Search for dissertations about: "Förkroppsligande"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the word Förkroppsligande.
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6. Embodying Politeness in Persuasive Humanoid Agents for Small Group Scenarios
Abstract : In both physical and virtual environments, small group interactions significantly shape our social experiences. Understanding and replicating situated group interactions with virtual agents or physical robots pose possibilities and challenges. READ MORE
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7. Towards feminist health empowerment for self-testing apps : testing for dementia
Abstract : Health empowerment, the idea to enable people to assume more control over their health decisions, has been a buzzword in health care organisation and has recently received even more attention through the popularisation of mobile health (mHealth) apps. One form of mHealth are self-testing apps, which offer users to test themselves for medical conditions as severe as dementia and Parkinson’s disease. READ MORE
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8. Cultivating the Sacred : Ritual Creativity and Practice among Women in Contemporary Europe
Abstract : Ritual creativity may seem like a contradiction in terms, yet the religious landscape in contemporary Euro-America is permeate with experimentation of ritual forms, different modalities of action, imagination and play as routes to authenticity. The present study examines different settings in Europe involved in such ritual creativity, which would commonly be classified as postmodern spirituality, new age or Paganism. READ MORE
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9. Striving for meaning - a study of innovation processes
Abstract : Traditionally, innovation processes have often focused on creatively solving problems with the help of new technology or business models. However, when describing products in terms of function or visual appearance, the reflection on a less visible dimension, the product meaning, is left out. READ MORE
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10. Becoming Together and Apart : technoemotions and other posthuman entanglements
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