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- Engdahl, Emma, 1969-, et al.
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The changing ethos and personae of shop-window mannequins within consumer culture : Expressions of gendered embodiment
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Consumer Culture. - : Sage Publications. - 1469-5405 .- 1741-2900. ; 19:1, s. 21-46
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this article, the invention of new forms of desire that target the gendered body in consumer culture is examined through the lens of the visual rhetoric of shop-window mannequins. The article is a result of cross-disciplinary research combining rhetorical and sociological theories and methods. Inspired by nonverbal methods and theories of embodiment, successive modernities and gender, the changing ethos and personae of mannequins from the 1930s until today are decoded. The shop window could be seen as a microcosm of consumer culture and is, therefore, interesting to study over time to unveil its shifting ideals. The empirical data consist of over 1000 pictures of window displays. Questions that are asked in analysing the empirical material are the following: (1) What ethos and personae do the shop-window mannequins nonverbally express? (2) How do the ethos and personae they nonverbally express change during the transformation of modernity? and (3) Are there any differences between the ethos and personae nonverbally expressed by the male and female mannequins, as well as within each gender? In the two first sections, a theoretical understanding of the concepts of ethos and persona as forms of embodiment that emerge through the interaction between the shop-window mannequins and the consumer is developed. In the third section, the empirical technique that has been used to capture the ethos and personae expressed by the shop-window mannequins is treated. In the fourth section, the notion of successive modernities is introduced, as the study aims to observe the transformation of the ethos and personae of male and female shop-window mannequins during the course of modernity. Also a gender perspective is added as the observation shows differences between and within each gender category. In the fifth section, the result of the analysis of the empirical materials is presented.
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- Tseronis, Assimakis, 1975-
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The Explicit/Implicit Distinction in Multimodal Argumentation : Comparing the Argumentative Use of Nano-Images in Scientific Journals and Science Magazines
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Ingår i: Argumentation and Inference. - : College Publications. - 9781848902848 ; , s. 821-842
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The distinction between explicatures and implicatures as well as their varying degrees of strength acknowledged within Relevance Theory can help to capture the complex meaningmaking processes underlying the interpretation of multimoda ltexts as instances of argumentation. These pragmatic insights will be used to compare the ways in which arguments about the revolutionary character and societal impact of nanotechnology are constructed by computer-generated images of the nanoscale on the covers of scientific journals and science magazines.
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- Varea, Valeria, 1983-
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The body as a professional ‘touch stone’ : In the search of Health and Physical Education undergraduates’ body perceptions through visual methodologies
- 2012
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Given the significance of the increase of the visual phenomenon in Western Society, new research methods that include a visual component have been developed in the last few years and are growing in popularity, including the field of Human Movement Studies (HMS). This paper will discuss how a group of undergraduate Human Movement Studies (Education) students think about and consider the body, through the use of media pictures.How HMS undergraduates think about and relate to the body is important in terms of how they think about their professional practice and the influence they might have on students. Taking into consideration the number of idealised bodies (active, healthy and 'well'-shaped) that are portrayed in the media, people tend to 'learn' attitudes and beliefs related to the 'appropriate' body appearance through the media. In this process the media does pedagogical work akin to a 'hidden curriculum' for many people, especially for young ones.The use of visual methodologies for this study is significant in helping to theorise young people's bodies, particularly on ideas around a 'normal body', the 'ideal body' and the 'HPE teacher's body'. Such methodologies provide the base for visual processes of meaning-making as a structure for people to behave and practice the body in physical activity, health and fitness contexts.
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- Andersson, Robert, 1968-, et al.
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The Wire og kriminalitetens afkroge
- 2012
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Ingår i: Passage. - Aarhus : Aarhus Universitetsforlag. - 0901-8883 .- 1904-7797. ; 27:68, s. 27-40
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article argues that the American TV-series The Wire poses complicated political and ideological questions rather than attempting to deliver clear-cut answers or solutions to the problems represented. The Wire is analysed both as an aesthetic phenomenon (narratological and thematic analysis) and as a representation of societal elements (which demands analysis based on sociological, historical and criminological perspectives). After a brief overview of the series, the authors aim to generalise the results of the analysis of a particular part of the five-season series, namely the “Hamsterdam-episode”.
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- Azouri, Kristian, et al.
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Hotellrapport Stockholm
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Rapport (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Stockholm är Sveriges största stad och marknadsför sig som ”The Capital of Scandinavia”. De flesta resenärer som besöker Sverige åker till just Stockholm. År 2010 nådde Stockholms län 10 miljoner kommersiella övernattningar. Det är lätt att ta sig till Stockholm med både flyg, tåg, båt, bil och buss. Stockholm har ett brett utbud av kongress- och mässanläggningar. År 2009 var Stockholm den sjunde mest populära staden i världen att förlägga kongresser på. I dagsläget är Sverige på väg ur den lågkonjunktur som startade år 2008. Sveriges BNP och valuta är på väg att stabiliseras och stärkas. Regeringen har även lagt in ett förslag om att sänka tjänstemomsen inom hotell- och restaurangbranschen. I denna rapport har vi valt att avgränsa oss till ett eget utvalt område inom Stockholm. Detta område innefattar 143 hotell med 20 054 hotellrum.De prognoser vi gjort gällande staden Stockholm och segmenten affärsresenärer och fritidsresenärer pekar på en ökning av besökare till staden. Detta kommer resultera i att hotellens beläggning, snittpris och RevPAR kommer att öka framtill år 2013. Efter år 2013 tror vi att segmentet affärsresenärer kommer att minska något procentuellt och kurvan för belagda nätter kommer att stabiliseras. Dock tror vi att segmentet fritidsresenärer kommer att öka procentuellt efter år 2013 och antalet belagda hotellrum kommer att successivt öka mellan åren 2011 – 2015. Vi tror att snittpris och RevPAR kommer att sjunka på grund av att en fritidsresenär generellt sätt inte betalar lika mycket för ett hotellrum som en affärsresenär gör.
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