Detecting references and similarities in music lyrics can be a difficult task. Crowdsourced knowledge platforms such as Genius. can help in this process through user-annotated information about the artist and the song but fail to include visualizations to help users find similarities and structures on a higher and more abstract level. We propose a prototype to compute similarities between rap artists based on word embedding of their lyrics crawled from Genius. Furthermore, the artists and their lyrics can be analyzed using an explorative visualization system applying multiple visualization methods to support domain-specific tasks.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T16:16:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carla Ramos de Paula II.pdf: 3336488 bytes, checksum: 75356d89363d57462c2f7917c18a9ea0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-13 / This dissertation has as object of study the cartoon as an educational possibility for students of the Early Years of Elementary School from 1st to 5th grade. The study started from the following question: which aspects present in the Bakhtinian perspective of language and in the Methodology of Dialectical Mediation, articulately, enable the formulation of pedagogical proposals using cartoons in order to develop critical thinking in students of the Early Years of Elementary School? The overall goal was to present didactic propositions with the discourse genre cartoon , based on the postulations of the Methodology of Dialectical Mediation and in light of Bakhtin s theory, aiming at provoking critical reading of the cartoon by prompting immediate laughter. The specific goals were: to address the cartoon according to the Bakhtinian perspective of language; to discuss the introduction of cartoons in the teaching-learning process; to present the Methodology of Dialectical Mediation as a possibility of guiding the work with cartoons in the Early Years of Elementary School from 1st to 5th grade; and to relate the pedagogical work with cartoons and the possibility of development of criticality. In order to fulfill these objectives, we carried out literature and document review, guided by Bakhtin s perspective of language and by theorists that deal with the topic of cartoons: Flôres (2002), Teixeira (2005) and, specifically, Romualdo (2000). For the dialogue with the Methodology of Dialectal Mediation, we focused on the work of Oliveira, Almeida and Arnoni (2007). The cartoons constituting the corpus for the proposals of didactic procedures were collected from the Jornal de Charges (Cartoon Newspaper): (www.chargeonline.com.br). This study demonstrated the possibility of introducing the cartoon in the Early Years of Elementary School by means of the process of pedagogical mediation. In addition, we highlight that the pedagogical work with cartoons, by propitiating laughter for laughter s sake (immediate laughter) towards the apprehension of the criticism present in the genre, may foment the critical reading of the social fabric and, consequently, the development of the students critical thinking skills / Esta dissertação tem como objeto de estudo a charge como possibilidade pedagógica para o aluno dos Anos Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental 1º ano ao 5º ano. A pesquisa originou-se com a seguinte questão: quais aspectos presentes na perspectiva bakhtiniana de linguagem e na Metodologia da Mediação Dialética, articuladamente, possibilitam a elaboração de propostas pedagógicas com charges que propiciem a desenvoltura crítica nos alunos dos Anos Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental? O objetivo geral foi o de apresentar proposições didáticas com o gênero discursivo charge por meio das postulações da Metodologia da Mediação Dialética à luz da teoria bakhtiniana com o intuito de provocar a leitura crítica da charge pela ruptura do riso imediato. Os objetivos específicos foram: abordar a charge na perspectiva bakhtiniana de linguagem; discutir a inserção da charge no processo ensino-aprendizagem; apresentar a Metodologia da Mediação Dialética como uma possibilidade de orientação no trabalho com charges nos Anos Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental 1º ao 5º ano; e relacionar o trabalho pedagógico com charges e a possibilidade da desenvoltura da criticidade. Objetivando ao seu alcance, desenvolvemos uma pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, orientada pela perspectiva bakhtiniana de linguagem, e por teóricos que tratam sobre o tema charge: Flôres (2002), Teixeira (2005), e especificamente, Romualdo (2000). Para o diálogo com a Metodologia da Mediação Dialética, privilegiamos a produção de Oliveira, Almeida e Arnoni (2007). As charges que compuseram o corpus das propostas de encaminhamentos didáticos foram coletadas no Jornal de Charges: (www.chargeonline.com.br). Por meio deste estudo, evidenciou-se a possibilidade da inserção da charge nos Anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, por meio do processo de mediação pedagógica. Além disso, destacamos que o trabalho pedagógico com charges, ao propiciar a ruptura do riso pelo riso (riso imediato), rumo à captação da crítica presente no gênero, poderá favorecer uma leitura crítica das teias sociais e, por conseguinte, a desenvoltura crítica desse aluno

The aim of this bachelor thesis was to examine how gender is framed in Swedish television news. The research questions we examined were the following:  How is the gender balanced in the news reports? What kind of news represent women and what kind of news represent men? How is women and men viewed according to the news reports? What similarities and differences is there in how women and men are portrayed?   The bachelor theisis is primarily a qualitative study where we with a visual text analysis, examine in what way women and men are framed in news reports. The study also includes a minor quantitative survey that examines the representation of men and women in news reports in Swedish television during week 49, 2019. To reach this conclusion we analysed 12 news reports from two of Sweden´s leading news broadcasts, Rapport and Aktuellt. By analysing 6 reports from each program we came to the conclusion that men and women were gender balanced the examined week. Apart from this conclusion the main result shows that even though the reports were gender balanced according to the participants, there was an obvious difference in how the sexes were framed. The women were framed in their traditional sex role as the motherly, sensitive and caring victim while the men were framed as the strong and enterprising worker.

