Negli ultimi dieci anni la Federazione Russa si è lanciata nel mercato globale della produzione di contenuti televisivi, migliorando la qualità dei propri prodotti e distinguendosi per i generi e le storie raccontate. Studiarne il sistema televisivo contemporaneo, con la peculiarità dei remake “made in Russia”, permette di comprenderne il funzionamento e l’evoluzione passata e futura, in un’ottica di economia globale. Capire come e perché sui palinsesti nazionali circolano ancora oggi prodotti che sono una copia di serie televisive originali occidentali (ben lontani dal concetto di scripted format) è alla base dell’analisi del sistema televisivo economico e produttivo. Questi remake sono presenti fin dai primi anni Duemila e, seppur con lievi differenze, sono tuttora presenti, prodotti e trasmessi, nonostante la loro versione originale sia comodamente fruibile sia attraverso la televisione lineare, sia attraverso le piattaforme OTT. Per quale motivo, quindi, non risultano ridondanti? Per quale motivo il pubblico russo ne sente la necessità? Esistono degli iter produttivi standardizzati che ne facilitino la produzione e la categorizzazione? Queste le domande alla base dello studio dei percorsi produttivi che le serie televisive occidentali intraprendono una volta che valicano i confini della Federazione Russa, in un meccanismo che rappresenta un unicum nel sistema televisivo economico globale. / In the last ten years Russian Federation has entered the global market of tv-content production, improving the quality of its products and standing out for the genres and stories told. Studying its contemporary television system, with the peculiarity of its remakes “made in Russia”, helps us understanding its functioning and evolution (past and future), in a global economy perspective. Understanding how and why on national show schedules still circulate products that are a copy of Western original television series (distant from the concept of ‘scripted format’) represents the basis of the analysis of the economic and productive system. These remakes are already present at the beginning of the new Millennium and, even if with slight differences, are still present and broadcast, nevertheless their original version can be found and watched both through DTT television and OTT platforms. From what reason, then, aren’t they redundant? Why Russian audience needs them? Are there any standardized productive paths that simplify their production and organization? These are the questions at the foundation of the study of productive paths that Western television series take once they cross Russian Federation borders, in a mechanism that represents an unprecedented example in the global economic television system.

Detta projekts mål har varit att undersöka tre olika 2D-materials triboelektriska egenskaper och därmed placera dem i en triboelektrisk serie. Detta utfördes genom att använda en triboelektrisk nanogenerator (TENG) och mäta den resulterande spänningen. Tio stycken motmaterial applicerades mot varje 2D-material på nanogeneratorn. Utifrån resultatet var det möjligt uppmärka typiska vågformer för en TENG, alltså kunde resultatet från mätningen antas vara från den triboelektriska effekten. 2D-materialen placerades tillsammans med dess motmaterial i en triboelektrisk serie och sorterades sedan för att bestämma dess elektronaffinitet. För de tre 2D-materialen hade de gemensamt att ETFE och FEP tillhör den positiva sidan av den triboelektriska serien relativt de 2D-materialen. Resten, alltså: cellofan, kapton, LDPE, nylon, PEEK, PEI, polypropylene och PTFE, placerades negativt i deras respektives 2D-materials serie. Dock blev resultatet ej som förväntat, då ordningen på motmaterialen i serien kunde antas vara samma för alla 2D-material, men detta var inte vad som hittades. Anledningen till detta kan möjligtvis vara ytladdningar som kan ha överförts till materialen medans de hanterades, eller på grund av ytstrukturen av 2D-materialen. Därför föreslås att detta arbete kan förbättras genom mer varsam hantering och spridning av materialen över dess plattform.

This study applies social identity theory to analyze social identification, social categorization, social comparison, and stereotypes in the first season of Vikings Valhalla. The analysis focuses on the portrayal of different stereotypes associated with the selected ethnic groups: Christians, pagans, and Christian Vikings, through clothing, behavior, language, and beliefs. These stereotypes serve as tools to establish character identities and differentiate between the groups. Despite the limited application of social identity theory in popular culture studies, this study demonstrates its usefulness in understanding group membership and social relationships in a fictional context. By applying social identity theory, the study provides insights into the social relationships among the chosen ethnic groups in the first season. It is observed that individuals strive for a positive social identity through group membership, identifying with and supporting their group members while also establishing boundaries against other groups. This can lead to the emergence of stereotypes, prejudices, and conflicts between the groups, which also shape perceptions and behaviors towards other groups. The study employs a qualitative content analysis method with a focus on visual aspects. It addresses three research questions related to religious and cultural stereotypes, social categorization, and social relationships. The findings of this study contribute to a deeper understanding of the religious and social dynamics portrayed in the first season of the TV series Vikings Valhalla. By analyzing the behaviors and interactions of the characters, it provides insights into how group membership, boundaries, and conflicts shape individuals' identities and influence their relationships with other groups in the series. This research emphasizes the complexity and fluidity of social identities and raises new avenues for future research in the field.

