Search for dissertations about: "Archeology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word Archeology.

  2. 1. From Curiosa to World Culture. The History of the Latin American Collections at the Museum of World Culture in Sweden

    Author : Adriana Muñoz; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archeology; Ethnography; Collections; Museums; Practices; National-States; World Culture; Latin America; Gothenburg; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses the history of the Latin American collections stored today at the Museum of World Culture in Sweden, emphasizing the relationship between the political ideological context of society and the signifi cance that the objects have been given over time. When the fi rst collections started to come to Sweden they meant a cosmopolitan touch to the upcoming bourgeoisie of the city of Gothenburg. READ MORE

  4. 2. An essay on the theory of history in Swedish archeology

    Author : Björn Magnusson Staaf; Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens historia; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; concept of evolution archeology marxism liberalism conservatism;

    Abstract : See licentiate thesis.... READ MORE

  5. 3. Polygonal columns in Greek architecture

    Author : Therese Emanuelsson-Paulson; Arja Karivieri; Lena Sjögren; Henrik Gerding; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Column; Shaft; Capital; Base; Doric; Polygonal; Facet; Octagonal; Flute; Greek architecture; Classical archeology; Classical architecture; Geometric; Archaic; Classical; Hellenistic; Greece; Albania; Turkey; Cyprus; arkeologi med inriktning mot antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Archaeology and Classical Studies;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the use of polygonal columns in Greek architecture from the Geometric to the Hellenistic period. The main purpose of the research is to study the development, distribution, design, function and use of polygonal columns in order to create a new understanding on how they fit in the development of Greek architecture. READ MORE

  6. 4. Tension and tradition : a study of late Iron Age spearheads around the Baltic Sea

    Author : Kristina Creutz; Bergljot Solberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses spearheads and individuals in Estonia, Latvia, eastern Sweden, Finland and western Russia during the 11th century. The source material consists of 335 spearheads of type M according to the typology of Petersen from 1919. READ MORE

  7. 5. Exhibition-Making and Political Imaginary : On Modalities and Potentialities of Curatorial Practice

    Author : Simon Sheikh; Konsthögskolan i Malmö; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Exhibition-Making; politics; contemporary art; horizons; institution; articulation; critique; curating;

    Abstract : The Ph.D. project concerns itself with curatorial practice, its constituent modalities and potentialities. It consists of both a practical and a theoretical part. READ MORE