Search for dissertations about: "The Human"

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  2. 1. Resaying the Human : Levinas Beyond Humanism and Antihumanism

    Author : Carl Cederberg; Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback; Hans Ruin; Staffan Carlshamre; Bettina Bergo; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Levinas; Heidegger; The Human; Humanism; Critique; Antihumanism; Human Rights; The Other; Universalism; Violence; Responsibility; Transcendence; The Political; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Abstract : In this reading a notion of the human is developed through an engagement with the work of French philosopher Emanuel Levinas. The argument is that, with the help of Levinas, it is possible for the idea of the human to be understood anew, for the notion to be ‘resaid’. READ MORE

  4. 2. The GMOC Model : Supporting Development of Systems for Human Control

    Author : Simon Tschirner; Bengt Sandblad; Anders Jansson; Sebastiaan Meijer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Human-Computer Interaction; User-Centered Design; Human Control; Train Traffic Control; Usability; System Development; Human Work; Railway Traffic; Rail Human Factors; Mental Models; Situation Awareness; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot människa-datorinteraktion; Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction;

    Abstract : Train traffic control is a complex task in a dynamic environment. Different actors have to cooperate to meet strong requirements regarding safety, punctuality, capacity utilization, energy consumption, and more. The GMOC model has been developed and utilized in a number of studies in several different areas. READ MORE

  5. 3. The School and the Animal Other : An Ethnography of Human-Animal Relations in Education

    Author : Helena Pedersen; Bo Andersson; Dennis Beach; Peter McLaren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; human-animal relations; critical theory; gender theory; postcolonial theory; critical pedagogy; the other ; the discourse of species; boundary work; critical ethnography; socialization; meaning-making practices; social representations; the hidden curriculum; social and cultural reproduction; Human-animal relations; critical theory; gender theory; postcolonial theory; critical pedagogy; the “other”; the discourse of species; boundary work; critical ethnography; socialization; meaning-making practices; social representations; the hidden curriculum; social and cultural reproduction.;

    Abstract : How human-animal relations are expressed and negotiated has significance for the situation of animals in society and offers insights that contribute to our understanding of how we organize relations between humans as well. This critical ethnographic investigation is positioned at the intersection of education research and the interdisciplinary area of human-animal studies. READ MORE

  6. 4. The village that vanished : The roots of erosion in a Tanzanian village

    Author : Vesa-Matti Loiske; Ulf Sporrong; Aud Talle; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; soil erosion; soil conservation; Tanzania; Iraqw; social stratification; land tenure; Mama Issara; Giting; Hanang; Political Ecology; Scientific realism; Geography; villagization; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : In the village'of Citing in the northern highlands of Tanzania, the factors: social stratification, land tenure, production strategies, investment patterns and the economic uncertainties of society are studied and their relationship to land degradation is examined. The main assumption of the study is that the causes of land degradation are so complex that a methodology that emphasises contextualisation has to be used. READ MORE

  7. 5. Human-centred automation : with application to the fighter aircraft domain

    Author : Tove Helldin; Göran Falkman; Lars Niklasson; Amy Loutfi; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Human-centred automation; fighter aircraft; design guidelines; situation awareness; information fusion; decision support.; Människo-centrerad automation; stridsflyg; designriktlinjer; situationsuppfattning; informationsfusion; beslutsstöd; Computer and Systems Science; Datalogi; Technology;

    Abstract : The working situation of fighter pilots is often very challenging. The pilots are requested to perform their tasks and make decisions in situations characterised by time-pressure, huge amounts of data and high workload, knowing that wrong decisions might result in fatal consequences. READ MORE