Gambian migrants have been amongst the top-nationalities arriving to European shores by ‘irregular’ means. While ‘irregular’ migration is often extremely risky and dangerous, the Gambian government has only been limitedly engaged in governing this migration. Instead, several non-state actors have stepped in. This thesis explores different approaches to governing migration from the Gambia towards E

This thesis examines the Norwegian state’s environmental injustice towards the South Saami through the development of Roan and Storheia wind farms on Fosen, in Trøndelag. By analysing all of the development stages, starting with the assessments in 2008 and ending with the Supreme Court judgement in 2021, the dialogue between the South Saami and the Norwegian state is scrutinised. By building on th

Public libraries are not warehouses for books but education supporters, social justice and inclusion promoters and socialising providers by virtue of their comprehensive and well-organised media resources and the space of library buildings. Based on the social impacts mentioned above, public libraries play a significant role in social integration and cohesion, which is one of their responsibilitie

This thesis explores the new and contemporary audiences and fans’ studies with the genre of reality competition shows, using the Korean show Street Woman Fighter (2021) as a case study. A qualitative interview method was used to collect the empirical data of the study, and qualitative data analysis was employed to understand the data. The research takes the standpoint theory (Harding, 2008) to des

Since 2014, a large number of medical documentaries have appeared in China. These documentaries have been well received and recognised by Chinese audiences. This also proves that new forms of narrative medical practice, represented by documentaries, play an essential role in health communication. Among the many medical documentaries, the second season of the Life Matters was chosen as a case study

This thesis explores the experiences of radio talk show participants in Liberia, using the Okay Morning Rush of Okay FM as a case study. The thesis probes the Liberian perspective of how talk shows give voice to citizens in public discourses and the resulting experiences for both the participants and the society. It considers the theoretical and analytical scope of Habermas public sphere and Goffm

It’s not unusual for young people these days to take and edit a selfie. With the rise of consumerist culture and the popularity of mobile Internet, nowadays selfie applications, including beauty cameras and photo-beautification applications, have become the most well-accepted products/brands among Chinese women, who have grown accustomed to showing only one exquisitely edited face in digital photo

When brands like Carlsberg or Royal draw upon the national brand of Denmark, they not only run the risk of reception resistance, but also of challenges to their claims of cultural legitimacy from the same consumer public they hope to entice, be it domestic or international. Through qualitative content analysis of a sample comprising mainly of print media collected from domestic sources, the author

Bourdieu once spoke of ‘autonomy’ as a cornerstone to the making of a field, an element that demands the creation of contextually tied social values and hierarchies. Within the literary field, these hierarchical structures have been embedded for a long time, ranking cultural producers and other industry-leading agents above the social and the common; the ordinary reader. But what happens when boun

The thesis focuses on the combination of the rock groupie subculture and online community. It aims to explore how groupie, as an extreme form of a fan, uses subcultural capital to shape the fandom hierarchy in an online community and how social media play the role in groupies' online participation and gender resistance towards gender stereotypes rooted in rock culture in China. To better explo

Mobile video games play an important role in people's everyday lives in the digital age. This thesis investigates how transmedial digital games are embedded in audiences' daily practices and the dynamic transnational engagement of the transnational audiences in everyday life through a case study on a mobile video game: Harry Potter Magic Awakened (2021). A mix-methods approach, including a

This thesis aims to explore the transnational experiences of Brazilian immigrants living in Sweden. As a contribution to media and migration studies, this research investigates the immigrants’ non-mediated and mediated practices that influence their sense of belonging in the host country. There is scarce research comprising Brazilian immigrants abroad, particularly in Sweden, compared to other Lat

The human right violations in Kurdish cities in 90s is the focus point of the Kurdish documentary cinema. Although there are several documentary studies on trauma, little attention has been given to experiences of audiences. The aim of this study is to explore the ways in which the audience engages with the documentary in the context of The Well (Bîr, dir. Veysi Altay, 2018), which is one of the i

A member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), after breakdown of genocidal regime in 1979, Cambodia started to build its economy from scratch. Regarding the press freedom, Cambodia was graded 128th in 2016 in the World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) by the Reporters Without Borders. The rank has deteriorated after the suppression on non-governmental organizations, opposition party and in