Search for dissertations about: "entanglements"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 swedish dissertations containing the word entanglements.

2. 1. Atmospheric and geological entanglements : north american ecopoetry and the anthropocene

   Author : Nuno Marques; Maria Lindgren Leavenworth; Daniel Andersson; Jonathan Skinner; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ecopoetry; ecopoetics; North American ecopoetry; form in poetry; lament; mourning; song; sound; atmosphere; air; geology; Anthropocene; entanglements; community-making; environmental justice; environmental humanities; ecocriticism; new materialisms.; Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

   Abstract : Atmospheric and Geological Entanglements is a study of contemporary North American ecopoetry, a poetry which is characterized by a negotiation or subversion of established cultural representations of nature, and by a re-deployment of poetic forms such as lyrical poetry, pastoral and elegy. The studied poets experiment with form and question well-established categories such as human and nature, instead emphasizing connections between the human, other organisms, and inorganic matter. READ MORE

4. 2. Negotiating Tensions : Designers’ responsibilities in democratic entanglements

   Author : Maja Frögård; Bo Westerlund; Jonathan Metzger; Moa Matthis; Erling Björgvinsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; design; workshop; co-design; democracy; entanglements; tensions; responsibilities; framing; negotiation; proposals; participatory design; urban planning; Art; Technology and Design; Konst; teknik och design;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the roles and responsibilities of designers when we design workshops with democratic ambitions. Reflecting on my experiences from making co-design workshops for citizen participation to support sustainable urban development in municipal planning processes, I inquire into designers’ societal entanglements and explore these from democratic, social, political and designerly perspectives. READ MORE

5. 3. Becoming Together and Apart : technoemotions and other posthuman entanglements

   Author : Eva Svedmark; Erik Stolterman; Anna Croon Fors; Pelle Ehn; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Technoemotions; Feminist technoscience; Posthuman theory; Onto-epistemology; Diffraction; Norm-breaking; Digital dirt; Privacy; Sharing; Self-disclosure; Stickiness; computer and systems sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : Using social media and norm-breaking material as an empirical touchstone this thesis elaborates, investigates and explores the entangled relationships between humans and technology in social media settings. Guided by uncomfortable, emotional and bodily online sharing the thesis gives voice to stories that are seldom heard, by people whose lives are rarely spoken of. READ MORE

6. 4. Structural Aspects of Peroxide Crosslinking of Polyethylene

   Author : Annika Smedberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; poly ethylene-co-divinylsiloxane ; network; poly ethylene-co-1; peroxide; crosslinking; LDPE; topography; 9-decadiene ; entanglements;

   Abstract : Despite major developments in the ways of polymerising ethylene (the processes as well as the catalysts) the use of polyethylene is still restricted in several applications due to its low melting point. This shortcoming can in some areas be overcome by the introduction of crosslinks between the polymer chains. READ MORE

7. 5. Sitting on the Fence – Critical Explorations of Participatory Practices in IT Design

   Author : Johanna Sefyrin; Christina Mörtberg; Katarina Lindblad Gidlund; Karl W Sandberg; Helena Karasti; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; IT design; Participatory Design; feminist technoscience; participation; gender; power and knowledge relations; entanglements; Informatics; computer and systems science; Informatik; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis is about participation in IT design. The problem background that I have outlined is that information technologies have far reaching consequences for societies and for individuals, and that the design of information technologies is one among many practices that shape the world in which we live. READ MORE