Sökning: "Power Futures"

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  1. 1. IMAGINE THAT – DATORREKLAM SOM UTTRYCK FÖR SAMTIDA SAMHÄLLSIDEAL. En multimodal kritisk diskursanalys av 1980-talets reklambilder för persondatorer

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Författare :Esther Malmqvist; [2024-03-06]
    Nyckelord :Persondator; Marknadsföring; Medieteknologier; Sociotechnical Imaginaries; Multimodal kritisk diskursanalys;

    Sammanfattning : Until the 1970s, computers were primarily being used by universities, bigger companies or nationstates. With the invention of the microchip the average size of computers was reduced and they became more affordable, resulting in the creation of the microcomputer and eventually personal computers. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Shifting shorelines : reflection on visulization of sea level rise

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Författare :Essi Seiskari; [2023]
    Nyckelord :sea level rise; climate adaptation; managed retreat; visualization;

    Sammanfattning : Sea level rise is predicted to radically transform coastal landscapes in the coming centuries. Caused by climate change, the impact is already felt in low-lying communities around the world. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Poland: The Historical Underdog and Contemporary Protector of Ukraine : A Narrative Analysis on Ontological Security and Crisis in the Case of Poland

    Master-uppsats, Försvarshögskolan

    Författare :Isabel Gråby; [2023]
    Nyckelord :ontological security; biographical narrative; narrative analysis; Poland; Ukraine; international relations; crisis;

    Sammanfattning : In recent years, more research has been conducted to explain state behavior in relation to crises. Poland has taken a conservative turn since 2015, distancing itself from mainstream European strategies. This is explained by self-identity needs stemming from historical experiences and envisioned futures. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Moving Cities of the Future : The Power of Anticipation Fiction Over Our Modern Social Imaginaries

    Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Författare :Laurine Avice; [2023]
    Nyckelord :social imaginaries; fiction; moving cities; future;

    Sammanfattning : The future is constantly growing as a more and more significant matter of interest, both in the academic fields and in everyday conversations. This thesis focuses on a specific perspective of the future: what if cities were no longer static by nature, but cruising across the world? By analysing three works of literary fiction, the aim is to illustrate how fiction, and more specifically ‘anticipation fiction’, can participate in shaping our social imaginaries, the understanding we have of the world, both when it comes to our present and our future. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Framtidens män(niskor) : En bild- och diskursanalys av Ex Machina utifrån kritiska framtidsstudier

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Idéhistoria

    Författare :Cäcilia Li; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Critical Future Studies; sociotechnical imaginaries; Ex Machina; artificial intelligence; cyborg; intersectionality.;

    Sammanfattning : This essay examines visions of the future in Alex Garlands 2015 film Ex Machinausing critical futures studies and posthumanist theories. The aim is to make visible howfutures are constructed and how artificial bodies are coded based on ideas of the future. LÄS MER