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  1. 1. What’s the Point of State-of-Nature Models?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Författare :Adam Nyman; [2024-03-20]
    Nyckelord :theoretical philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : Practical explanations are tools which aim to clarify the evolution and function of our conceptual practices. There is current discussion about how we ought to construct and interpret practical explanations, and more specifically if state-of-nature models are useful when doing this. LÄS MER

  2. 2. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Hair : En intervjustudie om afrohår i relation till femininitet och skönhet

    Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskap

    Författare :Sara Abraham; [2024]
    Nyckelord :afro-textured hair; hegemonic femininity; whiteness; racialized beauty; Swedish exceptionalism.;

    Sammanfattning : This study aims to research the implications of Afro-Swedish women's relationship with their hair and how it pertains to their view of femininity and beauty. Four one-on-one semi-structured interviews with Afro-Swedish women were conducted to collect relevant material. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Self-Supervised Learning for Tabular Data: Analysing VIME and introducing Mix Encoder

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Författare :Max Svensson; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Machine Learning; Self-supervised learning; AI; Physics; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy;

    Sammanfattning : We introduce Mix Encoder, a novel self-supervised learning framework for deep tabular data models based on Mixup [1]. Mix Encoder uses linear interpolations of samples with associated pretext tasks to form useful pre-trained representations. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Debatten om svagpresterande elever : En undersökning om hur svagpresterande elever framställs i den svenska skolpolitiska debatten år 2018–2023

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Författare :Lovisa Swärd; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Svagpresterande elever; problemrepresentation; subjektsposition; diskurs;

    Sammanfattning : The language used to talk about students has an impact on their performance in school. One student group mentioned in the educational policy debate is the weak-performing students. The purpose of this essay was to examine how weak-performing students are portrayed in the educational policy debate from 2018 to 2023. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Fighting Stereotypes and Empowering Roma Youth through Participatory Film : A Case Study Based on a Participatory Film Project Conducted in the Roma Community in Glasgow, Scotland

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

    Författare :Katarzyna Dlugosz; [2024]
    Nyckelord :communication for development; participatory video; video for social change; Roma; young people; self-representation; stereotype; community; transformation; empowerment;

    Sammanfattning : The Roma community has long been subjected to negative stereotypes and misrepresentations in the public sphere, leading to discrimination and prejudice. Roma youth in Glasgow, Scotland, supported by the Roma-led organisation Romano Lav, have taken an active role in challenging these negative portrayals through a participatory film project. LÄS MER