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6. Tradition as Resource : Transnational Somali Women Traders Facing the Realities of Civil War
Abstract : This dissertation is an analysis of interviews with and observations among transnational Somali women traders, located in Somaliland (northwest Somalia) and Dubai. Since the outbreak of the Somali civil war an increasing number of women have become the sole providers of their families. READ MORE
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7. Play as Freedom : Implications for ICT4D
Abstract : Information and Communication Tech nologies for Development (ICT4D) deals with understanding the relationship between modern technology use and social and economic development. While play may not appear as an immediate concern to the field, a recent body of work has emerged questioning the role of play in ICT4D and the reasons behind its apparent dismissal. READ MORE
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8. Teachers as designers : Analyses of pedagogical patterns and their use
Abstract : Recent research has claimed that learning designs can strengthen the teaching profession by acknowledging teachers’ role as designers as they use these to disseminate good teaching ideas about digital technology to colleagues in schools and universities. However, the promises attributed to learning designs are based in particular on teachers producing learning designs, rather than on analyses of them or their use. READ MORE
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9. Morality as Practice : The Santo Daime, an Eco-Religious Movement in the Amazonian Rainforest
Abstract : This study deals with Santo Daime, a religious and environmental movement in the Brazilian Amazon. It is based on 15 months of anthropological fieldwork in the foundational centre of the Santo Daime movement, Céu do Mapiá, Heaven of Mapiá, located deep inside the Brazilian State of Amazonas. READ MORE
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10. Interpreting as interaction : On dialogue-interpreting in immigration hearings and medical encounters
Abstract : This thesis is based on twenty recorded encounters involving, on the one hand Russian speaking laymen, on the other Swedish-speaking representatives of public institutions -- police-officers, nurses and doctors -- and, "in the middle" Dialogue Interpreters.The normative role (Goffman) of a professional Dialogue Interpreter, i.e. READ MORE