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Een feministisch virus: Het deconstrueren van Confuciaanse genderrollen in visuele kunst in Zuid-Korea na 2016.
(2025)Deze scriptie onderzoekt hoe visuele kunstenaars Confuciaanse genderrollen deconstrueren ten tijde van de ‘Feminist Reboot’ in Zuid-Korea, na 2016. Het biedt een analyse van de manieren waarop kunst en visuele representaties ... -
A mug of hot cocoa or a cup of tea? Refugee’s representation in A Bear called Paddington and its 2014 film adaptation_Wałdoń 8895481
(2025)Given the growing rate of worldwide migration, its representation in children’s media has become particularly important. This research examined a case of Paddington bear, comparing his representation as a refugee in Bond’s ... -
The effects of nitrogen deposition on plant-soil interactions in European raised bogs – a review
(2025)Nitrogen deposition as a result of agriculture and fossil fuel burning is globally affecting a wide range of ecosystems. Including vulnerable and valuable raised bogs. These peatlands provide important ecosystem services, ... -
Drawing New Realities: How Flugt (2021) reframes the Refugee and Queer Experience
(2025)Animated documentaries offer a form of representation that live-action cannot always provide. The dominant focus within literature about animated documentary overlooks this aspect. Previous research mostly examined either ... -
Through Her Eyes: The Older Woman Disrupting the Male Gaze in Babygirl. A Textual Analysis of Power, Desire, Sexuality, and the Body
(2025)This thesis explores how Babygirl (2024), written and directed by Halina Reijn, challenges the traditional alignment of the gaze with masculinity by centering an older woman’s perspective. This study draws on feminist film ... -
A new 3D in-vitro vascular model for studying ultrasound-microbubble-mediated endothelial permeabilization
(2025)Cancer therapy efficacy is often limited by the blood vessel endothelium, which hinders drug delivery. Ultrasound (US) and microbubbles (MBs) can enhance drug delivery by increasing endothelial permeability through MB ... -
Roll for Narrative: A Cinematic Reimagining of Interactivity and Emergent Storytelling in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
(2025)This paper investigates how Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) adapts the collaborative narrative structure and core gameplay mechanics of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game into a linear cinematic ... -
Windy conditions in the Ross Sea polynyas
(2025)The polar climate is rapidly changing due to rising global temperatures, significantly impacting Antarctic sea ice cover, particularly since 2016. Polynyas, areas of low sea ice concentration surrounded by pack ice, play ... -
Psilocybin’s effect on depression by binding to serotonergic receptors in the basolateral amygdala
(2025)This review investigates the interaction between psilocybin and the serotonin 2A receptor (5HT2AR) in the basolateral amygdala. With psilocybin being one of the psychedelics currently being studied for their positive ... -
When Loss Lingers: Severity and Correlates of Prolonged Grief in Parents and their Children
(2025)Grief is a natural experience after the loss of a loved one. When grief persists over time, it could develop into prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Prolonged grief disorder and its effects within families are severely ... -
The relationship between bodily intolerance of uncertainty and body-related behaviors moderated by trait anxiety
(2025)Body-related behaviors, such as body checking and body avoidance, are increasingly recognized as a major public health concern among female emerging adults. These behaviors are considered risk factors for the development ... -
Carnival Matters: A Multiscalar Approach to the Rotterdam Summer Carnival
(2025)The Rotterdam Summer Carnival (RSC) is an annual celebration in which many people participate. Students from the former Dutch Antilles started organizing the RSC in the 1980s. People with many cultural backgrounds started ... -
Discourse, Displacement, and Cultural Identity: The Role of Language in Brian Friel’s The Freedom of the City and Translations
(2025)This thesis examines the transformation in the role of language during the Troubles by focusing on Friel’s The Freedom of the City and Translations. Previous research has looked at the discourse of Freedom that underscores ... -
When Neorealism Meets Magic: Alice Rohrwacher’s Women-Driven Vision in La Chimera (2023)
(2025)Italian neorealism and magic realism constitute two distinct yet complementary narrative traditions. Italian neorealism, came about as World War II ended, aiming at presenting the crude realities of daily existence, ... -
Designing a serious game to illustrate ADHD struggles for non-ADHD individuals to improve knowledge, empathy, and willingness to help
(2025)My thesis looks at the intersection of serious games and ADHD. This is done by developing a serious game that simulates key aspects of the ADHD experience, such as task prioritization, procrastination, time perception, and ... -
Supporting Newcomer Students before, during and after a Science museum visit: how do Teachers do it?
(2025)Science museums are not (yet) fully inclusive for diverse audiences. Inviting newcomer students, who are still learning the language of instruction, to a guided museum visit can be one step towards fostering greater diversity ... -
Putto, cupido of cherubijn: typen putti in de Franse, religieuze rococo
(2025)Putto is de term voor het motief van een naakte baby, die doorgaans vleugels heeft. Putti zijn eeuwenlang zeer geliefd geweest in verschillende kunststromingen en -genres. Van oorsprong is het motief te vinden in de klassieke ...