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Meaning in Motion : Studies in the semiotics of social life
No full textUnder en forskarkarriär som sträcker sig över mer än tre decennier har Per Ledin utforskat en mångfald aspekter av det sociala livets semiotik. Hans arbeten har gjort betydande avtryck inom fält som text- och genreanalys, diskursstudier, medieforskning, multimodalitet och skrivdidaktik. Denna festskrift samlar forskare som på olika sätt tar avstamp i och firar Ledins forskning. I bokens 25 bidrag undersöks allt från matförpackningar, inredning, skriven text och bokformat till hashtaggar, fotografier, graffiti, memes, klistermärken och, inte minst, listor. Genom dessa semiotiska material belyses olika dimensioner av det sociala livet, såsom skräpproduktion, gymkultur, myndighetskommunikation, mötesformer i högre utbildning, forskningsstyrning, polisförhör, böner och psalmer, tobaksrökande, elevers skrivande, grammatisk stil, satir, egenremittering i vården, föreställningar om neuropsykiatriska diagnoser, läskris, supporterkultur, klimataktivism och juridikhistoria. De flesta kapitlen bygger på empiriska undersökningar, om än genom lite olika genrer. Boken innehåller även ett vetenskapshistoriskt bidrag om textforskningens utveckling och en samling semiotiska meditationer.In a research career spanning more than three decades, Per Ledin has explored a variety of aspects of the semiotics of social life. His work has made a significant impact on fields such as text and genre analy-sis, discourse studies, media research, multimodality and writing didactics. This festschrift brings together scholars who in different ways draw on and celebrate Ledin's research. The book's 25 contribut-ions examine food packaging, interior design, written text and book formats to hashtags, photographs, graffiti, memes, stickers and, not least, lists. Through these semiotic materials, various dimensions of social life are illuminated, such as garbage production, gym culture, government communication, meeting forms in higher education, re-search governance, police interrogations, prayers and hymns, tobacco smoking, student writing, grammatical style, satire, self-referral in he-alth care, conceptions of neuropsychiatric diagnoses, reading crisis, supporter culture, climate activism, and legal history. Most chapters are based on empirical investigations, albeit through slightly different genres. The book also includes a contribution to the history of science on the development of research on texts, and a collection of semiotic meditations.
Old codifications, traditional practices? The semiotic design of a South African high performance gym
No full textAs a tribute to professor Per Ledin, his analysis of the CrossFit gym is taken as a point of departure for an analysis of another gymnasium, which – at least on the surface – has a different design. I look closer at a South African gym – Maties “high performance” gym – that, to me, seems not to connect to the same neoliberal discourses that Ledin and Machin have identified in the CrossFit gym. The aim of the analysis is to identify affordances of the design of a gym other than the CrossFit gym in order to answer to following questions: Are other training practices invited by the affordances in the so called “high performance” gym? If so, are they still neoliberal in the sense that Ledin and Machin describe practices in the CrossFit ‘box’ (that is, the main area of CrossFit gym)? The analyis identifies obvious differences between the CrossFit gym analyzed by Ledin and Machin and the Maties high performance gym in South Africa. Whereas the former has a provenance in a branded American movement which combines fitness and weight training, the latter connects more to traditional, sportspecific weightlifting practices.
