Search for dissertations about: "Rhetorical Theory"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words Rhetorical Theory.
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1. The Epistemology of Rhetoric : Plato, Doxa and Post-Truth
Abstract : This thesis aims to develop an epistemology of rhetoric in light of the apparent contemporary post-truth condition of society. Epistemology is hereby understood as concerned with principles for knowledge production within the academic discipline of rhetoric, as well as with an understanding of knowledge production in the public realm. READ MORE
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2. Organ improvisation : Activity, action and rhetorical practice
Abstract : This thesis focuses on contemporary organ improvisation in Western European musical culture. The aim of the study is to explore organists’ descriptions, constructions and definitions of improvisation in words and music, with an interest in the interaction between receptivity, creativity and change. READ MORE
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3. A European State of Mind : Rhetorical Formations of European Identity within the EU 1973–2014
Abstract : European identity has become a central issue in the EU’s political imaginary. In recent years, European identity—and related notions of a European destiny, European culture, and a European narrative—has been deployed as a weapon against the rise of the political far-right across Europe. READ MORE
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4. Speaking Other Times : Hannah Arendt and the Temporality of Politics
Abstract : Political rhetoric frequently utilizes imaginaries of time. Ideas of an eternally sanctioned principle, a historical tradition, a future to come, or a radical change in the present are all part of the temporal toolkit of political rhetoric. READ MORE
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5. Reading Rap : Feminist Interventions in Men and Masculinity Research
Abstract : The present thesis explores how masculinity is constructed and negotiated in relation to race, class and sexuality in hip hop in Sweden. Theoretically, the study contributes to the increasing use of contemporary feminist theory in men and masculinity research. READ MORE