Ekofeminism figurerar i både politiska och filosofiska sammanhang och är en ideologi som kombinerar feminism med miljöpolitik. Den bygger sin ideologi på att motarbeta ett patriarkalt förtryck mot både kvinnor och natur och säger att detta förtryck härrör från en historisk föreställning om kvinnan som stående närmare naturen. Den vita mannens självupphöjande till Gud under industrialismen använde denna historiska föreställning i ett rättfärdigande av ett maktutövande gentemot både kvinnor och natur som sägs leva kvar i allra största grad än idag. Genom att betrakta hur svensk tryckt press framställt ekofeminism mellan åren 1995-2016 har denna uppsats ämnat utröna om detta maktförhållande lever kvar och hur det tar sig uttryck. Uppsatsen undersöker även om det medieras en diskurs om ekofeminism i svensk tryckt press. Centrala frågeställningar: Hur framställs ekofeminism i svensk tryckt press mellan åren 1995-2016 ? Vilka maktstrukturer framträder runt ekofeminism och vilka personer kommer till tals? Varför skrevs inget alls om ekofeminism under 5 av de 11 undersökta åren ? Metoder: För att ta reda på detta har denna uppsats använt sig av triangulering som övergripande metod innehållande en kvantitativ analys, innehållsanalys och analys av visuell kommunikation. Slutsatser: Denna uppsats kommer fram till att förtrycket lever kvar och visar sig tydligt i relationen mellan svensk tryckt press och ekofeminism. Ekofeminismen framställs som svårbegriplig för allmänheten och blandas ofta ihop med särartsfeminism i vad som tycks vara ett strategiskt syfte att genom desinformation utöva förtryck. / The silent years: ecofeminism in Swedish printed press 1995-2016 Ecofeminism figures in both political and philosophical contexts and is an ideology that combines feminism with environmental policy. It builds its ideology to counteract a patriarchal oppression against both women and nature, saying that this oppression stems from a historical perception of the woman standing closer to nature. The self-elevation of the white man to God during the industrialism era used this historical image in the justification to exercise power towards both women and nature, which is said to be ongoing to the greatest extent today. By considering how Swedish printed press depict ecofeminism between the years 1995-2016, this paper has been designed to determine if this relationship of power remains and define how it is expressed. The essay also investigates whether a discourse on ecofeminism is mediated in Swedish press. Central Issues: How is ecofeminism produced in Swedish printed press between 1995 and 2016? What power structures appear around ecofeminism and who get their voices heard? Why was nothing written about ecofeminism for 5 of the 11 investigated years? Methods: To find this out, this essay has used triangulation as an overarching method containing quantitative analysis, content analysis and analysis of visual communication. Conclusions: This essay indicate that the repression remains and becomes evident in the relationship between Swedish press and ecofeminism. Ecofeminism is expressed as difficult for the public and is often confused with specificity feminism in what appears to be a strategic goal of repression by means of disinformation. / <p>Betygssättande lärare: Per Vesterlund. Formell examinator för kursen: Eva Åsén Ekstrand.</p>

The purpose of this paper is to study how vegetarian and vegan food brands use visualcommunication on their packages and website to present themselves to consumers. Theincreasing/growing interest in eating vegetarian and vegan food amongst the Swedishpopulation has led to a growing market in this area. The most significant reason to thisincreasing interest is the climate change. In 2019, the European Union presented a proposal toprohibit these replacement products to refer to familiar non-vegetarian/vegan food by name toavoid misleading marketing. This debated topic evoked the interest to investigate how socalled vego-brands adapt their visual communication in this societal context. To reach aconclusion on the issue three different brands are examined: Anamma, Quorn and Planti. Themethod used to analyze the material is a visual text analysis combined with concepts fromrhetorical analysis and semiotics. Social representation, Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) and greenwashing make up the primary theoretical framework in this study. The analysis of this paper identified recurring patterns that can be discerned from the brandcommunication. They all express a vision to get more people to choose plant-based food bymaking it easy and tasty. All three brands use naming and other visual components on theirpackaging to make them familiar to customers so they understand what they are buying.Overall, the brands also use the current climate change issue to convince people to eat moreplant-based food. The conclusion of this study is that these three brands adapt their visualcommunication to the current societal context and reproduce public attitudes and values totheir advantage