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Borovoy, Richard Daniel. "Folk computing : designing technology to support face-to-face community building." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8326.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2002.
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Creating common ground in a community of people who do not all know each other is a chicken-and-egg problem: members do not share enough common ground to support the kinds of conversations that help build it. "Folk Computing" technology is designed to help build community in informal, face-to-face settings by giving users a playful way of revealing shared assumptions and interests. Drawing on the communicative process of folklore, Folk Computing devices facilitate the creation, circulation and tracking of new, digital forms of lore. These digital folklore objects serve as social probes: they circulate among people with whom they resonate, thereby revealing the boundaries of groups who share the underlying beliefs, knowledge and experiences that give the lore meaning. Folk Computing uses technology to enhance the community building functions of folklore in three important ways: it supports the circulation of more interactive and media-rich lore, it reduces the social and cognitive costs of folklore creation and circulation, and it enables detailed visualizations of how pieces of lore circulate through a community. This thesis will explore the potential of Folk Computing through a design rationale for three new technologies, ranging from computationally augmented name tags used at conferences (the Thinking Tags and Meme Tags) to devices with which people can create, trade and track animations and simple games (the i-balls), used over several weeks by the population of a K-8 public school.
Richard Daniel Borovory.
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May, Anthony. "TRAD. : an examination of narrative adaptation across popular media." Queensland University of Technology, 2007. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/20187/.

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'Trad.' is a collection of short stories and a critical essay that explores a number of issues involved in the adaptation of stories from one popular medium to another. Some problems of adaptation involve questions of the integrity or authenticity of both the original and adapted works. These problems are often made more difficult when the adaptation is made across different media forms. This thesis explores the transformation from popular song to short story in a popular mode in two ways. The first way is based on the recognition of the problems of determining authenticity when the processes of transmission are subject to such great variety as in popular song. The second way is to explore the question of the available popular forms of narrative for the adapted product. In each case, this thesis attempts its investigation in a practical mode through the variety of stories and the way in which they utilise contemporary narrative strategies.
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Björklund, Anna. "En Djupdykning i Kommunikationsstrategi : om konsten att locka folk till svenska dykvatten." Thesis, Uppsala University, Media and Communication, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-106770.

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Purpose/Aim: To create a communication strategy for PADI Nordic with the intention of getting Swedish divers, who have been certified abroad, to Swedish dive centers.

Material/Method: The study is based on a number of personal interviews conducted with a) divers who are active in Sweden, b) divers who are not active in Sweden and c) representatives from PADI and PADI affiliated dive centers.

Main results: The main reason that people who have been certified abroad do not dive in Sweden is that they regard it as being too complicated, too cold, too expensive and with nothing interesting to see. These might partly be misconceptions that can be corrected through a communication strategic effort. The best way to change this perception is by two different forms of communication. One will go from PADI Nordic straight to the divers through an email. This will have the purpose of getting their attention, making diving sound interesting and raise their awareness in preparation for the other part of the process. The other part is communication from PADI affiliated dive centres directed towards the divers. This will be in the form of more traditional marketing, and will have the purpose of making diving in Sweden sound easy, uncomplicated and price worthy. Hopefully this will bring people in to the dive centres, and in the ideal case they will in time also bring their friends along – by becoming the first link in a two step flow of communication.

 

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RezaeiSahraei, Afsaneh. "Iranian Political Humor in Social Media." TopSCHOLAR®, 2014. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1420.

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Gelfand, Lynn. "Tales, technology, and transformations how different media environments shape the structure, style, and content of folk narratives /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3319906.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, 2008.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on May 11, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-08, Section: A, page: 3267. Adviser: Mary Ellen Brown.
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Reje, Franzén Fanny, and Saga Gardelin. "Hide and seek with algorithm : En intervjustudie av cosplay-kreatörers "folk" teorier i förhållande till TikToks algoritm." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104833.

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This essay aims to study the relationship between cosplay content creators and TikTok’s algorithm. To study this relationship the essay will conduct a qualitative semi-structured interviews with creators from the cosplay community on TikTok. Since the rise of digital plattforms the media and the role of producer as well as consumer has changed drastically. TikTok has been growing rapidly in popularity since its entry on the market, and by 2020 it had 500 million active users. Since many of today's digital platforms have consumer produced content, the consumer of today has taken on a mixed role between consuming and creating content, which creates a new relationship. The content consumers produce vary vastly on TikTok but one kind that has been present in much of TikTok’s existence is cosplay content. Cosplayers are creators who design costumes to already established characters or franchises. Since a discourse has started in the cosplay community on TikTok about the algorithm suppressing their content the study found it to be a good way to start examining content creators as individuals and how they behave towards an algorithm in their content creation process. The study aims to use algorithmic “folk” theory to examine what theories have been created in the community and how the theories affect the creators. The study also applies gatekeeping theory and social cognitive theory (SCT) to paint a clearer picture in how these creators view the algorithm. Seven interviews with cosplay content creators were conducted and with the help of a thematic analysis method the study found several themes in how the creators view and behave in relation to TikTok and its algorithm. The results of our study shows that there’s a definite present of “folk” theories created inside of the community. The most distinct behaviour relating to “folk” theory among the creators was that they can’t use the hashtag cosplay in the belief that the algorithm would suppress the content. This study concludes that the creators are more aware of the algorithm then they themself know and have different ways of working with and around it.
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Martinsson, Teija. "Är svensktalande ett bättre folk? Om finsktalande utrikeskorrespondenters syn på mötet med det svenska samhället." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen för Pedagogik, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-19945.

