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This study aims to critically analyze visual representations by using a semiotic method on Victoria’s Secrets fashion shows. The study examines how women are portrayed and objectified by the media for advertising purposes. Consumption and capitalist values appear as one of the central focuses throughout the study due to the power structure that reinforces its behaviors. Furthermore the exclusion o
Bygg- och fastighetssektorn är mycket resursintensiv, vilket understryker behovet av att utveckla hållbara materialval som kan ersätta ändliga resurser. En väg framåt är att omvandla restprodukter och avfall från andra sektorer till användbara byggmaterial. En sådan potentiell resurs är skalen från stillahavsostronet (Magallana gigas), en art som under de senaste 20 åren spridit sig okontrollerat The construction and real-estate sector is highly resource-intensive, underlining the need for sustainable material choices that can substitute finite natural resources. One viable pathway is to transform by-products and waste streams from other sectors into useful construction materials. One such potential resource is the shell of the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas), an invasive species that has
Protein recovery from fermentation broths remains a challenge in downstream bioprocessing due to the complex composition of fermentation media. This study investigated a cascade microfiltration–ultrafiltration (MF–UF) process for protein clarification and concentration from a whey protein-based model fermentation broth. The work evaluated membrane performance, fouling behavior, cleaning efficiency
In recent years, loneliness has been increasingly recognized as a public health issue in Sweden, with young men identified as a particularly vulnerable group. The aim of this study was therefore to explore how high school counselors, a profession close to the target group, describe and reason about their work with loneliness among young men. The method chosen was qualitative interviews with seven
Denna studie undersöker hur infrastruktur och planering för aktiva färdsätt skiljer sig åt mellan Rosengård och Västra Hamnen, samt huruvida dessa skillnader återspeglar principer om mobilitetsrättvisa. Trots att Malmö är internationellt erkänt för hållbar stadsutveckling är staden alltjämt en av Sveriges mest socioekonomiskt segregerade städer. Studien tillämpar en komparativ kvalitativ design meThis study examines how active travel infrastructure and planning differ between Rosengård and Västra Hamnen, and whether those differences reflect principles of mobility justice. Although internationally recognized for sustainable urban development, Malmö remains one of Sweden's most socio-economically segregated cities. The study employs a comparative qualitative design with mobility justice
This thesis examines how H&M’s scope 3 emission governance is connected to the distributionof power, responsibility, and value between H&M and its garment manufacturing suppliers.The background explains why scope 3 emissions are particularly relevant in the garmentindustry, where many emissions occur outside H&M’s direct operations. Drawing on a Global Production Network perspective, t
(1) Background: Food education has gradually emerged in schools as a transformative lever toaddress public health issues and foster the transformation of our contemporary food systems. In France, food education was officially integrated into the elementary education framework in 2014 andhas recently regained traction with the adoption of a new food-education pilot law in January 2026.(2) Aims and
Architectural classification has long been constrained to visual standards, defining materials as flat surfaces or static geometric volumes. Yet, when dealing with reused materials, frequently non-standard and irregular, this surface-level consideration is not enough. To surpass this visual bias, this thesis introduces a research workflow that interrogates the hidden identity of physical materia
The Swedish defence market constitutes a relevant context for studying innovation and innovation collaboration. The market is shaped by increasing demands for technological renewal and collaboration, while state-dominated demand, regulation, secrecy requirements and a specification-based procurement logic create particular conditions for innovation activities. Against this background, this study e
This thesis examines how trans influencers narrate and negotiate identity and visibility on YouTube, a platform where trans people may find recognition and community but also encounter hostility. The study focuses on four trans influencers whose YouTube content addresses transition, gender identity, public visibility and experiences of transphobia. Using thematic narrative analysis, the thesis exp
Forest Aboveground biomass (AGB) is an important indicator of forest carbon storage, but long-term, high-resolution, and spatially continuous Aboveground biomass estimation remains challenging. This study produced annual forest Aboveground biomass estimates across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands from 2000 to 2024 at 30 m resolution by combining Landsat time series, Global Ecosystem Dynamic
Med en krympande industriell arbetsstyrka och den snabba utvecklingen inom artificiell intelligens, börjar många företag rikta blickarna mot intelligenta humanoida robotar för att understödja dem i deras verksamhet. Denna uppsats utforskar dagens landskap av humanoida robotar och skisserar hur Saab Naval kan påbörja processen av att integrera dem i deras skeppsvarvsproduktion. Nya framsteg och nuvWith a shrinking industrial workforce and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, many companies are starting to look toward intelligent humanoid robots to aid them in their operations. This thesis explores the current landscape of industrial humanoid robots and outlines how Saab Naval can start the process of integrating them into their shipyard production. Recent advancements and curre
This master thesis was performed in collaboration with NP Innovation. The purpose of this project was to develop a new inlet channel and two adapters for a water filter used in fish farming. Two different sizes of filters are included in the company's product portfolio. For both filters there is one inlet channel each in a corresponding size. One inlet channel consist of an adapter welded to t
This thesis examines how Black artists in Washington D.C use creative practices to produce resistance, care and collective survival within artivist creative spaces. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted with ARTIVISM, a Black-led artivist company in Washington D.C. Grounded in intersectionality as critical social theory and Black feminist thought, the study investigates the interior communitie
This study examines how the Sweden Democrats discursively construct and legitimize the recognition of Somaliland within contemporary Swedish political rhetoric. By applying the Discourse-Historical Approach (DHA) within Critical Discourse Analysis, in combination with postcolonial theory and securitization theory, the thesis investigates how recognition is framed through broader narratives concern
This thesis explores the dynamics of digital feminism in 2020s China through a qualitative case study of the Yang Li controversy, focusing on her widely circulated phrase “average yet confident men” (普信男). It examines how Yang Li’s comedy is interpreted, defended, criticized, and politicized across three Chinese social media platforms: Weibo, Bilibili, and Xiaohongshu. Drawing on popular feminism,
This thesis examined how digital femininity is produced, stabilized, and normalized through platformed visibility on Xiaohongshu. It approached femininity as a visible, embodied, aesthetic, and behavioral formation shaped through platformed self presentation. Drawing on Butler’s performativity, Foucault’s concepts of discipline and visibility, and platform studies, the thesis analyzed Xiaohongshu
This thesis explores the negotiation of cultural identity under migration among South Koreans in North America through cinematic representations. Drawing on narrative identity theory, the thesis employes narrative and film analyses to examine three semi-biographical fiction films: Minari (2020), Riceboy Sleeps (2022), and Past Lives (2023). It investigates how cultural identity is represented and
This thesis examined how South Korea manages the tension between the promotion of soft masculinity through cultural figures as part of its international nation branding strategy and the domestic enforcement of militarized citizenship grounded in hegemonic masculinity through conscription. Drawing primarily on theories of nation branding, the research analyzed how masculinities are strategically co
This thesis examined how solitude is experienced and accommodated in cafés in contemporary Tokyo, and how it can constitute a form of urban belonging beyond community-centred understandings of public social life. While cafés are commonly analysed through Oldenburg’s third place theory, which emphasises sociability and informal social interactions, such frameworks cannot adequately account for the
