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91	She-Ra and the Princesses of Power : Exploring Character Development and Queer Representation Conrad, Emelie, Malmsten, Fanny January 2022 (has links) In this thesis the animated tv series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and the representation and the character development within it is researched and analyzed. In television and media, representation has a history of being narrow. But in 2018 the animated tv series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power came and showed how broad representation could be done, and how it can be done by creating characters who are allowed to develop. Our aim with the study was to study the character development and the representation, with a focus on queer identities and themes. With the series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as a case, and through visual analysis and character analysis we approached our study and this subject. Our study resulted with the conclusion that queer representation does not have to be direct or in your face. With focus on the characters own developments, and letting them exist in a non-heteronormative world, they got to emerge as their own persons with complex identities which are not relying on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The show instead shows that it's possible to provide broad representation where everyone can exist in a world that does not abide by the norms that are found in real society. It also became clear that the series real aim was on the importance of friendship, love and acceptance, rather than the storyline which was a mere entertaining excuse for this deeper meaning. character development visual analysis queer representation animated series narrative theory character theory She-Ra and the Princesses of Power queer theory visuell analys queer representation karaktärsutveckling narrative theory character theory Media and Communications Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap
92	Die konstruering van die Christen-Afrikaanse vroue-ideaal : ŉ analise van twee Afrikaanse, Christelike vrouetydskrifte in Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans) Mans, Hettie 27 July 2012 (has links) ŉ Visuele analise van twee Afrikaanse, Christelike vrouetydskrifte het ten doel om die aard van ŉ hedendaagse Christen-Afrikaanse vroue-ideaal te ondersoek, soos dit in alledaagse kultuur gekonstrueer word. Hierdie studie bestaan uit ŉ visuele analise wat fokus op populêre media, naamlik die Afrikaanse, Christelike glansvrouetydskrifte Finesse en Lééf. Die tiende verjaardaguitgawe van Finesse in Mei 2008 dui op ŉ mylpaal vir Christen-Afrikaanse vroulikheid. Daarom ag hierdie studie die Christen-Afrikaanse vroue-ideaal as ŉ waardige onderwerp om te bestudeer. Die studie stel ondersoek in na die agtergrond rondom die Christen-Afrikaanse vroue-ideaal, wat insluit: die sosio-politieke konteks rondom die Afrikaner/Afrikaanses, ŉ Godsdienstige kultuurgeskiedenis, en die bydrae van vrouetydskrifte tot die konstruering ŉ vroue-ideaal. Hierdie visuele analise bepaal dat die Christen-Afrikaanse vroue-ideaal subtiel gekonstrueer word deur sekere kodes wat met vroulikheid geassosieer word. Dit sluit onder meer in: visuele tekens wat ŉ denkbeeldige gemeenskap simboliseer, teekoppies, inskrywings, mooimaaksessies, vrugte, see, skoenlappers en skoonheid. Hierdie tekens simboliseer mitiese vroulikheid wat vergestalt in die Christen-Afrikaanse vroue-ideaal, wat deur die raamwerk van Finesse en Lééf ondersteun word. ŉ Kritiese, visuele analise van Finesse en Lééf volg, met spesifieke verwysing na visuele beelde waar ŉ vrou as individu in ŉ foto verskyn. Hierdie analise eien sekere karaktereienskappe wat die Christen-Afrikaanse vroue-ideaal voorhou, terwyl sekere tekens of kodes wat bepalend is tot haar uiterlike voorkoms, uitgelig word. Die studie bepaal dat die rolle wat die Christen-Afrikaanse vroue-ideaal voorhou, dié van eggenote en moeder insluit en word ondersteun deur die visuele analise. Die belang van iii haar rolle lei waarskynlik tot die Christen-Afrikaanse vroue-ideaal se beperking tot die huislike sfeer. Die huislike sfeer in die betrokke tydskrifte word visueel uitgebeeld aan die hand van resepte en dekor. Deur middel van die visuele analise van Finesse en Lééf bepaal hierdie studie die aard van Christen-Afrikaanse vroulikheid soos dit tydens 2008 in alledaagse kultuur weerspieël word. ENGLISH : The aim of a visual analysis of two Christian, Afrikaans, women's magazines is to explore the