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Abstrakt: Det är i mötet mellan utrikeskorrespondenter och främmande samhällen som utrikesnyheter uppstår. Dessa nyheter har ett stort inflytande på hur vi ser på världen. Somingredienser i dessa möten kan det sätt på vilket utrikeskorrespondenter bemöts påverka den bild de förmedlar till sina respektive hemländer.Huvudsyftet med denna uppsats är att öka förståelsen för hur finsktalandeutrikeskorrespondenter upplever mötet med det svenska samhället. Ett annat syfte är också att undersöka om de stereotypa föreställningar, som svenskar och finländare har om varandra, samt om övriga förutsättningar i deras vardag i Sverige, påverkar deras arbete och den bild som de sedan förmedlar till Finland.Totalundersökningen omfattar en kvalitativ intervjuundersökning avseende alla de sexfinsktalande utrikeskorrespondenter som för närvarande är verksamma i Sverige varvat medstudier av litteratur, uppsatser samt tidningsartiklar och elektroniska källor. Den teoretiska referensramen omfattar bl. a. Pierre Bourdieus, Norbert Elias, John L. Scotsons, Erving Goffmans och Max Webers sociologiska teorier som behandlar samspelet och relationerna mellan individer och olika samhällsgrupper. Författarens utgångspunkter baseras även på en mångårig yrkeserfarenhet som journalist.Undersökningen visar att finsktalande utrikeskorrespondenter generellt sett blir väl bemötta i Sverige även om att de kan bedömas tillhöra en invandrargrupp. Intervjupersonerna hade inte upplevt diskriminering och svenskarnas stereotypa föreställningar om finländare uppfattades inte som ett problem. Utrikeskorrespondenterna ansåg sig även ha bra status i det svenska samhället. Detta kan förklaras genom att de har en så hög position i samhället samt makt, genom sitt yrke, att detta påverkar det sätt på vilket de blir bemötta.Resultaten visar också att det har skett en positiv förändring på svenskarnas syn på Finland och därmed också på finsktalande utrikeskorrespondenter på grund av den ekonomiska utveckling som skett i Finland under de senaste åren. Bemötandet samtutrikeskorrespondenternas egna stereotypa föreställningar om svenskar och om Sverigeverkar dock, enligt undersökningen, inte ha någon större betydelse för hur utrikeskorrespondenternas produktion ser ut och således inte heller på den bild de förmedlar av Sverige till Finland. Dåligt bemötande syns mest i tv- och radioproduktion eftersom de ärkänslomedier.Produktioner påverkas däremot av utrikeskorrespondenternas hemmaredaktioner i Finland som har ett stort intresse av att publicera produktioner som förstärker gamla, negativa stereotypa föreställningar om Sverige. Hemmaredaktioner har till och med specifika nyhetskriterier endast för Sverige som t.ex. att kunna känna skadeglädje mot Sverige eller att kunna jämföra Finland och Sverige i nyhetsrapportering som om det skulle finnas en tävlingssituation mellan de två länderna.Undersökningen visar också att svenskar i allmänhet inte har ett intresse av att bliuppmärksammade i finsk media med ett undantag för de företag som har ekonomiskaintressen i Finland.
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Karlsson, Elin. ""Vad ska folk tro? Att jag är gift med en rösträttskvinna?" : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av TV-serien Fröken Frimans krig." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104123.

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The TV series Fröken Frimans Krig is about the struggle for women's voting rights in Sweden during the beginning of the 20th century. The purpose of this study is to examine, through a content analysis, which pros and cons are shown in the TV series. The study also discusses how these arguments differ from those that are highlighted in historic research involving women’s right to vote. The material consists of selected scenes from the TV series. The scenes were selected with a goal-oriented selection where selected characters, gender theory and arguments for and against women’s right to vote are most strongly portrayed. The scenes have been analyzed using an analysis scheme that has been shaped according to Keith Selby and Ron Cowdery's narrative analysis model. In addition, rhetorical analysis has been used in the analysis to be able to answer the research questions. The results showed that the arguments used in the TV series are based on the arguments presented by historical research. It was possible to see clear signs that the women used logical reasoning when they argued, while the men argued based on their feelings to strengthen their opinions. This shows that the series’ creators have done their due diligence since the arguments in the series gave clear signs of the categories that the research represents. The study concluded that the TV series Fröken Frimans krig is a fictional story with elements of real history that represents the arguments for and against women’s rights to vote.
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Raja, Irfan Azhar. "Reporting British Muslims : the re-emergence of 'folk devils' and 'moral panics' in post-7/7 Britain (2005-2007)." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2016. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/31087/.

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On 7 July 2005, Britain suffered its first ever suicide attack. Four young British-born Muslims, apparently well-educated and from integrated backgrounds, killed their fellow citizens, including other Muslims. The incident raised the vision that British Muslims would be seen as the ‘enemy within’ and a ‘fifth column’ in British society. To examine how this view emerged, this thesis investigates the representation of British Muslims in two major British broadsheets, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph, over a two-year period (7 July 2005-8 July 2007). A corpus of 274 news items, including editorials, comments, interviews, and news reports on the London bombings, has been collected and analysed using the inductive approach based upon thematic analysis. The thesis asks a significant question: How did these broadsheets present British Muslims in the wake of the London bombings? This thesis aims to present a narrative of how the London bombings (hereafter 7/7) emerged in these broadsheets based on their reaction to an interpretation and perception of the 7/7 event. This research indicates that the two broadsheets shared a similar cultural approach in combating Islamist terrorism, by encouraging the embracing of British values, although their different political orientations led to them differing attitudes over the precise manner in which this should be achieved. The Guardian was more concerned about individual liberty and human rights, while The Daily Telegraph emphasised the adaptation of tough legislation to combat terrorism. Given modern Britain’s secular moral fibre, the supremacy of British values dominated the debates on British Muslims which somehow reflected a manifestation of a systematic campaign to redefine Islam as a religion that fits into secular Western society, validating terms such as ‘Moderate Muslim’, ‘Islamic terrorists’, ‘Islamic extremists’, ‘Islamic militants’ and ‘Islamic terrorism’. Although both newspapers argue that radicalisation is a foreign-imported dilemma that has its roots in “Islamic ideology”, they differ in their attitudes on how to deal with it. This thesis uses Cohen’s (1972) text, which suggests that the media often portray certain groups within society as “deviant” and “folk devils” and blames them for crimes. This research into the reactions of two broadsheets permits a contemporary discussion of the London bombings and British Muslims in the light of Cohen’s concept. It aims to locate the presence of a nexus of the four Ps - political parties, pressure groups, the press, and public bodies - that influence reporting and shape the debates (Ost, 2002; Chas, 2006, p.75). It is evident that the reporting of the two broadsheets blends three significant components: the views of self-proclaimed Islamic scholars, experts and hate preachers; the use of out-of-context verses of the Quran; and the use of political language to represent British Muslims. Arguably, the press transformed the 7/7 event, suggesting that it was driven by religious theology rather than being a politically motivated act.
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Plummer, Stephanie C. "Food Contamination Narratives in United States News Media." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1237761803.

