As we are in 2024, it's worth noting that generative artificial intelligence technologies are marking their 10th anniversary despite being available online for less than half that time. The rapid adoption of these tools across various professional sectors has prompted researchers to delve into studying them. However, these studies are still in their nascent stages, highlighting the timeliness

This thesis aims at exploring how reality is covered in the news media, by employing the murder of Edwin Arrieta, perpetrated by Daniel Sancho, as a case study. This particular incident was selected due to its extraordinariness and extremity, which made it the perfect base for this analysis both because of the richness of the material – exemplified in the 33 articles that composed the final sample

This thesis investigates the experiences of social media content creators living with Alopecia, focusing on their self-advocacy practices within Instagram. Alopecia, a condition characterized by hair loss, presents itself as a physicality of stigma (Goffmann 1963) and impacts individuals, shaping their self-perception and interactions with society. Against the backdrop of increasing digitalization

The action of a video game Atomic Heart takes place in an alternate Soviet world that combines historical and futuristic elements. This unusual setting provides an intriguing research niche for studying how games as digital media interact with collective memory and cultural perception of the post-Soviet generation. This study examines how the post-Soviet generation reflects on the game’s depiction

In January of 2021, the former President of the United States was banned from nearly every social media platform as a result of his actions during the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. After a year of development, Trump’s company, Trump Media and Technology Group, released Truth Social, a Trump-centric social media platform, in February 2022. Although Trump’s bans from social media have most

This thesis investigates the intricacies of sustainable fashion, focussing on value-creation business models within Instagram thrift stores in India. Fundamentally, it argues that sustainable fashion is a dynamic socio-ecological process, mediated by the changing communication and technological landscape. There is much debate about what sustainable fashion ought to be, thus making it a “concept in

After having soared to success for inclusivity, editing, and storytelling at the Oscars 2023, the thesis aims at renditioning a postfeminist critique of the popular culture text, Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) by arguing for the existence and sustenance of, what I call, the Blame Your Mama trope in the film. This thesis examines the Blame Your Mama trope in the film as an underlying mech

Emotion is a common concept in daily life and have been extensively studied across various disciplines such as sociology, psychology, and media and communications. Despite the undeniable role of emotions in communication, their use within government communications, particularly at the provincial level, remains relatively understudied. This study aims to explore the utilization of emotions in provi

The sport of football is commonly perceived as a domain traditionally associated with masculinity, thereby marginalizing women who, as female fans, constantly encounter societal expectations regarding their genuine passion for the game. To achieve the status of being perceived as authentic, they often are ‘forced’ to negotiate their gender identities so that their fandom identity becomes evident.

The cellphone footage of Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old white man in his twenties, choking the life out of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old Black man, in a New York City subway car during the summer of 2023 made headlines around the globe. The story took off in part because it was identified by the press as existing within the long history of American vigilantism, one that dates to the very founding of th

The topic of the research is the representation of European diversities in the French-German cultural channel ARTE, specifically in its collection of documentaries from the Magazine Show ‘Regards: European Stories’, henceforth ‘Re: European Stories’ (2023-2024). By investigating the ways in which multiple dimensions of diversity - religion, politics, gender, ethnicity, race, disability, class and

"Solar Food: Reducing post-harvest losses through improved solar drying" is a project that is a collaboration between Lund University and the Royal University of Bhutan, financed by the Swedish Research Council. The goal of the project is to improve the quality and decrease post-harvest losses of food in rural Bhutan and Nepal through low-cost, efficient solar-powered food dryers. In th

Environmental journalism is crucial to the global understanding of the impact that climate change and other environmental disasters have on billions of people globally. Public and policymakers' understanding of climate change is strongly influenced by the media. The purpose of the thesis is to provide an analysis of how UN Conferences of Parties, COP28 in Dubai in 2023, were covered in Russian

The experience of illness can often result in isolation, leaving individuals with a difficult decision to make—to disconnect from their everyday lives or to seek out alternative connections. In our modern society, people often strongly desire to connect with voices they can relate to. This study focuses on the role of Facebook in providing support to women suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG

This thesis deploys ethnographic tools in a qualitative case study to explore the internet community, Female Dating Strategy (FDS). As narratives surrounding the “crisis of masculinity” are popularised within politics and mainstream media, the objective of research becomes to scrutinise these conceptualisations. This thesis does so by focusing on the field of intimacy and sexuality, by raising the

I detta arbete undersöks hur interfolierat lärande i matematikundervisningen påverkar elevernas prestationer inom ämnet och hur eleverna upplever undervisning i praktiken. Interfolierat lärande innebär att eleverna undervisas genom att metoder och områden blandas istället för det traditionella där områden oftast behandlas enskilt. I matematiken kan detta innebära att uppgifter från olika områden b

Korslimmat trä (KL-trä) är ett konstruktionsmaterial som består av korsvis limmade brädor i flera lager. Det har god bärförmåga och används till bärande konstruktioner, främst som väggar och bjälklag. I dagens diskussion om miljö- och klimatfrågor tas användningen av träprodukter ofta upp som en del i att minska byggbranschens klimatpåverkan. I traditionellt KL-trä är brädorna orienterade med 90°

På senare år har utvecklingen av artificiell intelligens (AI) gått i raketfart och AI-verktyg som kan användas för avancerade kognitiva och perceptuella uppgifter dyker upp i alla områden av livet. Det tog inte lång tid innan det även insågs att AI kunde användas inom litteraturen och konsten. På sekunder kan avancerade litterära och konstnärliga verk numera åstadkommas med ett enkelt knapptryck, The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated rapidly in recent years, and AI tools that can be used for advanced cognitive and perceptual tasks are appearing in all areas of life. It did not take long before it was also realized that AI could be used for literature and art. In a matter of seconds, advanced works of art and literature can be produced at the touch of a button usin

Klimatomställningar har gjorts inom de flesta delar av transportsektorn, som ofta pekas ut som boven i dramat när det kommer till utsläpp av koldioxid. Bilar som går på elektricitet är ett typiskt exempel. Denna omställning är svårare att göra när det gäller flygindustrin. Elektriska flygplan är inte realistiska just nu då batterierna hade behövt vara enorma. Fördelen med flytande bränslen är attThe aviation industry is a contributor to the global greenhouse gas emissions. Moving away from fossil-based fuels has proven to be more difficult than expected. One possibility for the aviation industry is the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), produced from renewable sources such as biomass and waste. Certain problems have been discovered with using SAFs, however. The fuels are us

Densiteten I stadens utveckling utmanar oss arkitekter till att skapa bra arkitektur i stadsrummet. Staden växer och skapar nya förutsättningar i människans vardag. Staden förtätas och då brist på bra centralt placerad mark blir väldigt påfrestande så skapas nya urbana typologier. Jag vill i mitt examensarbete arbeta vidare på denna problematik och undersöka mer specifikt, hur ser bostaden ut i The density of the city’s development challenges us architects to create good architecture in the urban space. The city grows and creates new conditions in people’s everyday lives. The city is densified and when the lack of good centrally located sites becomes very challenging, new urban typologies are created. In my master thesis, I work further on this problem and investigate more on what hous