Search for dissertations about: "Collective memory"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words Collective memory.
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6. From Pioneers to Target Group : Social Change, Ethnicity and Memory in a Lithuanian Nuclear Power Plant Community
Abstract : This thesis focused on an examination of human agency and strategies for responding to rapid social and economic change. Fieldwork was carried out in the community of Visaginas town that was built during the Soviet period in Lithuania. The town is situated next to the Ignalina nuclear power plant. READ MORE
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7. How memory of the past, a predictable present and expectations of the future underpin adaptation to the sound environment
Abstract : By using auditory distraction as a tool, the main focus of the present thesis is to investigate the role of memory systems in human adaptation processes towards changes in the built environment. Report I and Report II focus on the question of whether memory for regularities in the auditory environment is used to form predictions and expectations of future sound events, and if violations of these expectations capture attention. READ MORE
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8. "We can make new history here" : Rituals of producing history in Swedish football clubs
Abstract : This dissertation investigates how history is produced, what roles it plays, and what forms it takes in four Swedish football clubs – AIK, Djurgårdens IF, Helsingborgs IF and Malmö FF. The overreaching aim is to describe and analyse how history is produced and performed in football clubs, and the implications this development has for football and for the understanding of history. READ MORE
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9. Norges Våpen : Cultural Memory and Uses of History in Norwegian Black Metal
Abstract : This dissertation examines uses of history and expressions of cultural memory in Norwegian black metal. Formed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Norwegian black metal seemed at odds with many of the stereotypes of Norway. READ MORE
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10. Organizational Lessons Learned : Natural Hazards Affecting Critical Infrastructure
Abstract : This thesis focuses on an issue often presented as a solution – albeit a debated one – namely learning, specifically lessons learned from natural hazard events. Empirically, this thesis examines flooding and avalanches in a Swedish context, centering on systematic feedback mechanisms and learning from extreme events. READ MORE