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Tholcke, Ida. "”Den seriösare heterosexuella mannen som har en homosexuell läggning.” : en studie om maskulinitet, manlig sexualitet & representation i tv-serien Queer as folk." Thesis, Uppsala University, Media and Communication, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-106753.

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Purpose/Aim: This study is an analysis of the view on masculinity, male sexuality and creation of identity with the television series Queer as folk as a base. The analysis is partly based on a semiotic analysis of the representation of masculinity and male sexuality from an episode of the chosen television series Queer as folk, and partly based on a thematic analysis of focus group discussions with young men with different sexualities.

Material/Method: This study is based on focus group interviews and a semiotic and thematic analysis. The focus groups consisted of three men in three different groups and were chosen on the criteria of gender and sexuality. All groups were presented with an episode of the television series Queer as folk to see how they perceived masculinity and male sexuality. Their discussions were analyzed with a thematic analysis and the television series Queer as folk with a semiotic analysis.

Main results: The three analyzed characters in Queer as folk showed different representations of masculinity and male sexuality. The discussions from the focus groups could be linked to the semiotic analysis and showed some similar tendencies. The focus groups perceptions were diffe-rentiated in relation to each other with certain diversity between the hetero, homo and bisexual participants. Above all, the participant’s perception was divided when it came to the male sexuali-ty that was featured in the episode but also of the representations of the homosexual characters.

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Alsallakh, Nour. "En kvalitativ undersökning om massmedians framställning av ungdomar i socialt utsatta områden : "Jag tycker inte om att folk ser ner på oss"." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-45617.

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Schadt-Krämer, Claudia. "Die pädagogische Bildung der Volksschullehrer im 19. Jahrhundert : dargestellt am Beispiel der rheinischen Lehrerseminare von 1819 bis 1926 /." Hamburg : Hamburger Buchwerkstatt, 1990. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=002115137&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Palo, Karolina, and Louise Åström. "”Vår familj har folk som tar ut soporna åt oss. Vi behöver inte göra det själva.” : En multimodal kritisk diskursanalys av klass-representationer och maktrelationer i serien Störst av allt utifrån ett intersektionellt perspektiv." Thesis, Jönköping University, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-47776.

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Social classes have been existing in Swedish society in a couple of centuries and even today there are obvious class markers in Swedish society. Despite the existence of social classes today we discuss less about class. In every human relation there are always power relations.  To be able to emphasise class markets and power relations in Swedish society this study will be using a case, which is the series Quicksand. The series Quicksand takes place in a county town outside of Stockholm. The fundamental narrative is about why the main character Maja Norberg has been involved in a school shooting.   When analysing both class and power relations the intersectional intercommunion is commonly used. Consequently, the intersectional perspective has a big role in this study. This study is based on a feminist theoretical framework and the case is analysed with the multimodal critical discourse analysis method. The questions that we use to analyse the material are “How are the class distinction and the power relations framed from an intersectional perspective in Quicksand?”, “How are the characters’ relation to power and how does it move between them?” and “How are the power positions affected due to the characters’ gender and ethnicity?”   The analysis of this study shows that class distinctions and power relations are reflected in settings, attribute and lexical choices. The most common intersectional intercommunion was between class and ethnicity. Which of the characters may be due to class, gender, knowledge or ownership of a product that someone else is dependent on. The end discussion shows that the intersectional concurrence can both be an advantage or a disadvantage among the characters. The power relations are constructed in different ways and there are always an aspirations and combat to be in power. The class differences are pointed out in Quicksand. There are some characters that will keep the class distinction and there are characters that want to live in a classless society.
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Bacon, Jasen. "The Digital Folklore Project: Tracking the Oral Tradition on the World Wide Web." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1398.

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I collected forty-two e-mail forwards over the course of four months, and from those I formulated a framework that adapts existing theory in collection and study of real-world folklore to the emerging folk communities that exist on the internet. Through this analysis I prove that the same genres of folklore that is routinely collected by folklorists have been adapted to fit the digital environment of the internet. I then use the framework that I lay out to perform a study of the e-mails themselves.
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Souza, Maria Isabel Amphilo Rodrigues de. "O AUTO DA COMPADECIDA: DA CULTURA POPULAR À CULTURA DE MASSA: UMA ANÁLISE A PARTIR DA FOLKMÍDIA." Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, 2003. http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/813.

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El presente trabajo consiste en una analisis sistemática de la obra de Ariano Suassuna Auto da Compadecida , escrita en 1955, y sus transcodificacioes para la televisión y cine. En esta pesquisa procuramos presentar la apropriación de la cultura popular por la cultura de masas en un processo folkmediático, donde Guel Arraes realizo la adaptación mas elogiada por la crítica, siendo esta la tercera versión cinematografica de la obra de Suassuna. Buscamos presentar, primeramente, la importancia de la Folk media para lo rescate de la cultua nacional, tornando una obra clásica de lo punto de vista de la cultura popular, de la cultura erudita y de la cultura de masa, accessible al público masivo brasileño en televisión abierta. Decifrador de brasilidades , Ariano Suassuna rescata lo folklore, las danzas, los cuentos míticos y herencia ibéricas, donde percibimos la semblanza entre Auto da Compadecida y la semblanza entre Auto da Compadecida y los autos de Gil Vicente, por ejemplo. Suyos personajes sufren lo processo de descarnavalización, delante de lo trono de Emanuel, donde caem las máscaras. Son defendidos por una madre Compadecida desesperada para salvar sus hijos de lo sofrimento y de la dolor. Auto de la moralidad y misericordia, lo Auto da Compadecida , revela, no solamente la alma de lo sertanejo severino , pero su creencia, su cultura y su sufrimiento.
O presente trabalho consiste em uma análise sistemática da obra de Ariano Suassuna Auto da Compadecida , escrita em 1955, e suas transcodificações para TV e cinema. Nesta pesquisa procuramos apresentar a apropriação da cultura popular pela cultura de massas num processo folkmidiático, onde Guel Arraes realizou a adaptação mais elogiada pela crítica, sendo esta a terceira versão cinematográfica da obra de Suassuna. Buscamos apresentar, primeiramente, a importância da Folkmídia para o resgate da cultura nacional, tornando uma obra clássica do ponto de vista da cultura popular, da cultura erudita e da cultura de massa, acessível ao público massivo brasileiro em TV aberta. Decifrador de brasilidades , Ariano Suassuna resgata o folclore, as danças, os contos míticos e heranças ibéricas, onde percebemos a semelhança entre Auto da Compadecida e os autos de Gil Vicente, por exemplo. Seus personagens sofrem o processo de descarnavalização, perante o trono de Emanuel, onde as máscaras despencam. São defendidos por uma mãe Compadecida desesperada para salvar seus filhos do sofrimento e da dor. Auto de moralidade e misericórdia, o Auto da Compadecida revela, não somente a alma do sertanejo severino , mas suas crenças, sua cultura e seu sofrimento.
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McDonald, Nicola. "Diverse folk diversely they seyde : a study of the figure of Medea in medieval literature." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296064.