nature of the contemporary Christian-Afrikaans feminine ideal, as it is constructed in popular culture. Therefore, this study consists of a visual analysis which focuses on popular media, in this case the Christian, Afrikaans, glossy women's magazines, Finesse and Lééf. This coincides with the tenth birthday celebration of Finesse, which represents a milestone for Christian-Afrikaans femininity. Therefore, this research regards the Christian-Afrikaans feminine ideal as a significant topic to be studied. The construction of the Christian-Afrikaans feminine ideal is considered in terms of: the social-political context surrounding the Afrikaner/Afrikaanses; a religious cultural history; and the contribution of women's magazines to the construction of a feminine ideal. From the visual analysis it is clear that the Christian-Afrikaans feminine ideal is subtly constructed by codes that may be associated with femininity. These include: visual signs that symbolise an imagined community, tea cups, subscriptions, make-overs, fruit, the sea, butterflies and beauty. These signs, which are supported by the frameworks of Finesse and Lééf respectively, work together to construct not only a myth of femininity, but more importantly to this study, the Christian-Afrikaans feminine ideal. The critical visual analysis of Finesse and Lééf focuses on photographs of individual women in these magazines. This allows the study to pinpoint specific characteristics that form part of the persona of the Christian-Afrikaans feminine ideal. Signs and codes that contribute to the physical appearance of the Christian-Afrikaans feminine ideal are also pointed out. This study discovers that the various roles expected from the Christian-Afrikaans feminine ideal include that of wife and mother. These two primary roles then lead to the association of the Christian-Afrikaans feminine ideal with the private sphere. The visual analysis reveals that the private sphere is constituted by articles on decor and recipes in both magazines. Through a visual analysis of Finesse and Lééf, this study explores the nature of Christian-Afrikaans femininity as it was portrayed in 2008 in two popular magazines. Copyright / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Visual Arts / unrestricted Vroue-ideaal Bybelse feminisme Visuele analise Afrikaanses Biblical feminism Myth of femininity Imagined community Christian-afrikaans feminine ideal Konstruering van identiteit Visual analysis Construction of identity Christen-afrikaans Feminine ideal Femininity Mitiese vroulikheid Christian-afrikaans Vroulikheid Christen-afrikaanse vroue-ideaal Afrikaner Denkbeeldige gemeenskap UCTD
93	Digitizing Third World Bodies: Communicating Race, Identity, and Gender through Online Microfinance/A Visual Analysis Yartey, Franklin Nii Amankwah 27 March 2012 (has links) No description available. African Studies Banking Black Studies Business Education Communication Economics Entrepreneurship Ethnic Studies Gender Gender Studies Health Labor Economics Mass Communications Mass Media Sub Saharan Africa Studies Kiva Accion MicroPlace Online microfinance Web 2.0 communication technologies Critical Cyberculture Studies Race Representation online Empowerment Identity Neoliberal Global North Critical Development Communication Visual analysis
94	Djuret som designelement i svenska magasinannonser / The animal as a design element in Swedish magazine advertisements Eriksson Alm, Agnes, Golubeva, Darja January 2021 (has links) Bakgrund Den djupt rotade rela;onen mellan människa och djur användsidag ibland av reklammakare. A: använda djur som e:designelement för a: få kontakt mellan mo:agaren ochannonsens budskap kan appliceras på olika vis av varierandeorsak. Idag saknas det studier på svenska av magasinannonsermed djur som designelement.SyHe SyHet med denna studie är a: kartlägga användandet av djur imagasinannonsering, för a: få en översikt på hur en annonssom innehåller djur designas ur e: grafiskt perspek;v ochvilken roll djuret har i annonssammanhang.Metod Strategin som använts i denna studie är kvan;ta;vinnehållsanalys. Metoden är visuell analys som baserar sig påli:eraturstudier, de:a föregås av en pilotstudie för a:kartlägga ;llgängligt material och definiera urval.Resultat Resultatet, som omfa:ar 36 magasinannonser med djur, visar a:den populäraste magasingenren bland annonser är Mode ochSkönhet och det djur som oHast påträffas är Hunden. Denvanligaste rollen som djuret representeras som är som Kär vän;ll människan. Inget framträdande mönster över användningenav färg, kontrast