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This thesis explores the topic of interpellation and subjugation in fantasy computer role-playing games (CRPGs). Using an assemblage-based framework, I argue that CRPG players are hailed and manipulated by the interplay of several texts and dynamics—mainly prose, code, numerical values, rule sets, and mechanics. My research focuses on games with extensive textual narratives that match—or exceed—th

Memory competition often hinders the retrieval of a particular event. It has long been established that access to the encoding context facilitates later retrieval. Previous research suggested that context is encoded alongside with event memories like bookmarks and can be used to differentiate target memory from competitors. The current study used pupillometry to investigate if context mitigates me

Sustainability is one of the main communication challenges that organizations face in the 21st century, and as the digitalization of communication has increased, so have the visual aspects of sustainability communication. The subject is rather new in general and has only recently grown within sports organizations such as motorsports. Therefore, there is little research, knowledge, and understandin

Risk attitudes influence a wide range of financial decisions in the household, such as investments, consumption, and savings. It is, therefore, crucial to understand risk attitudes and how they change throughout the life cycle, in order to determine and predict economic behavior. In this study, we investigate the impact of changes in family structure on individuals' financial risk attitudes by

As global average temperatures are rising, the populist radical right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has ramped up its anti-climate but pro environmental protection politics. As this focus is nascent, the question of how and for whom does the political ecology of the AfD articulates meaning has yet received little attention. My analysis of seven semi-structured interviews with party membe

Detta examensarbete har undersökt tillämpningen av förpackningar för färsk frukt och grönsaker, med fokus på onödiga förpackningar. Olika faktorer påverkar frukt och grönsaker efter skörd som är relevanta att beakta vid förvaring och hantering. Syftet har varit att undersöka hur användningen av förpackningar ser ut för frukt och grönsaker. Arbetet ska även utforska butikers och konsumenters syn This degree project has studied the use of packaging for fresh fruits and vegetables focusing on excess packaging. Different factors after harvest affect fruits and vegetables that are of relevance to consider when storing and handling these. The purpose of this study has been to find used. The approach on the subject from out how packaging for fruits and vegetables is grocery stores and consume

The development and use of stretchable electronics is a relatively new research field. However, the use of these kinds of electronics could prove fruitful when seeking to improve medical sensors and equipment. Since the substrates and manufacturing methods used when making stretchable electronics allows them to be extremely thin, with a thickness in the μm range. At these thickness levels, the ele

The aim of this study is to investigate the construction of irregular migrants as a social problem and a security threat in the Swedish news press. Specifically, it examines discussions around the motion that obligates welfare actors to report encounters with irregular migrants to Swedish authorities. The study also investigates how the motion and the debaters are constructed in this debate. We ex

This thesis studies the flood risks in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia, focusing on the Kali Belik River area, and explores the regulations and design principles aimed at enhancing flood risk reduction and management in the city. The discussion begins at the global level, analysing frameworks such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and transitions to the local level, assessing the cha

The main aim of the present study was to study memory interference using a more ecological approach, where competing events can be separated by the environmental context. In order to increase the ecological validity of the study, context was manipulated through the presentation of video clips instead of commonly used static pictures. The second aim of the study was to assess if the contextual cues

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka förekomsten av heteronormativitet i tre svenska historieläroböcker. Denna undersökning ska även bidra till en förståelse av heteronormativitet i den svenska skolan och ge ett perspektiv på vilkas historia som uppmärksammas i historieundervisning. Detta syfte uppnås genom att besvara följande frågeställningar: Hur förekommande är heteronormativiteten i de tThe aim of this essay is to study the presence of heteronormativity in three Swedish history textbooks. This study shall contribute towards an understanding of heteronormativity in Swedish schools and give insight into who the study of history prioritises. The aim will be fulfilled by answering the following questions: to what extent is heteronormativity present within the three history textbooks’

The main aim of the present study was to study memory interference using a more ecological approach, where competing events can be separated by the environmental context. In order to increase the ecological validity of the study, context was manipulated through the presentation of video clips instead of commonly used static pictures. The second aim of the study was to assess if the contextual cues

Denna studie syfte är att undersöka vad som bedriver ett politiskt engagemang hos en ung akademiker. Studien har utgått från Esser & de Vreeses definition av politiskt engagemang. Studien avser att öka kunskapen för hur den unga väljaren uppfattar sin politiska omgivning och vad som motiverar ett politiskt engagemang samt hur den politiska kommunikationen och digitaliseringen har betydelse i d

This thesis is based on my interpretation of three particular visual examples that were created in relation to the racial tensions that were occurring at the time of their production. My visual examples are (1) the 2016 campaign advert commissioned by Operation Black vote (2) The music video I’m not Racist by the American rapper Joyner Lucas relaesed in 2017 (3) Sir Davey’s Proclamation Board to t