Sökning: "Tropes"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 83 uppsatser innehållade ordet Tropes.

  1. 1. EXTREME, SPECTACULAR AND HORRIFIC A qualitative film analysis of affective strategies in extreme horror via Terrifier 2

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Författare :Iris Landar Lygren; [2023-12-20]
    Nyckelord :Horror; film studies; spectatorship; extreme cinema; Terrifier 2; extreme horror;

    Sammanfattning : During the year of 2022 the film Terrifier 2 was shown in theaters all over the western world. This film was not supported by any larger production companies, but was partly crowdfunded. The film combines elements from the 1980s slashers and the Extreme Cinema tradition and contains 2 hours and 18 minutes packed with gore. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Geralt's Third Sword : Representation of sex in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Författare :Lynn Lynn Angerer; Mette Christiansen; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Gazes; Reward; Sex; The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt; Video Game; Women;

    Sammanfattning : This paper examines the representation of sex in the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in terms of quest design, narrative, and sex scenes. Examining this topic is relevant to identifying misogynistic tropes in games and finding out where the portrayal of sex might be lacking or even harmful, for designers as well as consumers. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Collective Digital Identity of Russian Nationalist Organisations in the Invasion of Ukraine

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Författare :Gabriele Scalise; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russo-Ukrainian War; Russian nationalism; Eurasianism; ethnography; semiotics; coding; Russian studies; media ecology; collective identity; narrative; infowar;

    Sammanfattning : This project investigates Russian nationalist organisations during the invasion of Ukraine, to study their collective identity and practises. It features an ethnography of 26 organisations, their websites and social media. Their content is coded via a semiotic framework, categorising their symbols, images, content posted and other identity tropes. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Litteratur i transit : Svensk presentation och reception av transkulturell litteratur kring millennieskiftet

    Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för film och litteratur (IFL)

    Författare :Jonas Frånander; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Världslitteratur; transkulturalitet; reception; paratext; litteraturkritik; litterära värden; globalisering;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the reception of world literature novels and authorships between 1997 and 2003. The study analyses the Swedish book publishers' presentations and the newspaper reviews of fifteen authors and novels from geographical areas that are seen to be peripheral to Swedish culture. LÄS MER

  7. 5. From Villains and Victims to “we have all the power”. How disability advocates are reclaiming their power and challenging norms on social media.

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Författare :Bronagh Flanagan; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Disability; Representation; Social Media; Instagram; Activism; Intersectionality; Ableism; Accessibility; Stereotypes; Education;

    Sammanfattning : Disabled people have a long history of being excluded and treated as the “Other”, as well as being portrayed in films and on TV using negative tropes such as The Villain and The Victim. When one’s identity has been excluded or misrepresented in entertainment media, social media can also be used as a form of self-representation. LÄS MER