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Moksnes, Heidi. "Mayan suffering, Mayan rights : faith and citizenship among Catholic Tzotziles in Highland Chiapas, Mexico /." Göteborg, 2003. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=010293877&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Gottlieb, Alexis Hope. "FOLD : an open platform for adding context to stories." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101840.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2015.
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News is important. It gives us the information we need to make decisions, provides common ground to share with others around us, and helps us become global citizens. However, there are many important stories we shy away from because we lack the background needed to understand them. Some of the most important news stories we encounter-like the Israel- Palestine conflict, the recent unrest in Ukraine, or the ongoing Ebola outbreak-are complex and require context to understand. Traditionally, news relies on a storytelling structure called the inverted pyramid, where key facts are introduced in the first paragraph, with subsequent paragraphs providing background information. This structure worked well for the era of paper-based journalism, so the story could be shortened to fit space constraints without compromising emerging facts. But is this the way that news should be now, or is this the result of using ink and paper procedures in a world where digital technologies allow for more flexibility? This thesis presents FOLD, a publishing platform that uses visual structure to address the problem of including context alongside stories. FOLD allows writers to tell stories by weaving together different pieces of information from across the web in the form of "cards." There are two types of cards: narrative cards, and context cards. Narrative cards are arranged vertically to form the "backbone" of a story. Context cards are positioned perpendicular to the narrative cards, providing alternate axes for reading. The use and reception of this tool within the context of a 3-month public beta is discussed, and opportunities for future work are presented.
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Duffin, Christopher John. "The historical roles of mineral materials in folk medicine and the development of the materia medica." Thesis, Kingston University, 2018. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/41903/.

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Mineral materials include rocks, minerals, fossils, earths, mineraloids, biogenic skeletal remains and synthetic stones. Each of these classes of material has enjoyed much popularity as supposedly therapeutic medicinal ingredients in the history of pharmacy; many have an unbroken record of use since ancient and classical times. The historical materia medica incorporates minerals that have been made use of in both medical folklore and academic analysis. This thesis presents a body of work which develops examples from each class of mineral material, tries to establish their identities, and explores the evolution of their therapeutic use against the backdrop of changing philosophies in the history of medicine. The most rudimentary use of mineral materials was in a magico-medicinal way as amulets wom for protection against harmful influences which might be expressed in the body as loss of health, and as prophylactics against specific diseases and poisons. Amulets were often worn as pendants, necklaces and rings, or appended to the clothing in some way. The humoral system of Greek medicine saw the health of the body as being a state of balance between the four humours. Humoral imbalance was corrected by, amongst other interventions, the application of medicinal simples or 'Galenicals', which were largely unmodified (other than by trituration) herbal, zoological and mineralogical materials. The choice of simple was determined by the Aristotelian qualities ascribed to them, and their perceived efficacy according to the Doctrine of Signatures. This approach to prescribing practice held sway from classical times until the work of Paracelsus at the beginning of the Scientific Revolution which commended the use of only the active ingredients of a particular simple, separated from the remainder by alchemical means. These iatrochemical preparations permitted dosage standardisation and encouraged a more empirical approach to prescribing practice. The mineral materials most closely examined in this thesis in the context of the evolving materia medica are pumice, gemstones, holed flints, amber, unicom horn, Jews' stones (fossil echinoid spines), Porcupine bezoars, otoliths and synthetic stones. The analyses presented here rely on the study of manuscript, archival, printed and material sources.
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Stock, Marel Angela. "Puppets, Pioneers, and Sport: The Onstage and Offstage Performance of Khmer Identity." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2009. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2944.pdf.

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Ivaškevičienė, Miglė. "Kaišiadorių apylinkėse tautinėje vaistininkystėje vartojamų (vartotų) augalų etnofarmacinis tyrimas." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140618_215130-34444.

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Tyrimo tikslas surinkti ir susisteminti tautinės vaistininkystės žinias Kaišiadorių apylinkėse. Rezultatai: Apklausų - interviu metu apklausti 23 respondentai. Užfiksuotos 155 natūralios vaistingosios medžiagos. Didžiausią jų dalį sudarė augalai, kurių įvairovė siekia 62 augalų šeimas, taip pat užfiksuoti 3 gyvūnai, vartojami kaip gydomoji priemonė. Išvados: 1. Anketavimo – asmeninio interviu metu gauta medžiaga susisteminta pagal vaistingųjų medžiagų kilmę. Vyrauja augalinės kilmės vaistingosios medžiagos 77,02%, gyvūninės kilmės vaistingosios medžiagos sudarė 9,94%, kitos – nei vienai ir minėtų grupių nepriskitos medžiagos – 13,04% bendro citavimų skaičiaus. 2. Dažniausiai tautinės vaistininkystės metodais gydomos viršutinių kvėpavimo takų ligos (peršalimas, gripas, kosulys) – 47,51%, virškinamojo trakto susirgimai (virškinimo sutrikimas, viduriavimas, vidurių užkietėjimas) – 29,86%, žaizdos, sumušimai, kurie sudarė 9,95%. 3. Nustatyta, kad dažniausiai minimi augalai buvo plačialapis gyslotis Plantago major L. , vaistinė medetka Calendula officinalis L. ir vaistinė ramunė Matricaria recutita L. – 4,31%. Atitinkamai populiariausios augalų šeimos – astriniai Asteraceae 18,31%, notreliniai Lamiaceae 12,02%, gyslotiniai Plantaginaceae. 4. Populiariausias vaistinės žaliavos vartojimo ir paruošimo būdas yra arbata 53,91%. 5. Tyrimo metu paruošti darbe aprašomų augalų herbarai.
The aim: to collect ethnopharmaceutical knowledge in Kaišiadorys district. Results: There were intewieved 23 people. Fixed 155 natural origin materials. 62 plants from 62 family, 3 animals which were used in the treatment. Conclusions: 1. Collected ethnopharmaceutical knowledge were systemised according origin. the most common origin were vegetal (77,02%). 2. Most common diseases treated with materia medica are cold, caught (47,51%), gastrointestinal tract (29,86%) and skin injuries (9,95%). 3. The most popular plants were Plantago major L., Calendula officinalis L. and Matricaria recutita L. Asteraceae (18,31%) and Lamiaceae were the most popular plat family. 4. The most common preparation and use of vegetal origin material were tea. 5. During the survey collected herbarium.
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Hyttstrand, Malin, and Patrik Carlsson. "Bortom det planerade : Folkbibliotekariers arbete med medie- och informationskunnighet gentemot unga." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-101083.

