Sökning: "disasters end the world"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade orden disasters end the world.

  1. 1. “Whaddaya Mean Biblical?” Apocalypticism and Apocalypse in Ghostbusters (1984)

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

    Författare :Jack Roempke Andersson; [2024-03-06]
    Nyckelord :Ghostbusters; apocalypticism; intertextuality; exegesis; reception history; apocalyptic hermeneutic;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the sci-fi horror comedy film Ghostbusters (1984) from an exegetical perspective of reception history with a focus on questions of apocalypticism and apocalypse. This splits the study in two, with the first question being what the four ghostbusters of the movie mean when they talk about the end of the world in a biblical context: their apocalyptic hermeneutic. LÄS MER

  3. 2. NO ONE LEFT BEHIND? The ability of EU policies to support the capabilities of stateless people facing climate change-induced disasters

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Sophie Auckram; [2023-08-31]
    Nyckelord :statelessness; vulnerability; EU; capability approach; climate change-induced disasters;

    Sammanfattning : Statelessness is an issue that has affected Europe since the end of World War II, as nation-state boundaries have constrained which people have a nationality and which do not. In the instance of a climate change-induced disaster, stateless people are hyper-marginalised for two distinct reasons: they tend to live in high-risk locations, and they are in danger of being overlooked by state institutions. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Climate Smart Risk Reduction in Urban Areas: A Review of factors for integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation within the context of urban Resilience

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Författare :Fariba Toufani; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Integration; Urban Resilience; 100 Resilient Cities; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : In recent years, the drawbacks of parallel systems in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) have been acknowledged in professional and academic communities, where the need for integration of the two fields in connection to development has been stressed. In this regard, the concept of resilience as an antithesis of risks has also been considered. LÄS MER

  5. 4. How to Prepare for Death

    Master-uppsats, Kungl. Konsthögskolan

    Författare :Izabel Lind Färnstrand; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Master essay How to prepare for death Anthropocene Deathculture culture Fear Narcissism Health Medical care killing killer modern dying death-consumption Judith butler Human Annihilation Global warming geoengineering Nature Responsibility eternal life genetic research environmental disasters grievable ars moriendi guidance; Masteressä How to prepare for death Döden Antropocen Dödskultur Rädsla Narcissism Hälsa Medicinsk död Klimatförändring döda modern Judith Butler Människa utrotning geoengineering natur undergång ansvar evigt liv mammut genetisk forskning miljökatastrof sörjbar mördare dödskultur dödskonsumption ars moriendi vägledning;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract of Master essay - 10 HP Izabel Lind Färnstrand Mentor: Emma Kihl Examinator: Sigrid Sandström How to Prepare for Death In this essay I dwell into the failures of our moral senses in relation to the concept of death. How does modern death culture affect our way of life and our ability to take responsibility for the life and death of others? These questions are formed by these current times and affect both my art practice and my everyday life. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Child prostituion in Southeast Asia : A qualitative case study on the factors that contributes to child prostitution in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and The Philippines

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Författare :Linnéa Johansson; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Child prostitution; Southeast Asia; Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; The Philippines; Sexual exploitation; Children;

    Sammanfattning : This study researches the issue of child prostitution in the Southeast Asia region. Child prostitution is a horrible phenomenon which is affecting millions of children worldwide and lives on despite the world’s knowledge about it and a lot of actors fighting to end it. LÄS MER