Search for dissertations about: "online media"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 178 swedish dissertations containing the words online media.

2. 31. Power Games : Rules and Roles in Second Life

   Author : Maria Bäcke; Blekinge Tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; performance; role-play; Second Life; online worlds; virtual worlds; virtual; digital space; rules; hierarchies; subversion; power; negotiation; make-believe; Media and Communication Studies;

   Abstract : This study investigates how the members of four different role-playing communities on the online platform Second Life perform social as well as dramatic roles within their community. The trajectories of power influencing these roles are my main focus. READ MORE

4. 32. The Rise of Online Counterpublics? : The Limits of Inclusion in a Digital Age

   Author : Malin Holm; Elin Bjarnegård; PerOla Öberg; Alexandra Segerberg; Elizabeth Evans; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : counterpublics; counterpublic theory; privilege; intersectionality; feminism; antifeminism; digital media; online platforms; comment sections; blogs; Twitter; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how online platforms mediate the reproduction of privilege, by employing the concept of counterpublics. The term, which has been central to the feminist critique of mainstream public sphere theory, denotes the alternative publics that emerge in response to various exclusions by dominant publics with the goal of targeting and influencing the same. READ MORE

5. 33. Cannabis discourses in contemporary Sweden : Continuity and change

   Author : Josefin Månsson; Mats Ekendahl; Alexandra Bogren; Sveinung Sandberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cannabis; Sweden; discourse; social construction; prohibition; legalization; de-criminalization; internet; online; media; professional; symposia; Social Work; socialt arbete;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study how cannabis is constructed in contemporary Sweden, which policy responses are promoted as rational, and how international cannabis trends are received in this context. The four papers are the result of analyzing empirical material from three different sub-studies: 1) a qualitative study of online discussions about cannabis and drug policy, 2) a qualitative and comparative study of print media articles from 2002 and 2012, and 3) a qualitative study of oral presentations from cannabis information symposia. READ MORE

6. 34. Online music distribution and the unpredictability of software logistics

   Author : Maria Eriksson; Pelle Snickars; Patrick Vonderau; Jörgen Skågeby; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; music distribution; logistics; software studies; unpredictability; digital methods; media and communication studies; medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This compilation dissertation examines the role of software in online music distribution and critically scrutinizes the increased influence of digital technologies in everyday life. In particular, it explores how software coordinates and arranges things, people, and information surrounding music and thereby exerts a logistical power that makes music calculable and governable online. READ MORE

7. 35. Online Education in Universities : Moving from Individual Adoption to Institutionalisation of an Information Technology Innovation

   Author : Inés Casanovas; Jörgen Lindh; Christina Keller; Stefan Hrastinski; Lars Svensson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis describes and analyses the move from individual adoption to institutionalisation of an information technology innovation: online education in universities. The study focuses on the processes that took place within two universities, one in Sweden and the other in Argentina, regarding online education adoption and the organisational changes developed. READ MORE