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The purpose of this study is to analyse how Swedish public libraries work with media and information literacy towards young people. The research questions are What does the youth activity look like in public libraries? How do public librarians use the term media and information literacy? And how is the work with media and information literacy conducted? These are based on the conception of the librarian's knowledge of the concept media and information literacy and Swedish public libraries work for democracy and young people's popular education. In order to answer these research questions we interviewed six librarians working in different public libraries in different counties. The theory used in this study is based on Sanna Talja’s study about different attitudes towards the library’s collection. The attitudes are referred to as The General Education Repertoire, The Alternative Repertoire and The Demand Repertoire and these attitudes were also used as a framework when analysing the information from our interviews. The results show that depending on what resources the public library has access to, the youth activities look different and the concept of media and information literacy is not well used by Swedish public librarians and that the work with media and information literacy regarding young people is beyond the planned.
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Lagström, Hannah, and Ingela Mattsson. "Digital delaktighet : En intervjustudie med folk- och skolbibliotekarier kring arbetet med att minska det digitala utanförskapet." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-100784.

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The aim of this bachelor thesis Digital Inclusion – An Interview Study with Public and School Librarians on Work to Reduce the Digital Divide is to examine how the democratic task takes shape in public and school librarians’ work to strengthen citizens’ digital inclusion. The research questions are: How do public and school librarians work to support citizens’ digital inclusion? What challenges do public and school librarians experience in this work? How do public and school librarians describe the digital divide? Three themes are in focus: An Active Citizenship, Working for Digital Inclusion and The Digital Divide. Within library and information science this bachelor thesis mainly relates to information practices where media and information literacy (MIL) is studied but also to cultural policy when the democratic role of public and school libraries is examined. A sociocultural perspective is used as a theoretical approach and a few of its concepts – social practices, tools and appropriation – are used as analytical tools. Van Dijk’s cumulative and recursive model of successive kinds of access to digital technologies is used as a structure. The method used is semi-structured interviews with six librarians, whereof three public librarians and three school librarians. The results show that digital tools are significant to public and school librarians’ work strengthening digital inclusion in its users. While school librarians mainly focus on instruction to increase student’s skills concerning digital competence, public librarians focus more on developing skills concerning user’s digital everyday life although MIL goals are also in effect. Activities for learning show that public and school librarians use different approaches but all stress the importance to connect activities to student needs and realities. The professional role is prominent when working for digital inclusion. Relinquishing the role of the expert means that shared learning opportunities can occur which is beneficial for both librarians and users. Regulatory documents such as the curriculum are considered important tools by most of the librarians. Some mutual challenges for the librarians are lack of interest or competence in the digital aspects of the job, lack of time, fear and insecurities related to digital technologies and tools causing users to feel ashamed. While school librarians are challenged by teachers who are inaccessible and students who are overly confident about their competencies, public librarians are challenged by marketing and limitations in what they can and cannot help users with. The librarians observe how the digital divide manifests itself: all users have shortcomings with digital competencies that prevent them from becoming active citizens in society. School librarians claim that students in general are considered more knowledgeable about technical tools such as computers and smartphones but in fact they lack competencies outside their frame of reference. Public librarians claim users are unable to perform daily tasks and that many lack access to technical tools.
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Bassanos, Konstadinos. "Gilles Deleuze's Baroque Fold and the Transparency Effect : Essential Elements for a Contemporary Discourse on Baroque and New Media." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.525714.

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Wurzbacher, Tobias. "Vocal fold dynamics : quantification and model-based classification /." Aachen : Shaker Verlag, 2008. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=016315367&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Stevens, Kimberly Ann. "Geometry and Material Properties of Vocal Fold Models." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5595.

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Voiced communication plays a fundamental role in society. Voice research seeks to improve understanding of the fundamental physics governing voice production, with the eventual goal of improving methods to diagnose and treat voice disorders. For this thesis, three different aspects of voice production research were studied. First, porcine vocal fold medial surface geometry was determined, and the three-dimensional geometric distortion induced by freezing the larynx, especially in the region of the vocal folds, was quantified. It was found that porcine vocal folds are qualitatively geometrically similar to canine and human vocal folds, as well as commonly used models, and that freezing of tissue in the larynx causes distortion of around 5%. Second, a setup of multiple high-resolution cameras and a stereo-endoscopy system simultaneously recorded positions on the superior surface of synthetic, self-oscillating vocal fold models to estimate the error in the measurement of the three-dimensional location by the stereo-endoscopy system. The error was found to be low in the transverse plane, whereas the error was relatively large in the inferior-superior direction, suggesting that the stereo-endoscope is applicable for in vivo measurements of absolute distances of the glottis in the transverse plane such as glottal length, width, and area. Third, a function for strain-varying Poisson's ratio for silicone was developed from experimental data. It is anticipated that the findings herein can aid voice researchers as they study voice production, leading to improved voice care.
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Diring, Ellinor, and Simon Sundelin. "”Man behöver inte folks nummer längre” : En studie om hur studenter använder meddelandekommunikation via smartphones." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-21433.