Lights, Camera, Ethics! : A qualitative study of ethical collaboration between broadcasters / production companies and external documentary filmmakers
No full textThis master's thesis examines the collaboration between external independent documentary filmmakers and broadcasters/production companies, particularly how broadcasters/production companies perceive and communicate about their ethical responsibilities. Previous studies have shown that external filmmakers often seek more support when in collaboration, especially regarding complex ethical dilemmas in practice. Through qualitative interviews with representatives from production companies and broadcasters, this thesis examines their perspectives on collaboration, communication, as well as their views on the needs expressed by external filmmakers. The thesis also examines how they view the allocation of ethical responsibilities between both parties, the power relations between themselves and external filmmakers, their understanding of informed consent, as well as their view on journalistic ethical guidelines. The thesis reveals a tendency among companies to acknowledge certain shortcomings but downplay their significance, often placing responsibility on filmmakers. The thesis also raised questions regarding the adequacy of current support structures for filmmakers and considers whether increased collaboration might play a role in improving participant safety in documentary film production
Unga män i supporterkulturen : En sociologisk studie om supporterkultur och gemenskap
No full textFootball's standing terrace is a place in Swedish society where community and belonging thrive in a late-modern society that is becoming increasingly individualized. This study aims to investigate how the involvement within supporter culture shapes individuals' dispositions, and how these are expressed, as well as how supporter culture affects individuals' habits. Previous research examines supporter culture and the standing terrace as a collective phenomenon but does not examine it at the individual level. The study is based on following research questions: ● Which dispositions formed among young men in the social context of the standing terrace? ● Through which rituals and practices are these dispositions reproduced and embodied? This study adopts a sociological perspective, with help of Bourdieu's theories on capital, habitus and field. The study was conducted by six qualitative interviews with football supporters native to the standing terrace from different clubs in Sweden. The study reveals that different dispositions are formed among young men through their participation in supporter culture, and that specific rituals and practices reproduce these dispositions
Music and Hearing Health : A Study on Music Listening Behaviors and Hearing-Related Risks Among Young People
No full textConcerns about noise-induced hearing loss among young people are increasing as young people frequently engage in music listening for extended periods of time and/or at high sound levels. The aim of this thesis was to investigate associations between music listening and hearing health among young people. Study I is a systematic review investigating associations between hearing function and recreational noise (focus on music exposure) among 10 – 30 year olds. Study II is a qualitative study exploring the meaning of music in the daily life of participant’s (15 – 19 – year – olds) and how young people understand hearing-related risks. Study III is a cross-sectional study examining associations between measured headphone sound pressure levels (SPLs) with hearing thresholds and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) among 10 – 20 year olds. Study IV is a cross-sectional study investigating how attitudes to noise/loud music and auditory symptoms (tinnitus, sound sensitivity etc.,) relate to hearing-and sound level measurements among 10 – 20 year olds. Study I showed that some previous research has found associations between music exposure with worse extended high-frequency (EHF) thresholds and reduced DPOAEs. However, consistent evidence of long-term effects remains limited, partly due to differing methods of exposure assessment across studies. Study II showed that music is an integral part of the participants’ daily life and valuable for emotional regulation. Despite an awareness of the potential risks, the benefits of music outweighed any concerns about hearing health. Study III showed that older participants (age ≥15 years) had some slightly elevated EHF thresholds and reduced DPOAEs, but no statistically significant associations were found between measured SPLs and hearing outcomes. Study IV showed that more positive attitudes to noise/loud music were significantly associated with higher measured SPLs and longer daily listening durations (self-reported). Most auditory symptoms were not associated with hearing-or sound level measurements, except greater need for auditory recovery, which was associated with reduced DPOAEs. The overall results point to the importance of prevention efforts as potentially risky music listening behaviors may indicate early auditory changes related to noise exposure
Från pärm till programmering: Revisorns roll i en AI-driven Värld En kvalitativ studie om Effekten av AI på arbetsuppgifter och yrkesroller inom redovisningsbranschen
No full textGender-based violence in higher education and research performing organisations : three steps in critique and reconceptualisation
No full textThe critique and conceptualisation of current policy and research on gender-based violence in higher education institutions (HEIs) and research performing organisations (RPOs) are matters of central importance. Building critically on recent European research and policy experience, and conceptual reflections arising from a large European multi-country research and innovation project, three key steps in critique and reconceptualising of gender-based violence in HEIs and RPOs are explicated. These are: first, clarification of differential definitions of and inclusions in gender-based violence in HEIs and RPOs; second, drawing on the recent European UniSAFE project survey and analysis of 42,000 university staff and student respondents in 46 institutions within 15 countries, differential contextualisations of prevalence and consequences, especially the need for multi-level and intersectional analysis of prevalence and consequences; and, third, engagement with ongoing theoretical and practical contestations in conceptualisation. The article concludes with discussion of further key issues for research and policy. These include how gender and gender-based violence are understood across national, organisational contexts, and the need for more focus on perpetrators, and the organisational relations between perpetrators and victims. In working towards violence-free and safe HEIs and RPOs, the connections between violence and organisational structures, processes and dynamics must be confronted proactively.EU project UniSAF
Digital gender-sexual violations and social marketing campaigns
No full textThis entry addresses sexuality education about the intersection of sexuality and gendered violence, with a focus on men’s violence against women which is the dominant pattern of interpersonal violence. The field of anti-violence work by both activists and official agents (such as criminal justice systems, education systems, and public health) is vast. Here we are concerned with two aspects: anti-violence work conducted via social marketing campaigns, as a form of public education; and the growing problem of digital gender-sexual violations (DGSV) (Hall et al., 2023). DGSV refers to the use, typically but not only, by men and boys of digital technologies to perpetrate gender-based violence (GBV) and so violate known and/or unknown victim-survivors, typically, but not only, women and girls. DGSV has major negative effects on the health, well-being and freedom of victim-survivors, and accordingly, we use the same term ‘perpetrators’ for those who perpetrate DGSV, as is used for those who perpetrate offline physical, sexual and related violences. DGSV amongst lesbian, gay and bisexual people is also a significant issue (see Dietzel, 2021) that warrants further examination but is beyond the remit of this paper.