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo caracterizar las configuraciones relacionales de un asesino serial mediante la revisión y análisis de sus narraciones. Para tal fin se realizó un estudio desde una metodología cualitativa empleando información de tipo secundaria. Así, el material principal (corpus) consistió en una transcripción de una audiencia judicial realizada a Edmund Kemper. Por otro lado, también se empleó información recabada de un libro con fines complementarios al análisis. Una vez consolidado el data set, el tratamiento de la información se efectuó a través de un análisis temático deductivo e inductivo (Braun & Clarke, 2013). Los resultados sugieren la existencia de dos configuraciones relacionales predominantes, las cuales, si bien presentan diferencias que las demarcan, también contemplan similitudes importantes. Así, en la primera configuración (CR1) se encontró el deseo de ser reconocido/atendido desde un sufrimiento. Mientras que, en la segunda configuración (CR2), se ubicó el deseo de ser reconocido desde una competencia/virtud. En ambas configuraciones, la experiencia respecto a la respuesta del Otro es de rechazo esencialmente. Asimismo, en ambos casos, tal vivencia decanta en afectos aversivos y agresión por parte del Self. Finalmente, para una integración entre la teoría y los resultados, se discutieron estos últimos a la luz de los presupuestos teóricos formulados por el psicoanálisis. / This research aims to depict the Relational Configurations of a serial killer through the review and analysis of it´s narratives. For this purpose, research was carried out from a qualitative methodology using secondary data (pre-existing information). Thus, the main material (corpus) consisted in the transcript of an Edmund Kemper parole hearing. In addition to this, information collected from a book was used for the analysis complementary purposes. Once the data set was formed, the information was processed through a deductive and inductive thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2013). The results suggest the existence of two predominant relational configurations, which, although their differences, both show important similarities. Thus, the desire to be recognized/attended from suffering was found in the first RC1. While, in the second configuration (RC2), the desire to be recognized from a competence/virtue was located. In both configurations, the experience regarding to the Other's response is essentially of rejection. Likewise, in both cases, such experience leads to aversive affects and aggression by the Self. At last, in order to link theory with results, the latter were discussed and examined by the psychoanalytic theory.

The purpose of this paper is to study the adaptation process of the TV-show Game of Thrones. This paper focuses mainly on how David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and HBO adapted the TV-show from George R.R. Martins book series A Song of Ice and Fire and what, in the adaptation and in the reception of the TV-show, made it such a global cultural phenomenon. The analysis has been done by analysing interviews and studying behind-the-scenes material that has been available through articles and bonus material provided by the web and on the DVD and Blu-Ray features of the show. Mary H. Snyders Analyzing Literature-to-Film Adaptations provides a ground tool of analysing adaptations where particularly her “A Marriage of Media” theory has significantly helped the study. The paper analyses fantasy as a genre, the book series that the TV-show is based on, and the adaptation process itself and the different components that make up for the TV-show called Game of Thrones. After the adaptation analysis there is a study on how the internet has helped distributing both the show’s popularity and the show itself through the use of illegal downloading. The result is that the adaption is a successful “Marriage between media”, to use Snyders words, where the internet can be seen as product of that metaphorical marriage. The confidence and trust that both the author of the books and the show runners of the TV-series has placed in each other is the binding fundament that made the adaption as successful as it is. HBO as a cable network company also play a significant part where the financial support to the show’s production and the non-existent censorship regarding the adult content otherwise wouldn’t have been provided for, had the show been produced and/or aired by any other network company for example. The previous successes of other fantasy adaptations such as The Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter-series could also be seen as necessary initiators regarding the industry’s newfound openness towards large scale fantasy projects.

