Search for dissertations about: "comparison of concept of a place"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words comparison of concept of a place.

2. 1. Dreams of a subversive future : sexuality, (hetero)normativity, and queer potential in science fiction film and television

   Author : Josefine Wälivaara; Per Ringby; Christina Svens; Stacey Abbott; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Science fiction; film; television; genre; sexuality; queer; storytelling; gender; subversive; intelligibility; Torchwood; Firefly; Star Wars; Star Trek; adult turn; Star’verses; dramaturgy; heteronormativity; film history; Hollywood; Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

   Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to explore depictions of sexuality in popular science fiction film and television through a focus on storytelling, narrative, characters and genre. The thesis analyses science fiction as a film and television genre with a focus on the conventions, interpretations, and definitions of genre as part of larger contexts. READ MORE

4. 2. Improving leadership through the power of words and music

   Author : Julia Romanowska; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Poor leadership is highly prevalent and associated with destructive processes in the workplace, including stress related ill health. Yet, the applied methods to improve leadership practices are rarely grounded in scientific research. READ MORE

5. 3. Mathematical Modelling of Dose Planning in High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy

   Author : Björn Morén; Torbjörn Larsson; Åsa Carlsson Tedgren; Sebastiaan Breedveld; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Cancer is a widespread type of diseases that each year affects millions of people. It is mainly treated by chemotherapy, surgery or radiation therapy, or a combination of them. One modality of radiation therapy is high dose-rate brachytherapy, used in treatment of for example prostate cancer and gynecologic cancer. READ MORE

6. 4. Ruptured narratives : An analysis of the contradictions within young people's responses to issues of personal responsibility and social violence within an educational context

   Author : Silvia Edling; Carl Anders Säfström; Sharon Todd; Caroline Liberg; Lynda Stone; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Young people youth ; social violence; oppression; difference; justice; injustice; moral responsibility; culture; ruptured narratives; subject-in-process; politics; democracy; education; curriculum theory; Education; Pedagogik; Curriculum Studies;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the problems of social violence which are based on stereotyped prejudices, and directed towards people who differ from the norm, and asks how education aiming at counteracting social violence can be understood. Within education, the aspiration to contest social violence is generally motivated by a democratic framework stressing distributive justice and everyone’s equal value. READ MORE

7. 5. Anisotropic Mechanical Behaviours and Thin-wall Effects of Additively Manufactured Austenitic Alloys

   Author : Cheng-Han Yu; Johan Moverare; Ru Lin Peng; Christian Leinenbach; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Laser powder bed fusion; Slow strain rate tensile testing; Short-term creep; Low cycle fatigue; Neutrons; Anisotropy; Crystallographic texture; Microstruc-ture; Dislocation structure; Lasersmältning i pulverbädd; Provning med långsam töjningshastighet; korttidskryp; Lågcykelutmattning; Neutroner; Anisotropi; Kristallografisk textur; Mikrostruktur; Dislokationsstruktur;

   Abstract : Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a general concept of building a three-dimensional object layer-by-layer. AM breaks through the manufacturing limitations in conventionally subtractive manufacturing, leading to a great design freedom of components with complex geometries. READ MORE