eller något annat grafiskt designval iuOormningen av annonserna.Slutsatser Slutsatser som kan dras denna studie visar a: användningen avdjur i magasinannonser är e: sä: för reklammakaren a: skapaen rela;on ;ll mo:agaren, framför allt genom a: använda detpopulära husdjuret Hund. Djurets roll är oHa passivt iannonssammanhang, men de är enkla a: känna igen och kandärför bidra ;ll a: fånga mo:agarens uppmärksamhet.Rekommenda;oner Denna studie kan ses som en grund för vidare forskning inomnågon av det kartlagda området. Förslagsvis kan man förlängaundersökningsperioden och analysera annonser med djurunder en längre ;dsram. / Background The deeply set rela;onship between man and animals aresome;mes used today by adver;sers. Using animals as arecognizable connector between the viewer and the message ofthe adver;sement can be applied in different ways and withvariable purposes. Today there is a lack of research made onSwedish magazine adver;sements that employ animals as adesign elementAim The aim of this study is to map the use of animals in magazineadver;sing, in order to get an overview of how ads with animalsas a design element are implemented, in a graphical sense, aswell as what role the animal plays in the ad seUng.Method The strategy for this study is quan;ta;ve content analysis. Themethod is a visual analysis based on a literature review, this ispre-empted by a pilot study in order to map the availablematerial and to set boundaries for the selec;on.Results The result, that includes 36 magazine ads, shows that the mostpopular magazine genre in which to adver;se using animals asdesign elements are Fashion and Beauty, and the most commonanimal used is The Dog. The most commonly used rollrepresented by an animal Is as a Loved one to man. Nodiscernible pa:ern has been discovered in the use of colour,contrast or any of the graphic design of the ads.Conclusions Conclusions that can be drawn from this study is that the use ofanimals in magazine adver;sing is a way for the adver;sers tocreate a rela;onship with the viewer, primarily through the useof the popular pet The Dog. The role of animals in adver;sing areoHen as a passive element, but they are easily recognizable.RekommendationsThis study can be seen as a base for con;nual research in someof the mapped subjects. It is advised that the research period isextended, and the ;meframe of the study material expanded. animals in adver;sing visual analysis adver;sement design graphic design of adver;sements quan;ta;ve content analysis animal as design element annons med djur visuell analys annonsdesign annonser visuell uOormning kvan;ta;v innehållsanalys djur som designelement Information Systems
95	Kwasizabantu : a spatial development framework and detail design Wentzel, Dorithea Maria 06 May 2009 (has links) The aim of this thesis is to analyse and interpret the existent and future needs of the people and environment of the mission station, Kwasizabantu,to ensure settlement growth that will enhance the social, economical and environmental aspects of the settlement. This will result in a development framework of the whole site, a master plan for the lifespan of the settlement and detailed design of the heart of the settlement. / Dissertation (ML(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Architecture / unrestricted Greytown Spatial needs Community upliftment Spatial planning Poor infrastructure Environmental rehabilitation Expression of time Umvuti municipality Site analysis Kwasizabantu Mission station Technical drawings Road system hierarchy Placemaking Urban fabric Continuos movement system Settlement legibility Interconnectedness of functions Direct connections between functions Development zones Waste management Circulation analysis Drainage management Circulation planning Natural conservation management Ideal relationships for development Functional zones Remedial work Structuring actions Holding actions Growth directions Development framework Site plan Master plan Sketch plan Necessitous use Guild design Permaculture Access to the countryside The in-between Cultural context Open space system Multi-use of spaces Visual analysis Future development Self-supportive Hierarchy of spaces Stanger Traditional authority areas Short mist belt grasslands biome Jammerdaal farm Erlo stegen Tabitha school Settlement character Settlement character expression Development context Development boundaries Site planning Baseline information Design decision Economical context Environmental context UCTD

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