Viktiga frågor konstrueras på olika sätt, inom fiktion, utefter producentens uppfattningar om världen. Genom att undersöka maktrelationerna kan man ta reda på vilken betydelse makt har i viktiga frågor som hat, ras, klass. Syftet med studien har varit att undersöka och analysera hur maktrelationer opererar i den populärkulturella tv-serien Orange Is the New Black. För att utföra studien analyserades ett avsnitt, det sjunde ur säsong 4, som släpptes i juni år 2016. De frågeställningar som ställdes till materialet var: Hur konstrueras maktrelationer inom fältet Orange Is the New Black?”, ”I vilka situationer är dessa maktrelationer tydliga?”, samt ”Är dessa situationer positiva/negativa och i sådana fall på vilka sätt?”. Dessa frågeställningar utformades för att ge en helhetsbild av maktrelationerna inom avsnittet. För att utföra studien tillämpades Pierre Bourdieus klassperspektiv, där begreppen fält, habitus och kapital användes. I uppsatsen diskuterades även Marx definition av begreppet klass, då klass-begreppet är mest associerat till honom. Även Goffmans teori angående stigma användes för att kunna gå in med en förståelse av vad de utsatta kan ha för attribut som kan påverka hur andra ser på dem. För att utföra studien tillämpades även Bourdieus metodologi. Analysen visade att maktrelationer konstrueras på olika sätt. Genom att producenten skapar situationer där karaktärerna tävlar om makt och kapital får tittaren se vilken betydelse makt har inom viktiga frågor. Kamper om makt och kapital visades på flera olika sätt. Slutsatsen som drogs var att maktrelationer konstrueras på flera olika sätt, att dessa händelser och situationer inte enbart är negativa, utan även positiva och hur situationerna konstrueras kan påverka människors tankar då det är en populärkulturell serie som når ut till en massa. / Important subjects in fictional tv-series are being constructed in different ways, depending on the producers view on the world. By examining power relationships you can find out what role power plays within subjects like hate, race and class. The purpose of this study was to analyze how power relationships operate on the popular cultural tv-show Orange Is the New Black. The seventh episode of season 4 was analyzed, which aired in June 2016. The questions that were asked to the material were: ”How are power relationships constructed within the field of Orange Is the New Black?”, ”In what situations are these power relationships clear?”, and ”Are these situations positive/negative, and if so, in which way?”. These questions were asked to get the whole picture of the power relationships within the episode. In this study the theory of class by Pierre Bourdieu was used, where the concept of field, capital and habitus took a lot of space. Marx definition of class was also discussed in the study, because class is mostly associated with him. Another theory that was discussed was Erving Goffman’s theory about stigma. The purpose of using this theory was to understand what attributes a prisoner can have that could affect how other people view them. In this study, the methodology of Bourdieu was used. The analysis showed that power relationships are being constructed in different ways. When the producer creates situations where the characters are fighting about power and capital, the viewer is able to see how power is operating within important questions. Fights about capital and power were shown in different ways. The conclusion that was made is that power relationships are being constructed in different ways, that these situations are both positive and negative and that they can affect peoples mind due to being a popular cultural tv-show that is seen by many.

This thesis aims at identifying, through Will Wright methods of narrative analysis, how the different masculinities are represented in the first season of the TV-series True Detective via the protagonists Rust Cohle and Marty Hart. Theories about hegemonic masculinity and Will Wright's theories for narrative analysis are further applied to see how these similarities and differences are formed by what Wright calls “the professional plot". Through 32 chosen scenes from the first season, this study examines the narrative of True Detective and the relationship between the main characters Rust Cohle and Marty Hart from a point of view that will highlight their hierarchic positions in the hegemonic masculinity, using Raewyn Connell’s studies as a theory. We have found that there are two separate hegemonic spheres, one within the relationship between the main characters, and one within the society as a whole. In the latter, Marty Hart is displayed as a member of the hegemonic masculinity up to the point where he loses his family while Rust Cohle constantly belongs to the subordinate masculinity. This is due to him being in constant clash with the traditional cultural values of Louisiana where the series takes place. Regarding the hegemony within their relationship, Rust Cohle goes through a hegemonic transformation, from the subordinate masculinity to the hegemonic while Marty Hart makes the journey from occupying the hegemonic masculinity to serve as the participating dito.