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How do young adult students communicate through their smartphones today? Which applications and features do they choose? What motivates their choices for the various possible situations? In this paper we investigate which communication channels young adult students in Sweden use for private message communication in their smartphones, in what way they use the channels and why they choose specific channels for different types of communication. In Sweden today, there are numerous of different ways of communicate through smartphones. We have interviewed ten Swedish young adult students regarding their use. The results speaks for that SMS has proven to still be used very frequently, even though it has existed for many years and that there are plenty of other ways to communicate through private messages today. Social media, primarily Facebook, also attracts users to communicate through private messages with their smartphones. SMS isn’t any longer the obvious method for sending a message. By presenting the result of our study, we hope to provide for future design resolutions and to give the next generation of smartphones communication tools that are as optimal as possible.
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Murray, Preston Roylance. "Flow-induced Responses of Normal, Bowed, and Augmented Synthetic Vocal Fold Models." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2873.

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The voice is the primary mode of communication for humans. Because the voice is so important, voice disorders tend to severely diminish quality of life. A better understanding of the physics of voice production can help to improve treatment of voice disorders. For this thesis research a self-oscillating synthetic vocal fold model was developed, compared with previous synthetic vocal fold models, and used to explore the physical effects of augmentation injections on vibration dynamics. The research was conducted in two stages. First, four vocal fold models were evaluated by quantifying onset pressure, frequency, maximum glottal gap, flow rate, and medial surface motion. The newly developed model, differentiated from the other models by the inclusion of more layers, adjusted geometry, and an extremely soft superficial lamina propria layer, was included in this study. One of the models, created using MRI-derived geometry, had the most defined mucosal wave. The newly-developed model had the lowest onset pressure, flow rate, and smallest maximum glottal width, and the model motion compared very well with published excised human larynx data. Second, the new model was altered to simulate bowing by decreasing the volume of the body layer relative to that of a normal, unbowed model. Two models with varying degrees of bowing were created and tested while paired with normal models. Pre- and post-injection data (onset pressure, vibration frequency, glottal flow rate, open quotient, and high-speed image sequences) were recorded and compared. General pre- to post-injection trends included decreased onset pressure, glottal flow rate, and open quotient, and increased vibration frequency. Additionally, there was a decrease in mucosal wave velocity and an increase in phase angle. The thesis results are anticipated to aid in better understanding the physical effects of augmentation injections, with the ultimate goal of obtaining more consistent surgical outcomes, and also to contribute to the advancement of voice research through the development of the new synthetic model.
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Döllinger, Michael. "Parameter estimation of vocal fold dynamics by inversion of a biomechanical model /." Aachen : Shaker, 2002. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=010169807&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Eckart, Michael. "Non-equilibrium dynamics of trapped gases in controlled geometries /." München : Verl. Dr. Hut, 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017158532&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Mikander, Magnus. "Byggstenar inom elektronisk dansmusikproduktion : Produktionsanalys inom genren house." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Ljud- och musikproduktion, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-27295.

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Denna uppsats syfte är att undersöka produktionstekniker som används för att skapa elektronisk dansmusik och att analysera hur sådana verktyg och metoder används, sett ur en producents synvinkel. Bakgrunden till uppsatsen är en strävan efter att djupare förstå produktionstekniker för elektronisk dansmusik och utveckla kunskap om hur sådana kan användas i egen produktion av elektronisk dansmusik. Uppsatsen empiriska material består av två musikstyckeanalyser i genren house. De analyserade musikstyckena har valts ut eftersom de är aktuella, båda har producerats under 2017 och de innehåller olika, för elektronisk dansmusik, karaktäristiska drag. Vidare har de bedömts kunna bidra med förståelse för och kunskap om hur dessa musikstycken är producerade och varför de låter som det gör men också ökad generell kunskap om aktuella produktionstekniker för produktion av elektronisk dansmusik. Analysens resultat ger exempel på hur en producent kan tänka när hen producerar elektronisk dansmusik. Exemplen omfattar byggstenar för produktionen i form av tekniska verktyg och metoder som till exempel sampling samt vikten av hur ett musikstyckes arrangemang är utformat.
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Axäll, Jenny. "KOMMUNIKATIVT LEDARSKAP ett ledarskap för moderna organisationer : Kvalitativ studie med ansats att definiera begreppet." Thesis, Uppsala University, Media and Communication, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-130894.

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AbstractTitle: Communicative leadership – a leadership for modern organizationsQualitative research attempting to define the concept.(Kommunikativt ledarskap – ett ledarskap för moderna organisationerKvalitativ studie med ansats att definiera begreppet.)Author: Jenny AxällAim: The aim of this essay is to try to find the essence of and a definition of the communicative leadership. Questions asked are: How can communicative leadership be described? How can it be practiced? What does it demand of those who practice it? What organizational conditions are required? And what results and performances can this leadership lead to?Method: Qualitative explorative research method. The study contains an academic lit-erature review of the science of leadership and communication in general and the more specific communicative leadership. It also includes two personal in-terviews. After analysing the interviews, the result is compared with the litera-ture and discussed in the last chapter. The essay concludes with a definition of communicative leadership.Main results: The following definition of communicative leadership was formulated after concluding the study: In communicative leadership communication is used as the main means of control in order to create joint action and thereby excellent company results. The leadership is based on a conscious and open communication that leads to understanding and participation among employees, as well as to sound and thoroughly founded decisions and well-informed business development. The leadership is constantly practised in formal and informal conversation and dialogue situations where true exchange of opinions and sense making is de-sired. For the communicative leader the employees are the most valuable re-sources in the organization. He or she assumes that employees want to suc-ceed, and will do so, if the right conditions are in place. The communicative leader wants to lead and inspire, emanates joy and comfort, and receives as manager the trust of being a leader.Number of pages: 63Course: Media and Communications Studies DUniversity: Division of Media and Communication, Department of Information Science, Uppsala UniversityDate of submission: 2005-01-17, autumn term of 2004Tutor: Professor Lowe HedmanKeywords: Communicative leadership, communicative competence, communicative fol-lowership, communicative processes, decentralized organizations, leadership, organizational culture, internal communication, definition of leadership.

