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The thesis focuses on the combination of the rock groupie subculture and online community. It aims to explore how groupie, as an extreme form of a fan, uses subcultural capital to shape the fandom hierarchy in an online community and how social media play the role in groupies' online participation and gender resistance towards gender stereotypes rooted in rock culture in China. To better explo
Mobile video games play an important role in people's everyday lives in the digital age. This thesis investigates how transmedial digital games are embedded in audiences' daily practices and the dynamic transnational engagement of the transnational audiences in everyday life through a case study on a mobile video game: Harry Potter Magic Awakened (2021). A mix-methods approach, including a
This thesis aims to explore the transnational experiences of Brazilian immigrants living in Sweden. As a contribution to media and migration studies, this research investigates the immigrants’ non-mediated and mediated practices that influence their sense of belonging in the host country. There is scarce research comprising Brazilian immigrants abroad, particularly in Sweden, compared to other Lat
The human right violations in Kurdish cities in 90s is the focus point of the Kurdish documentary cinema. Although there are several documentary studies on trauma, little attention has been given to experiences of audiences. The aim of this study is to explore the ways in which the audience engages with the documentary in the context of The Well (Bîr, dir. Veysi Altay, 2018), which is one of the i
A member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), after breakdown of genocidal regime in 1979, Cambodia started to build its economy from scratch. Regarding the press freedom, Cambodia was graded 128th in 2016 in the World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) by the Reporters Without Borders. The rank has deteriorated after the suppression on non-governmental organizations, opposition party and in
On October 28, 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced the rebranding of Facebook to Meta through a keynote video uploaded on Meta’s official YouTube channel. The keynote video contains Meta’s new vision to build an immersive extended reality world called metaverse. However, the idea of the metaverse is contested. Meta’s metaverse has also been a hot debate in Indonesia for several months after Meta’s reb
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a type of cryptocurrency that consist of unique, non-exchangeable tokens, which are traded on a blockchain. These unique tokens are associated with digital assets such as images, art, videos, or music. With the rapid rise of NFTs’ popularity in 2021, a community established around trading, selling, and collecting of NFTs. This study explored the NFT community at larg
This Master’s thesis analyzes the narratives that are used to portray the LGBTQ+ community and how they relate to the political parallelism of the Polish media system. The focus is on the online edition of TVP Info – the news channel of TVP, Poland’s public service broadcaster. The research investigates the structural changes of the media system, which occurred after the Law & Justice Party (P
The study examines the narratives of the Decembrist revolt created in and around Russian state-funded cinema. By exploring the narratives surrounding a particular instance of political dissent in the past, the research seeks to uncover the factors that impact on the negotiation of cultural memory between the text and the audience in the context of state-influenced media. This exploration is based
Gender roles and constructions of ideals have long imposed unrealistic expectations on people to behave in certain ways and even be certain types of people. Women, more so, than others. Ideals of womanhood, what it means to be a woman, a good woman, a new woman, have required women to perform who they are at all times. The imaginary of the “New Woman” is only of these ideals that has been around g
The EU’s normative power has been questioned vis-à-vis Grand Powers like China, India, and Russia. It has also been doubted in relation to trade policy, where the economic benefits challenge the incentive to act normatively. In this thesis, qualitative content analysis is conducted to find out how normative is the EU towards China in trade policy, by focusing on a case study of the Comprehensive I
Förenta nationernas klimatpanel indikerade redan år 1990 att klimatförändringarnas största inverkan kan vara på mänsklig migration. Idag är fenomenet med klimatinducerad migration redan en realitet och det förväntas bli allt mer akut under de kommande åren med miljontals människor på flykt från sina hem och samhällen. Ändå är situationen för klimatflyktingar, en kategori människor som i nuläget saThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicated already in 1990 that the greatest impact of climate change could be on human migration. At present, the phenomenon of climate-induced migration is already a reality and it is expected to become increasingly urgent in the forthcoming years with millions of people displaced from their homes and communities. Yet, the situation of climate
Elsparkcykeln är det transportmedel som under året 2018 gjorde en explos-ionsartad entré i många av världens städer. Genom att använda smartphones och den utvecklade QR-tekniken kan vem som helst med en smartphone idag ladda ned appar som möjliggör användning av elsparkcykeln. Systemen byg-ger helt enkelt på att en smartphoneanvändare laddar ned leverantörernas app, där användarvillkor godkänns oc
The Potato Park is an Andean Quechua biocultural heritage territory where six communities restored a rich biodiversity of native potatoes and other crops. Their food system has gained global recognition over the past two decades for the communities’ cultural and agricultural conservation efforts. The central question of this study is how do the communities resist the hegemonic industrial agricultu
Denna uppsats behandlar ämnet uteslutning av advokater ur advokatsamfundet. Det som jag har intresserat mig för är gränsdragningen mellan påföljderna varning och uteslutning. I och med detta har uppsatsen ett tydligt fokus på rättsfall från Högsta domstolen och avgöranden i advokatsamfundets disciplinnämnd. Jag har även valt att analysera disciplinnämndens arbete kritiskt ur ett rättssäkerhetspersThis essay examines the subject of the exclusion of lawyers from the Swedish bar association. In particular I have shown interest in the delimitation between the penalties exclusion and warning in disciplinary matters. Therefore the essay has a clear focus on cases from the Supreme court and decisions from the disciplinary board in the Swedish bar association. I have also analyzed the disciplinary
Bitcoin har exploderat från att 2008 enbart ha varit en idé, till att det idag är den femtonde största valutan i världen. Även mining har blivit en enorm industri. Trots detta tillämpas de generella reglerna i inkomstskattelagen (1999:1229), vilket innebär att Skatteverkets vägledningar får stor betydelse. Uppsatsens syfte är därför att kritiskt granska Skatteverkets ställningstagande gällande minBitcoin has developed from 2008 merely being an idea till today being the world's 15th largest currency. Also mining has become an enormous industry. Despite this, the applicable law is the general rules in the Swedish Income Tax Act (1999:1229). During these circumstances, guidance from the Swedish Tax Agency plays a crucial role. The purpose of this thesis is to critically analyze the Swedis
Bilförmåner har kommit att bli ett allt vanligare upplägg i både svenska och danska anställningsförhållanden. Med bilförmån menas att arbetsgivaren tillhandahåller en tjänstebil till arbetstagaren som denne kan bruka privat, ofta istället för kontant lön. Samtidigt bygger båda ländernas rättssystem på neutralitetsprincipen, där varje inkomst i inkomstslaget tjänst ska beskattas lika oavsett om detABSTRACT Over the past few years company cars have become a more and more useful and prominent component within the Swedish employment conditions. A similar development can be seen in Denmark. Furthermore, both the Swedish and the Danish regulation in regards to employment benefits is based on the principle of neutrality, whereby every income related to a person's employment is to be taxed acc