Esta tese tem como objeto de análise o personagem Franz Biberkopf em relação com seu entorno: a cidade de Berlim. Biberkopf é o protagonista do romance Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929), de Alfred Döblin, e da adaptação homônima para a televisão alemã, escrita e dirigida por Rainer Werner Fassbinder e que foi ao ar na Alemanha pela primeira vez em 1980. Ambas as obras constituem o corpus desta pesquisa. O principal objetivo é analisar a inadequação desse personagem ao seu ambiente histórico-social. Biberkopf é um ex-presidiário que, no enredo dessas obras, tenta reencontrar seu espaço na cidade de Berlim entre os anos de 1928 e 1929 após ter cumprido quatro anos de detenção. Ele vive na cidade como um sujeito desajustado, e sua inadequação à sociedade berlinense é investigada aqui como o fenômeno da Entfremdung (alienação), com base, principalmente, na fenomenologia do Fremd, de Bernhard Waldenfels, e a crítica da alienação, de Rahel Jaeggi. A base teórica deste trabalho, portanto, é interdisciplinar, abrangendo as matrizes da literatura (teoria literária), do cinema/TV (teoria do cinema) e da filosofia. / This thesis aims at analyzing the character Franz Biberkopf regarding his surroundings: the city of Berlin. Biberkopf is the protagonist of the novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929), by Alfred Döblin, and the same name adaptation for the German television, written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and which was aired in Germany for the first time in 1980. Both works are the corpus of this research. The main focus is to analyze the characters inadequacy in his social-historical environment. Biberkopf is an ex-convict who, in the plot of these works, tries to regain his space in Berlin between the years of 1928 and 1929, after four years of detention. He lives as a misfit person in the city, and his inadequacy to Berlin society 6 is investigated here as the Entfremdung (alienation) phenomenon, based mainly on phenomenology of the alien, by Bernhard Waldenfels, and on critique of alienation, by Rahel Jaeggi. Therefore, the theoretical basis of this work is interdisciplinary, covering the fields of literature (literary theory), cinema/TV (cinema theory) and philosophy.

Essa dissertação propõe um conjunto de experimentos de simulação em sistemas sujeitos a dois modos de falha com vistas à otimização de confiabilidade. Para tanto, propõe a modelagem analítica e otimização via Algoritmo Genético em sistemas série-paralelo com múltipla escolha de componentes. A ocorrência de falhas em produtos e serviços pode gerar descontentamento aos clientes e até riscos à sua segurança. Em muitos casos práticos, sistemas constituídos por componentes que apresentam dois modos de falha (ou seja, que podem falhar no modo aberto ou curto) são caracterizados por elevada complexidade matemática e analítica para mensuração de sua confiabilidade e estabelecimento de arranjos ótimos. O objetivo da modelagem de estruturas com foco na otimização de confiabilidade consiste em determinar o arranjo que proporciona níveis mais elevados de confiabilidade, ao passo que problemas de alocação de redundância visam à seleção de componentes e níveis apropriados de redundância que maximizem a confiabilidade ou minimizem os custos do sistema frente a restrições de projeto. São estudados os sistemas série-paralelo k-out-of-n (em que qualquer combinação de k dentre n componentes devem operar devidamente). Esse trabalho inova ao apresentar sistemas série-paralelo l-out-of-m, onde a falha de até l dentre m subsistemas não ocasiona falha no sistema geral. Os métodos apresentados fornecem uma contribuição ao estudo de confiabilidade em sistemas com dois modos de falha. / This dissertation proposes a set of simulation experiments in series-parallel systems subject to two failure modes with a view to reliability optimization. Therefore, proposes analytical modeling and optimization by the genetic algorithms in k-out-of-n series-parallel systems and l-out-of-m series-parallel systems, with multiple choice of components. When it comes to products and services, functional errors can lead disgruntlement by customers and even security risks. In many practical cases, systems consisting of two failure modes components (ie, they can fail in open or short mode) rely on highly mathematical and analytical complexity for reliability estimation and establishment of optimal arrangements. The goal of structural modeling focused on reliability optimization is to determine the design that provides the highest reliability levels, while the redundancy allocation problem involves selecting components and appropriate levels of redundancy that either maximize reliability or minimize system costs against design constraints. The k-out-of-n series-parallel structure (any combination of k among n components must operate properly) are studied and this work innovates by presenting l-out-of-m series-parallel systems, where failure of up to l within m subsystems does not cause a overall system failure. The methods presented contribute to the study of reliability in systems with two modes of failure.

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