A pragmatic approach to negotiation and co-construction of meaning in intercultural second language acquisition 

    Tro Morató, Teresa (Date of defense: 2021-07-06)

    This doctoral thesis focuses on negotiation and co-construction of meaning within a pragmatic perspective. We analyse chat and videoconference exchanges within the project Telecollaboration for Intercultural Language ...

    Ànimes preses. "La mort i la primavera", de Mercè Rodoreda: etnografia, primitivisme i espiritualitat 

    Penalba Suárez, Neus (Date of defense: 2021-12-03)

    This study is a monographic analysis of Mercè Rodoreda’s posthumous novel, La mort i la primavera, the work that has received the least critical attention. It is a fascinating and very complex novel, both because of the ...

    Contemporary trends in transmedia storytelling. Transmedia television 

    Dudáček, Oto (Date of defense: 2019-11-08)

    Transmedia storytelling is a process where integral elements of a fiction are systematically broaden through a number of distribution channels in order to create a coordinated form of entertainment. With each new medium ...

    El triomf de l'emissor: l'ús de les fonts periodístiques a la premsa gironina (1996-2016) 

    Hernández Piferrer, Jordi (Date of defense: 2019-04-12)

    In journalism, the use of sources of information is one of the main criteria to evaluate the quality of a product. The development of news based on many sources is the best way, not only to guarantee the quality of the ...

    Femininity, neoliberalism and popular culture: the depolitization of feminism 

    Esquirol, Meritxell (Date of defense: 2015-01-30)

    This thesis intends to analyze the logics of representation of contemporary femininity in the popular imagery that has instrumentalized feminism. Such is the case of the transmedia narrative The Twilight Saga, the cultural ...

    Identitat ebrenca i comunicació local a les Terres de l'Ebre. La premsa de proximitat com a tret identitari de la societat local 

    Guzmán Casals, Jaume (Date of defense: 2020-01-29)

    This doctoral thesis focuses on the digital and paper format press in Terres de l'Ebre. It also emphasizes the concept of territorial identity in the course of the local press as a hallmark of a territory. Also, the ...

    La cultura participativa en el ámbito local. La ciudad contemporánea y las políticas culturales 

    Bacquelaine Vidal de Llobatera, Flora (Date of defense: 2017-09-18)

    This research is framed in the context of the current reflection on the new theoretical paradigms that revolve around the so-called Network Society that presents itself as the great revolution of the cultural regime. This ...

    Nodes relacionals en el model Second Life. Producció i singularitat 

    Serra Navarro, David (Date of defense: 2012-06-19)

    The virtual worlds realms constitute a new space for exploration in which new forms of communication, production and consumption are generated. The presence of these platforms, based on social interaction, is becoming a ...