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This is a master’s thesis about reading promotion. The purpose of this study is to examine and increase knowledge about reading promotion in a school context. The example used is the project “Free Reading”, implemented by third year students at a high school in southern Sweden. “Free Reading” requires the students to read for 15 minutes at the start of every English lesson, in a book of their own
This thesis uses critical discourse analysis as both theory and method to examine how Legimus and its users are constructed in the Swedish public debate in the context of higher education. Drawing on critical disability studies and crip theory, the thesis aims to highlight the norms about ability and disability that these constructions legitimate and reproduce. The empirical material for this thes
Book displays in public libraries engage a broad range of users and shape patterns of borrowing and reading. They therefore constitute an important means through which libraries can express institutional values and promote their collections. The aim of this thesis is to advance knowledge of how book selection for display is conducted in public libraries. The study draws on observations in four lib
This study has highlighted academic librarians’ own perspectives and experiences of their work with accessible course literature for students with reading disabilities. The study has addressed how academic librarians described their work, which working conditions are central, and how the work is shaped by institutional and material changes. Using a practice-theoretical framework with a neoinst
This thesis investigates how Swedish men aged 45-60 describe their relationship to clothing, fashion and sustainable consumption, and how these practices are negotiated in relation to masculinity. Addressing a research gap on middle-aged men’s clothing practices, the study is based on ten qualitative semistructured interviews with men from different social and professional backgrounds. The analysi
This bachelor’s thesis investigates the role of the dress in three different romcom movies from the 1990s and 2000s. The chosen dresses for this analysis are the colorful mini-dress from 13 going on 30 (2004), the yellow gown from How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days (2003) and the purple-blue ballgown from 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). This thesis uses a semiotic analysis by Roland Barthes to study
This thesis has through a comparative analysis, of a preindustrial clothing culture and a postindustrial clothing culture, researched if it is possible to implement a preindustrial clothing usage in todays society, in order to create a more sustainable future in fashion. This was done through an analysis and comparison of wardrobe studies from both periods, with the usage of three terms and theori
This bachelor thesis aims to examine how real observers relate to the constructions of implicit beholders in three photographs from Madonna´s 1992 photobook, Sex. Through the use of a mixed method study composed of picture analysis and a focus group study, implementing a theoretical framework consisting of Wolfgang Kemps theory of the implicit beholder, Susan Sontag´s theories about photography an
This thesis explores cultural memory and collective identity in trip-hop music. First, I question what it was about Bristol’s history and demography that created such a highly interesting and unusual music scene. To examine how music carries cultural memory, an investigation of significant Bristol artists like Massive Attack and Tricky is undertaken. Expanding the scope, I compare these genres to
Magical realism and weird fiction are two genres that have become increasingly discussed in contemporary literary studies. However, previous research has largely focused on defining the characteristics of these genres, rather than on the specific readerly effects produced by their shared use of supernatural or impossible elements. I argue that it is not the presence of such elements alone that det
This thesis examines how American Author Jack London’s dystopian novel The Iron Heel (1908) depicts freedom as limited and unattainable under the conditions of concentrated economic power from an oligarchy. While previous discourse on The Iron Heel has focused on the intentions behind the creation of the novel, seeing it as either a work of protest, propaganda, or a way to endorse a Marxist ideolo
To tackle the social inequalities in how disasters unfold, organisations working in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) have increasingly adopted socially inclusive approaches. With a similar aim of reducing disaster impacts, Anticipatory Action (AA) has emerged as a practical method to prevent losses and damage through forecasts, pre-agreed funding, and early action. However, a gap rema
This thesis presents a Multi-Port DMA used to interface the memory. The ports used to interface the memory have a smaller width than the ports interfacing the system bus, but they are greater in number and bidirectional. Switching direc- tion however, from e.g. write to read infers a overhead penalty. A scheduling algorithm which optimizes the schedule in terms of overhead, would increase the over
Segregation is a complex social phenomenon that has existed since the emergence of the first cities. In itself, segregation does not necessarily constitute a problem; however, it becomes a societal issue when it leads to excessively unequal conditions in people’s upbringing and living standards. One commonly highlighted approach to preventing and counteracting segregation is through deliberate and
Control engineering is a well-established discipline with a long and prominent his-tory1. It is diverse in its applications but has a strong unifying core to it: the notion ofdynamic systems and control theory. Many engineers will have encountered it as partof their education, as control engineering courses are taught to electrical, mechanical,chemical, aerospace, and industrial engineers. Quite o
Purpose: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors have unique psychological needs and require tailored support, as they transition from hospital settings following cancer treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and clinical effectiveness of the online "Recapture Life" program to improve AYA aged survivors' psychological adjustment in early cancer survivorship. Methods: The inte
Achieving meaningful curriculum internationalization requires moving beyond siloed, ad-hoc efforts, such as relying solely on the International Office, especially when it comes to addressing the key issue of engaging faculty in internationalization efforts. Instead, faculty involvement in curriculum internationalization is best garnered through planning that leverages institutional synergy.To guid
Denna rapport redovisar resultaten från en undersökning av huruvida en brandskyddsimpregnerad träfasad har bibehållit sin brandtekniska funktion efter några års naturlig väderexponering. Bakgrunden är att denna typ av behandling ofta används för att uppfylla brandskyddskrav och normalt verifieras genom åldring enligt EN 16755 EXT. Samtidigt finns en växande osäkerhet kring om den artificiella åldr
This study explores how different types of information can support fire service operations during fire incidents through the concept of Smart Firefighting. Semi-structured interviews with 47 incident commanders across three countries have been applied to examine how different types of information (pre-planned, real-time, and predictive) affect decision-making. The findings strongly indicate that rThis study explores how different types of information can support fire service operations during fire incidents through the concept of Smart Firefighting. Semi-structured interviews with 47 incident commanders across three countries have been applied to examine how different types of information (pre-planned, real-time, and predictive) affect decision-making. The findings strongly indicate that r