Koncernbidrag och neutralitetsprincipen : En studie om neutralitetsprincipens räckvidd i ljuset av aktiebolagsrättsliga begränsningar
No full textI svensk skatterätt beskattas varje aktiebolag som ett självständigt skattesubjekt. Detta innebär att koncernstrukturer kan komma att beskattas hårdare än enskilda aktiebolag till följd av s.k. kedjebeskattning. För att mildra kedjebeskattningens effekt har lagstiftaren infört regler om koncernbidrag i 35 kap. Inkomstskattelag (1999:1229) som möjliggör en skattemässig resultatutjämning mellan bolag inom helägda koncerner. Denna uppsats undersöker på vilket sätt koncernbidragssystemet i svensk rätt uppfyller sitt syfte att åstadkomma skattemässig neutralitet. I analysen beaktas även hur aktiebolagsrättsliga borgenärsskyddsrelger, särskilt beloppsspärren och försiktighetsregeln i 17 kap. 3 § Aktiebolagslag (2005:551) begränsar möjligheten att lämna koncernbidrag, trots att de skattemässiga förutsättningarna är uppfyllda. I denna undersökning behandlas skillnaderna mellan aktiebolagsrättslig och skatterättslig koncerndefinitionen samt koncernbidragets funktion som ett instrument för att lindra dubbeloch kedjebeskattning. Därefter behandlas de skatterättsliga villkor som måste vara uppfyllda för att koncernbidrag ska medges med avdragsrätt och det nära sambandet mellan koncernbidrag och reglerna om skattefri utdelning på näringsbetingade andelar. I uppsatsen analyseras även koncernbidragets aktiebolagsrättsliga karaktär som värdeöverföring och de begränsningar som följer av Högsta domstolens rättspraxis. Denna undersökning kommer fram till slutsatsen att koncernbidragssystemet i teorin främjar skattemässig neutralitet men dess praktiska tillämpning begränsas av både skatterättsliga villkor och aktiebolagsrättsliga borgenärsskyddsrelger. Särskilt borgenärsskyddsrelgerna kan i praktiken hindra koncernbidrag trots att skatterättens krav är uppfyllda. Detta skapar en spänning mellan skatterättens neutralitetsmål och aktiebolagsrättsliga skyddsintressen. Undersökningen visar därmed att även om regelverket syftar till neutralitet mellan olika bolagsformer uppnås inte alltid denna neutralitet i praktiken
Good Variable Practice : Addressing inconsistencies in non-/compliance research using a sequential multi-method approach
No full textThis thesis examines research on employees’ behavior toward information security policies (ISPs), commonly studied under the concept of non-/compliance. While extensive research has expanded knowledge in this field, recent reviews highlight inconsistent and contradictory research findings. These inconsistencies are often attributed to contextual moderators, but this explanation is only partial. This thesis offers a complementary perspective by focusing on definitions and measurements of variables commonly used in research. Using a sequential multi-method approach, including a traditional survey, a literature review, interviews, and a survey experiments, this thesis demonstrates that non-/compliance research suffers from widespread inconsistencies/unclarities in defining and measuring key variables, both within and across studies. The thesis also finds that these inconsistencies/unclarities may contribute to differences in research results. These identified inconsistencies in variable definitions and measurements are not only of theoretical concern (in terms of theoretical specificity) but may also have significant empirical consequences insofar as they may influence research findings. Based on this, this thesis contributes to the extant literature by suggesting a research agenda specifying 12 considerations for research design that future researchers should consider in order to improve theoretical development in the field, minimize the impact of inconsistent variable definitions and measurements on research results, and, most importantly, enhance our understanding of ISP non-/compliance phenomena