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Rodrigues, Anderson Zotesso. "Teatro do oprimido: incorporações mediáticas de uma poética popular." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2010. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/5306.

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The present study brings to light the ramifications, incorporations and dialogues between radio and television elements in plays and/or sketches based upon the poetics of the Theater of the Oppressed as systematized by the dramatist Augusto Boal, paradigmatically, against the attempts of mediatic manipulations of individual behaviors and cultural practices. The purpose, specifically, is to demonstrate how, predominantly in popular theater stagings, ways to interpret, to narrate, certain gestures, themes and songs that are part of these two mediums of mass communication embedded in the urban home tend to appear as a part of the plays. The theoretical basis of this research lays in the elaborations by Jesus Martin-Barbero of the dialogues between mass media and culture, and in the relations between media, culture and economy as proposed by Néstor García Canclini. The bibliography by Augusto Boal as well as articles about his propositions also constitute an important part of the present study, since they serve as material for the poetical elaboration of the plays staged by the researched groups. To accomplish our field research, certain plays were elected as objects of study, such as Que onda con Borges? , staged by the Infierno de los vivos, a group from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the play Um dia a casa cai , staged by GATO (Teenage group of theater of the oppressed), from São Paulo, Brazil. Interviews with members and analysis of the plays were conducted between July, 2008 and January, 2010. The present study also contains a critical analysis of the institutional, political and economical relations developed by organizations and theatrical groups of São Paulo and Londrina, in order to detail and interrelate the political and aesthetic options of such groups
A presente dissertação busca apontar e descrever desdobramentos, incorporações e diálogos entre elementos do rádio e da televisão em peças e/ou esquetes da Poética Teatral do Oprimido, sistematizada pelo teatrólogo Augusto Boal e, paradigmaticamente, contrárias às tentativas de manipulação mediática dos comportamentos individuais e práticas da cultura. O objetivo, especificamente, é demonstrar como emergem, em encenações de teatro predominantemente populares, modos de interpretação, narrativas, gestos, temáticas e canções componentes de programas desses dois meios de comunicação incrustados nos lares das grandes cidades. O referencial teórico da pesquisa assenta-se nas concepções do diálogo cultura - medias de massa propostas por Jesús Martín-Barbero e das relações entre media - cultura - economia apontadas por Néstor García Canclini. Também serve de base a bibliografia de Augusto Boal por constituir-se como fundamento para o desenvolvimento poético dos grupos pesquisados, além de textos acadêmicos diretamente ligados ao tema. Para produzir o trabalho de campo foram prioritariamente eleitas as montagens Que onda con Borges? do Grupo Infierno de los Vivos, de Buenos Aires Argentina e Um dia a Casa Cai, do GATO (Grupo Adolescente de Teatro do Oprimido), de São Paulo, praticantes com os quais foram realizadas entrevistas e estudos de suas montagens entre os meses de Julho de 2008 e Janeiro de 2010. Há também análises críticas acerca das relações institucionais, políticas e econômicas desenvolvidas por organizações e outros coletivos teatrais de São Paulo e Londrina, em prol do detalhamento das suas opções políticas, estéticas e plásticas
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Lewis, Mark T. ""An Hungry Man Dreameth": Transcendental Film Theory and Stylistic Trends in Recent Institutional Films of the LDS Church." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6006.

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To the religiously minded, few things carry greater importance than a connection to the divine. For centuries, the literature of prophets and the work of gifted artists have served to create a liminal space where man and Maker can meet. The advent of cinema and the creation of the Internet pose unique questions for the artist seeking to lead an audience toward an encounter with God. In a modern world where discretionary time is dominated by on-demand video streaming, the value of understanding cinema and its myriad potential is particularly relevant. As a religious organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has eagerly (and to a certain extent, uniquely) embraced and used film to further its aims. This thesis will further the conversation already begun on the topic of spirituality in official LDS Church productions, particularly adding new analysis regarding the form and content of more recent institutionally produced films. How do stylistic trends in recent official film productions of the LDS Church relate to the broader academic and theological discussion regarding cinematic spirituality? After the introduction and thesis overview in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 will provide a survey of prominent works regarding cinematic spirituality. Theories that entertain how movies speak to human spirits are varied and highly subjective. Many theories about what makes a work "spiritual" grow from particular religious traditions and are informed by that theorist's beliefs about God's nature. Some theories are dependent on loosely measured criteria (editing pace, complexity of music, distance between camera and subject, etc.), while others rely almost entirely on the "feeling" a work conveys (which may or may not be determined by objectively measurable parts).Chapter 3 relates the prominent theories laid out in Chapter 2 to the cinematic efforts made by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the past two decades. Examining the form and content of these media projects will reveal trends that indicate inherent assumptions on the part of the LDS Church's media department regarding the purpose and potential of spirituality and film. Chapter 4 explores how the Church's typical approach compares and contrasts with films made by independent Latter-day Saint filmmakers. Some stylistic possibilities will be derived from the efforts of Mormon artists more generally and may have implications for how Latter-day Saint films could help spiritually engage audiences.
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Forrester, Joy Angela. "Mass media and folk media : the convergence of television and storytelling for the survival of folk culture in Jamaica." Thesis, 1992. http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/3638/1/MM73661.pdf.

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Laini, Valerian. "The integration of mass media and folk media in promoting literacy for rural development in Tanzania." Thesis, 1985. http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/5179/1/ML23166.pdf.

