do this Karen Fisher’s concept of information grounds is being used, together with Mark Granovetter’s theory about the strength of weak ties. The population in the study is new university students. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Time to Love: Romantic comedies and narratives of LOVE – from a Swedish context

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Marianne Gabrielsson; [2022-08-23]
    Nyckelord :love; romcoms; masculine domination; doxa; embodiment; escapism;

    Sammanfattning : This study explores the relation between love and romantic comedies, (aka romcoms), among people living in Sweden. Romcoms, being one of the most popular film genres ever, has often been subject to critique of not being serious enough and to derange people’s perceptions love. LÄS MER

  5. 4. "Hon är också en riktig hard worker" : En semiotisk analys av realityserien Svenska powerkvinnor

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

    Författare :Emmy Mannelqvist; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Reality-tv; women; popular culture; stereotypes; gender; gender norms; the male gaze; semiotic;

    Sammanfattning : This essay has studied how successful women are portrayed in the reality show Swedish power women. The purpose was to examine if stereotypes and gender norms are reproduced or challenged. Theoretical perspectives such as gender, gender norms, stereotypes and the male gaze were used to investigate the portrayal of successful women. LÄS MER

  7. 5. ”Spiced with skåls” Bilden av det skandinaviska i Mary Howitts översättning av Fredrika Bremers Strid och frid

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Författare :Jenny Fant; [2019-09-17]
    Nyckelord :Fredrika Bremer; Mary Howitt; Strife and Peace; Strid och frid; translation;

    Sammanfattning : This essay examines the 1844 English translation of Fredrika Bremer’s novel Strife and Peace (first published in Swedish in 1840) made by Mary Howitt. This translation is partly compared to a German translation from 1841 by publishing house F.A. LÄS MER