The purpose of this study was to analyze teacher-selected children's literature for its potential use with critical pedagogy in the elementary classroom. This multi-analytical study uses tenets from critical multicultural analysis (CMA) and components from visual analysis (VA) to guide a critical content analysis of teacher-selected children's literature. Since it is the only nationally-recognized book list solely selected by educators, the texts for this study were selected from the Teachers' Choices Reading List titles. Although prior research on teacher-selected literature for the potential use of critical pedagogy in the elementary classroom does not exist, the results of this study show many opportunities for such within the last three years of the Teachers' Choices Reading List. A discussion on these results is presented through Paulo Freire's concept of critical pedagogy, as described in three stages: critique, hope, and action. Implications for practice and research are suggested based on the results of the study.

En el presente trabajo de investigación se explora un recurso peruano que existe desde la antigüedad, el Ópalo Peruano, un mineral diverso en formas con distintas variedades y que es considerado como la piedra nacional del Perú. El objetivo general de este estudio es diseñar una colección de moda a partir del análisis teórico y visual del Ópalo Peruano. Así mismo, como parte de la investigación se define a este mineral cristalizado, se describen sus propiedades y variedades según la zona de procedencia; y se explica su evolución a través del tiempo. También, se realiza un análisis visual en cuanto a forma, textura y color plasmando las principales características en moodboards, junto con referencias extraídas de antecedentes que trabajaron con esta misma inspiración. Por último, la investigación se reflejará en una propuesta de colección de moda diseñada en base al Ópalo Peruano compuesta de materiales y recursos visuales que evocan a este mineral tan único en el mundo. / In this research work, a Peruvian resource that has existed since ancient times is explored, the Peruvian Opal, a diverse mineral in forms with different varieties and that is considered the national stone of Peru. The general objective of this study is to design a fashion collection based on the theoretical and visual analysis of the Peruvian Opal. Likewise, as part of the research, this crystallized mineral is defined, it’s properties and varieties are described according to the area of ​​origin; and its evolution through time is explained. Also, a visual analysis is carried out in terms of shape, texture and color, capturing the main characteristics in moodboards, together with references drawn from artists that worked with this same inspiration. Finally, the research will be reflected in a proposal for a fashion collection designed based on the Peruvian Opal composed of materials and visual resources that evoke this mineral so unique in the world. / Trabajo de investigación

The primary goal of this study is to observe how the meaning of nostalgia is negotiated and remediated in Li Ziqi’s short videos, and understand the construction and expression of pastoral images in the video, by examining its social modality of the audiencing site and the compositional and social modalities of the image site through a Critical Visual Approach(CVA). Except for CVA, Remix as a thinking tool helps to frame data selection, mixed methods and theories throughout. To be specific, the aim of this study is to examine Li Ziqi’s communication of nostalgia online via short videos, showcases how the pastoral characteristics are evoked in the videos and the relationship between nostalgia of pastoral life and short videos. Moreover, it is of interest to think about what nostalgia communication on short videos say about society. When it comes to the two sites, firstly, an ethnographic method of thick descriptions is used to study media text and selected comments on the audiencing site. Secondly, on the image site, compositional analysis on selected visual materials is used to examine its compositions and then signs and meanings embedded in them are analyzed through semiotic analysis and interpreted by thick descriptions. As for theories, nostalgia and media, the logic of social acceleration, remediation and new media, and simulacra and simulation are applied to facilitate discussion.

Vår samtid genomgår stora förändring i allt från digitalisering till klimatpåverkan och ett resultat av detta är vår längtan efter att få uppleva och ta del av innehåll som påminner oss om en svunnen tid. Nostalgiska inslag finns i många delar av vårt samhälle och denna uppsats undersöker hur ett tidigare decennium representeras i en samtida medieprodukt och bidrar till en nostalgisk upplevelse. Idag finns det en förkärlek till en 80-talsnostalgi vilket blir synligt i många nyproducerade filmer och serier. I uppsatsen analyseras hur man i serien Sex Education (2019-2020) har valt att representera 80-talet i en samtida kontext för att skapa en nostalgisk effekt hos mottagaren. Vidare blir effekten av att blanda ett nostalgiskt grepp (nostalgisk mise-en-scene, musik och genrerefenser) med ett nutidsgrepp (den moderna gestaltningen av tematiken) att dessa kontraster skapar en friktion som väcker tittarens intresse. I uppsatsen tillämpas kvalitativ filmanalys, baserad på en kategoriserande modell, på estetik och tematik i serien Sex Education. Syftet är påvisa seriens nostalgiska inslag och belysa hur de skapas. / Our present time is experiencing a major change in everything from digitalisation to climate change, and one result of this is our longing to experience and share content that reminds us of another time. Nostalgic elements can be seen in many parts of our society and this essay examines how a past decade is represented in a modern media product and the nostalgic experience it generates. Today, there is a love for '80s nostalgia, which becomes visible in many newly produced films and series. The thesis is based on analyzing how the series Sex Education (2019-2020) has chosen to represent the 80s in a contemporary context to create a nostalgic effect on the recipient. Furthermore, the effect of mixing a nostalgic grip (nostalgic mise-en-scene, music and genre references) with a contemporary grip (the modern form of the theme) is that it creates contrasts which causes a friction that arouses the viewer's interest. The thesis applies qualitative film analysis, based on a categorizing model, to aesthetics and themes in the series Sex Education. The purpose is to demonstrate the series' nostalgic features and highlight how they are created.

