As societies progress, they find new ways to incorporate technology into our daily lives. Social media has become an integral part of the way we communicate and interact with people. However, the world of social media allows space for hate speech, which sometimes can lead to the devaluation of other human beings. Women politicians are a group of people who face tremendous criticism on social media, not however for their policies, but rather for their womanhood. This pilot thesis explores the role of social media in the political sphere, identifies hate speech that exists on social media platforms, and pinpoints the misogynistic behavior towards female PMs, focusing on Finland’s ex-Prime Minister Sanna Marin. By conducting content analysis, I explored the different kinds of hate comments on Twitter that are used to target Sanna Marin, proving my research hypothesis.
A family scene in which a grandmother talks about the city of Izmir(Smyrna) that she was raised and lived before the exchange of populations as the children requested for their bed time story.. Music, video from movie and photos travel the audience to those times before Asia minor catastrophe and the deportation. The elders mainly focus to teach them core values written in the «compass of peace» as a learning outcome for next generation and describe slightly the painful historical events so as to inspire them and teach them about resilience, growth, hope and humanity for their future steps. The traumatic events are played in the photos and the nostalgic emotions are spoken through the music. In words only stories of hope, concern and love are expressed.
Inspired by electromagnetic waves, I wanted to express the complexity of light and its thousands of applications into our world, or more thoroughly, the thousands of ways light is continuously finding to express itself. Specifically, I chose the chameleon as an example of a lizard which gives way into ultraviolet lighting for survival purposes. Additionally, taking advantage of other natural elements like eggshells, banana skins, olive oil, honey and tonic water, which have the same reflective properties, I decided to combine the two into an integrated creative arts project. More specifically, I draw a chameleon and to its body I attached the before mentioned elements in order to display the natural phenomenon using an ultraviolet light torch in an overall very dark environment.
The paper (and presentation to be used in the symposium) aims to delve into the fundamentals of the Langlands program and use the Mirror Symmetry that occurs in Modular Forms as the common factor to suggest a potential application to an extension of String Theory, M-Theory. The objective is to examine whether a so called Grand Unified Theory of Mathematics (connecting Number Theory with Harmonic Analysis) can be useful for the theoretical framework of a respective Unified Theory of Physics that combines General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics.
In my artwork, I weave Christian symbolism into every aspect, aiming to evoke a profound spiritual experience. The baptismal bed symbolizes purification, while the illuminated canvases represent the primary colors used in byzantine portraits of saints,
guiding viewers on a journey of faith and self-discovery, inviting them to deepen their connection with the divine or to simply tag along on my journey towards accepting Christ into my life.
"Self-Portrait of the Mind" is a self-reflective collage project encapsulating the journey of consciousness. Utilizing personal time capsule journaling and symbolism, it distills defining moments from youth to adulthood, portraying shifts in identity and personal growth. While tangible artifacts evoke multi-sensory recollections and deep engagement with memories, the chronological arrangement mirrors the evolution of consciousness, from innocence to self-discovery. Ultimately, the project serves as a dynamic exploration of identity and narrative, driven by the human quest for self-expression and understanding.
It is a short story in the style of Dr. Seuss that explores consciousness and “the hard problem” through a child’s inability to think about what it’s like to be different animals.
The project is a video of interviews conducted on and off campus. The interviews explore different attitudes and beliefs about poverty and the conditions the poor live in. All individuals in the video answer the same set of questions and the audience is able to compare how socioeconomic status, age, and their variables effect ones opinion on poverty.
In a magical world beyond any imagination, where reality and fantasy blur, only a black hole is needed to transport the players into a deep, fantastic world. In a world where every fantastic character comes to life, the clock starts running backwards, which means players need to hurry if they want to explore all the fantastic characters, travel in imaginary plots, narratives, scenarios, and be themselves the version of their favorite character.
“DeMontfort Enigma” is an interactive fiction game, where players explore a mysterious hall and attend midnight lectures. Each player can interact with the environment and characters, while their choices affect the progression. The game is intended for multiple play-throughs to explore all endings, with the first being most important, as it assigns the player a profile showing them statistics about their personal traits. Overall, the project offers an experience in which the player has agency and affects its results. Though this implementation is for entertainment purposes, the engine created can be used in business settings for hiring procedures, among others.