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Pruitt, Eric S. "When little traditions modernize? mass media and the future of folk traditions in India /." 1997. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/37391414.html.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1997.
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Banda, Benne E. "Unheard, theatrically speaking : does the integration of physical theatre and folk media in theatre for development enhance or inhibit communication in community interventions? A case study on Seka Theatre Troupe." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12770.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Humanities, School of Arts (Dramatic Arts), 2012
This study was undertaken in Mfuwe, the South Luangwa Game Management area in the Eastern province of Zambia, to interrogate the declining integration of folk art, traditional media and visual aesthetics in Theatre for Development (TfD). SEKA Theatre Troupe was the entity under the microscope in this ethnographic research process conducted through Theatre for Development performances. The lamentable decline in the use of the abundant traditional cultural resources in the TfD practice in Zambia has led to the flourishing of a loquacious top-down message delivery system in an era where the artistes are no longer an authoritarian all-knowledgeable spoon-feeding entity. The performance artiste must be a change agent who facilitates new thinking through the practice of an empowering living theatre as espoused by theatre performance gurus such as Peter Brook and Augusto Boal. The survival and prosperity of the Zambian cultural heritage is at stake in face of a western cultural onslaught proficiently facilitated through the multi-pronged approach of the international media. The artiste is the bastion of hope that buffers the intensity of such cultural onslaught. The robust cache of traditional intellect is being sidelined to the periphery of a people’s lives, in the traditional homelands where it is flaunted as tourist attractions instead of being a cherished and nurtured way of life. This study’s findings give pointers to solutions to heal the heartrending growing gap between the Zambian performing artistes, especially in TfD, and the vibrant local cultural forms of expression. It foregrounds how important it is to salvage the remaining precious gems of Zambian indigenous heritage for posterity as well as prosperity. All hope is not lost yet, as demonstrated by SEKA Theatre Troupe, which has daringly chosen to embark on the less popular Theatre for Development genre among Zambian Community /TfD practitioners. SEKA, through integration of popular arts and cultural practices has taken the rural voice of the common man in the wilderness of South Luangwa Game Management area and made it heard in the corridors of policy makers internationally; be it on the HIV and AIDS scourge or championing the restoration of the world’s ecosystems or even their mainstay – mitigating the wildlife and human conflict through theatre in Mfuwe.
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Reid, Mikayla. "The Cunning Little Vixen: A Folktale Illustrated On Stage." 2021. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1068.

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This thesis paper reflects upon the costume design process taken by Mikayla Reid to explore how color choice and application within designs can help create storybook characters off the page and onto the stage. This concept is explored through the costume designs for the opera The Cunning Little Vixen, a production theoretically staged at the Alice Busch Opera Theater for the Glimmerglass Festival in New York. The paper discusses Reid’s attempt to create designs that still feel like watercolor illustrations, even when realized in physical garments. It follows her process as she tests different dye techniques in search for what produces the most effective color application. This paper also breaks down each step taken while constructing the main character, the Vixen, through the build, fittings, and color application.
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Rananga, Ntshengedzeni Collins. "Professionalising storytelling in African languages with special reference to Venda." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1329.

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Unlike in the days of yore where storytelling was primarily known for its entertainment value, storytelling should be harnessed to make people's livelihood. Chapter 1 serves as prologue wherein the background of the study, problem statement, statement of aims, research methodology, research questions, hypotheses, definition of terms and organization of the study are presented. Storytelling began with the aim of transmitting the culture of people from one generation to another. There are different theories to account for the origin of stories. The identified problem is that storytelling is dying because it has not yet been professionalised in African languages. For storytelling to become viable in South Africa, storytellers have to be economically empowered. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed in this study. Various questions have been prepared for use when interviewing the respondents. As a point of departure, the research hypotheses were laid down. Various concepts used in the study have been defined in order to clarify any misconceptions. For a study to follow a predetermined plan, it has to be organised in its initial stage. For that reason what has been discussed in each chapter has been summarised in the first chapter. Chapter 2 presents views of scholars, researchers and authors in general on how storytelling could be professionalised. The factors which retard the professionalisation of storytelling were also provided. The furnished views are classified according to their similarity. In Chapter 3, the methodology used in the gathering of research data is outlined. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used, but the qualitative method more extensively because this is an explorative study. Data was collected through interviewing, questionnaires, documents and observation methods. Two sampling methods were used to select the respondents: the snowball sampling method and the judgmental or purposeful sampling design. The setting of the study was determined by the accessibility and the willingness of the respondents to use the site. Once the data was collected, it was analysed and interpreted. Chapter 4 focuses on the analysis and interpretation of the research data collected through interviews, questionnaires and systematic observations. During data analysis, similar themes from different respondents were combined in order to interpret the main findings. All such themes are discussed under major categories. In this chapter, themes were identified in relation to how storytelling might be professionalised. The fifth chapter outlines the main findings arrived at during the analysis and the interpretation of the data. To make this study more pragmatic, the findings are accompanied by suggested recommendations. The final chapter provides a general conclusion to the entire study. The success of professionalised storytelling and storytellers, the implications in terms of teaching and professionalisation, the implications for further study and the limitations of the study are also dealt with in this chapter.
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NOVOTNÁ, Jitka. "Žák na 1. stupni ZŠ a svět pohádek." Master's thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-381342.

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This diploma thesis has been focused on the relationship of pupils in the 1. -3. grade of elementary school to the contemporary fairy tales. The theoretical part of my work is focused on the fairy tale as a genre (classic folk and modern fairy tale), on the media influence of the fairy tale, on its current status, development trends, the influence of recipient etc. My work has an investigative character too. It has been focused on the reading behavior of pupils, their behavior, the influence of family and school, on the development of reading, respectively focusing on this genre, on the influence of media etc. Based on questionnaires and interviews with pupils and their parents I will try to capture the current status. The research results are compared with the theoretical part and are supported with the attachment. The results are interpreted in the conclusion.
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Šulcová, Jana. "Mediální skandalizace sexuálních afér v církvi v českém tisku na jaře 2010." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-298065.

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The thesis "Medial muck-raking of sexual affairs in the Church in Czech press in spring 2010" through the use of medial ruts, stereotypes and logic, inquires into medial texts from the springtime 2010, which have referenced to sexual affairs in Catholic Church. Based on medial theories (gatekeeping, social construction of reality, agenda setting etc.) the thesis follows up the reflection of the theme and specifics of media discourse. This view is complemented with interviews with members of the Church, which give the thesis out-of- media extent. Qualitative part of the thesis takes sexual affairs in Church as illustrative theme, which is meant in connection with the Roman Catholic Church reflected by Czech media. The thesis also attempts to generalize the actual medial reflection of the Church on the background of current medial trends. It tries to offer a way how to improve the relationship between two part of culture - media and the Roman Catholic Church. To put the thesis into context it will be provided with information about history of the Roman Catolic Church and relationship of Czech society to matters of the church, because it determinates perception of medial news about this theme.
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