Through this study, I aim to increase understanding of how young moms experience, perceive, make meaning, and conceptualize positive support within the context of service provision (education, residential services, legal services, healthcare etc.). More broadly, I aim to illuminate ways that societal notions of vulnerability and autonomy may be shifted to offer improved quality of support to young mothers and other marginalized communities. Such a shift would counter paternalistic attitudes that have historically influenced how “support” has been imposed on young mothers. Although a full transformation would take time, we may begin to undertake the necessary work of reimagining support, gradually shifting towards the goal of building capabilities toward relational autonomy. 25 moms from diverse socio-economic backgrounds in Ontario, Canada, between the ages of 16-25 years, participated in creating visual art images and/or verbally sharing what support meant to them. I engaged in a relational approach to interaction and dialogue, centering a praxis of reflexivity and ethical treatment of everyone involved in the interview process. Guided by a critical feminist framework that included intersectionality, maternal theory, and vulnerability theory, I engaged in a feminist phenomenological approach to the analysis of transcripts and co-constructed visual analysis of imagery with the moms. Study findings reveal how service provision contexts are shaped by traditional ways of understanding vulnerability and autonomy as a binary and in opposition to one another, with an overvaluation of invulnerability. Yet young moms describe that they understand positive support as a combination of both responses to the effects of exposure to sources of vulnerability and as efforts to build autonomy in relationships with service providers, infrastructure, and broader communities of care. In addition, young moms describe positive qualities of service design and delivery, such as being non-judgemental, reliable, and sensitive, with attuned and caring interactions. The combination of these qualities can facilitate a process of internalization of positive attitudes, culminating in the development of an identity as a confident caregiver. / Dissertation / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Through this critical feminist arts-based study, I aim to increase understanding of how young moms make meaning of the concept of positive support within the context of service provision. 25 moms in Ontario, Canada, between the ages of 16-25 years, participated in creating visual art images and/or verbally sharing what support meant to them. I engaged in a relational approach to interviewing, and a feminist phenomenological approach to the analysis of transcripts and visual analysis of imagery. Study findings reveal how service provision contexts are shaped by traditional ways of understanding the concepts of vulnerability and autonomy as a binary and in opposition to one another. Yet young moms asserted that effective forms of positive support must be designed and delivered as a combination of both a response to the effects of exposure to sources of vulnerability and as efforts made to build autonomy in-connection to others and the world(s) around us.

Bokomslaget är ett viktigt marknadsföringsverktyg för att attrahera konsumenter och är den första kontakten en läsare har med boken. Romantikböcker står för 18 % av försäljningen av fiktion och 82 % av läsarna är kvinnor. Tidigare forskning visar att bokomslag representerar kulturella idéer och konstaterar att det finns en korrelation mellan samhällets sociala struktur och konsumeringen av böcker och att det finns etablerade normer för hur sex och romantik representeras. Studien analyserar bokomslag för att förstå de kulturella idéerna och den kulturella kontexten inom romantik ƒgenren för 2022. Metoden är en kombination av kvalitativ och kvantitativ analys, med ett teoretiskt ramverk av representationsteori, stereotyper, troper och Goffmans könsstereotyper. Resultatet av studien visade bland annat att det förekommer en visuell trend av sexualisering av män som kulturellt består av hegemonisk maskulinitet, att romantikböcker 2022 har ett mörkare tema och att den stereotypiska gestaltningen av människor på romantikböcker är starkt förankrad och att den parallella trenden som återfinns i samhället om inkludering inte påverkar vad som konsumeras på topplistan 2022. / The book cover is an important marketing tool for books to attract consumers and is the first contact readers have with the book. Romance books account for 18 % of fiction sales and 82 % of these readers are women. Previous research shows that book covers represent cultural ideas and establish a correlation between society's social structure and the consumption of books. And that there are established norms for representing sex and romance. This study analyses book covers to understand the cultural ideas and context within the romance genre for 2022. The methodology is a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis, with a theoretical framework of representation theory, stereotypes, tropes, and Goffman's gender stereotypes. The results of the study shows, among other things, that there is a visual trend of sexualising men that culturally consists of hegemonic masculinity, that romance novels for 2022 have a darker theme, and that the stereotypical portrayal of people on romance is strongly anchored. Additionally, the study found that the parallel trend of inclusivity found in society does not affect what is consumed on the top 100 list for romance novels in 2022.

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The aim of this study is to conduct a comparative analysis of the visual representation of the crisis in Iran on Instagram by Swedish and the Persian news accounts. The study analyzes the images through semiotic images analysis and includes 20 images, 10 of which are from two Swedish news accounts and the other 10 are from a Persian news account. The study draws on postcolonial theory, specifically the concept orientalism. The findings of the study reveal notable disparities in the reporting of the crisis between the Swedish and Persian news accounts. Notably, the Swedish visual reporting predominantly portrays women as the sole victims of the crisis, while the Persian news media has highlighted both male and female victims of the crisis. Consequently, the crisis in Iran is portrayed in the Swedish news media as a "women's revolution," implying that only women lack their human rights. Additionally, the results  have shown that the Swedish news media has visually reported the crisis in a way that reinforces the stereotyping of "the other", which has shown to be consistent with previous research.

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