Sökning: "contemporary social structures"

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1. 6. Brödkorgen och pennfäktarna : politiska anspråk på 1771–1772 års hungersnöd i samtida, svenskt offentligt tryck

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Historia

   Författare :Samuel Holmesson; [2023]
   Nyckelord :hungersnöd; missväxt; frihetstiden; hattar; mössor; tryckfrihet; merkantilism; fysiokratism; näringspolitik; finanspolitik; ståndsstrid; History and Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : This master’s thesis concerns itself with the subject of political usage of a societal crisis, namely the contemporary utilization of narrative renderings of the Swedish famine of 1771-1772. During the last years of the Age of Liberty in Sweden (1719-1772) political and social tension were on its peak. LÄS MER

3. 7. On the Quest for Alternative Ways of Becoming : Multifaceted Means of Maturation in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

   Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Författare :Martin Ahlberg; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; The Green Knight; Failure; The Hero’s Journey; David Lowery; Christopher Vogler; Coming of Age;

   Sammanfattning : Living in an era where success is embraced as a life style, raises concerns that the alternatives to become, to grow and mature have been limited to a single variety – one where only triumph matters. This is a view that is spread through contemporary popular culture, whether it be in social media, video games, tv-series, films or books. LÄS MER

4. 8. “El que no tranza, no avanza”- A sociolegal study of the interrelations between the colonial history of Mexico and the persistence of organized crime and corruption

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Författare :Eili Amanda Aguilar Løvind; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Mexico; postcolonialism; organized crime; corruption; inequality; poverty; gender roles; male chauvinism; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : This research dealt with the investigation of the potential effects of the colonial history on contemporary Mexican society and the inherent relations between this historical period and the persistent existence of organized crime and corruption. The investigation was carried out by taking an approach of grounded theory and, subsequently, electively applying the theories of postcolonialism, advanced marginality and legal alienation with the aim of presenting a comprehensive thematic analysis of the qualitative research data gathered through expert interviews and complementary quantitative data retrieved from selected preceding research on the social phenomena in question. LÄS MER

5. 9. “Das Problem ist das Patriarchat” A qualitative Analysis of Framing and Counterframing of Femi(ni)cides in contemporary Germany

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Författare :Siri Krobjinski; [2022]
   Nyckelord :femicide; feminicide; activism; Germany; framing theory; patriarchy; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, 139 women were killed by their (ex-)partner in 2020. That year, Germany was ranked second highest in estimated number of femicide victims in Europe. LÄS MER

7. 10. The Framing of Evil in Oppressive Systems : Barbara, Phoenix, and Transit by Christian Petzold

   Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Författare :Anna Aschenbrenner; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Evil; oppressive system; Christian Petzold; Barbara; Phoenix; Transit; Hannah Arendt; Banality of Evil;

   Sammanfattning : The present study aims to create a deeper understanding of the cinematic representation of “evil”. Therefore, a special focus lies on contemporary historical fiction films whose stories are set in totalitarian systems with direct or indirect references to German history. LÄS MER