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All in the name of security: A qualitative content analysis regarding the concept of security in the movie Zero Dark Thirty 2017 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis

Abstract [en]

This study explores how the concept of security is presented in current American action movies.This study will use the movie Zero Dark Thirty as an illustrative example to examine the concept ofsecurity during the ’War on Terror’-era. The study will use qualitative content analysis in order toexamine the concept of security.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages

2017. , p. 41

Keywords [en]

Security, movies, qualitative content analysis, ontological security, identity, media

National Category

Political Science

Identifiers

URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-7100OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-7100DiVA, id: diva2:1157434

Subject / course

Political Science with a focus on Security Studies (Master's programme in Politics and War)

Supervisors

Available from: 2017-11-16 Created: 2017-11-16 Last updated: 2017-11-16Bibliographically approved

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