Search for dissertations about: "personification"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the word personification.

  2. 1. The Personalisation of Swedish Politics: Party Leaders in the Election Coverage, 1979-2010

    Author : Johannes Bjerling; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; personalisation; party leaders; election coverage; news media; personification; orientation towards personae; intimisation; Sweden;

    Abstract : In The Personalisation of Swedish Politics: Party Leaders in the Election Coverage 1979-2010, the question of whether Swedish news media focus increasingly on the party leaders is thoroughly examined. All in all, five formats are studied: Broadsheets (Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet), tabloids (Aftonbladet, Expressen), public service television (SVT), public service radio (SR) and commercial television (TV4). READ MORE

  4. 2. Individual Information Adaptation Based on Content Description

    Author : Erik Oskar Wallin; KTH; []
    Keywords : metadata; semantic web; personalization; information adaptation; one-to-one marketing; evaluation; optimization; personification; customization; individualization; internet; content filtering; automation;

    Abstract : Today’s increasing information supply raises the needfor more effective and automated information processing whereindividual information adaptation (personalization) is onepossible solution. Earlier computer systems for personalizationlacked the ability to easily define and measure theeffectiveness of personalization efforts. READ MORE

  5. 3. Managers in healthcare organizations and their interactions with the media

    Author : Maria Wramsten Wilmar; Lotta Dellve; Christian Jacobsson; Christer Sandahl; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Healthcare; Managers; The media; Interaction; Personification;

    Abstract : Background: The combination of three forces, the organizations’ desire for visibility, the citizens’ interest in the HSOs and the increasing pressure upon journalists to attract the interest of the audiences have all contributed to the fact that HSO managers nowadays have more interactions with the media than ever before.Aim: The aim of this thesis is to gain a deeper knowledge about HSO managers’ interaction with the media; their experience of the interaction, strategies and support. READ MORE

  6. 4. Grapes in the Desert : Metaphors, Models, and Themes in Hosea 4-14

    Author : Göran Eidevall; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hebrew Bible; Bibelvetenskap; Bible; reversal; personification; imagery; simile; theme; model; metaphor theory; metaphor; prophetical literature; Hosea; Old Testament; Old Testament exegesis; Gamla testamentets exegetik;

    Abstract : This study explores the textual world of Hosea 4-14. To this end it uses a melhod informed by modern metaphor theory. At the outset, the hypothesis that chapters 4-14 in the book of Hosea constitute a coherent literary composition is submitted. The perspectival theory advanced by Eva F. READ MORE

  7. 5. Inside the Guru's Gate : Ritual Uses of Texts among the Sikhs in Varanasi

    Author : Kristina Myrvold; Tord Olsson; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; anthropomorfism; personification; liturgies; ritual practices; religious worship; sacred places; gurdwara; migration; counter-narrative; emic historiography; speech act theory; ritual studies; oral tradition; performance studies; guru; holy scriptures; Adi Granth; Guru Granth; Benares; Varanasi; Punjab; Sikhism; Sikhs; Religious Studies and Theology; Religion och teologi; social agency; Övriga religioner; Humanities; Humaniora; rites of passage; festivals; rites of affliction; Other Religions; religious education; Religionsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Summary: For religious Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib is a holy scripture which enshrines ontologically divine words and the teaching and revelatory experiences of historical human Gurus. Simultaneously the Sikhs have taken the concept of a sacred scripture much further than any other religious community by treating the Guru Granth Sahib as a living Guru invested with spiritual authority and agency to guide humans and establish relationships to the divine. READ MORE