Search for dissertations about: "Humanities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 3359 swedish dissertations containing the word Humanities.

2. 21. After idealism and difference : subjects of yellow feelings and sentimental narratives of migration

   Author : Lan Kieu; Maria Carbin; Linda Berg; Lene Myong; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Idealism; difference; universality; ethics; ethnicity; love; migration; endurance; mimetic desire; monolingualism; power; gratitude; agency.; genusvetenskap; gender studies;

   Abstract : After Idealism and Difference is a critical and ethical project of reading the postcolonial other. Taking a void from postcolonial and poststructuralist feminist critique, my thesis aims to deconstruct the privilege of the “marginalia” as the beloved object of feminist scholarship. READ MORE

4. 22. Creating diverse colour-changing effects on textiles

   Author : Marjan Kooroshnia; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; dynamic textile patterns; leuco dye-based thermochromic inks; textile design; Smart textiles; Textiles and Fashion General ; Textil och mode generell ;

   Abstract : With the technological progress of materials science, the palette of colours with which to print on textiles has expanded beyond those with previously known properties and expressions to a new generation, with more advanced functionality and expressive properties. This new range of colours is characterised by their ability when printed on textiles to change colour in relation to external factors and internal programmes; for example, leuco dye-based thermochromic inks generally change colour in response to temperature fluctuations. READ MORE

5. 23. How to think about a place not yet : Studies of affordance and site-based methods for the exploration of design professionals' expectations in urban development processes

   Author : Sandra Kopljar; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; affordance; affect; architecture; urban design; sound intervention; design method; design pedagogy; Lund NE Brunnshög;

   Abstract : ABSTRACTAs a part of a democratic demand for transparency in urban development processes it is important that design professionals hold the ability to scrutinise their own work process, and at certain stages let go of predefined ideas of future realities. This work revolves around how design professionals perceive options for design in such situations. READ MORE

6. 24. The Quantification of Society. A Study of a Swedish Research Institute and Survey-Based Social Science

   Author : Christopher Kullenberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; quantification; survey; social sciences; SOM Institute; epistemic practice; center of calculation; Actor-Network theory; welfare state;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the contemporary history of quantitative surveys in Sweden. The core epistemic practice of constructing surveys is examined empirically through a case study of the SOM Institute (Samhälle, Opinion, Medier) at University of Gothenburg. The SOM Institute has performed surveys in Sweden since 1986. READ MORE

7. 25. Swedish Fashion 1930–1960 : Rethinking the Swedish Textile and Clothing Industry

   Author : Ulrika Kyaga; Klas Nyberg; Caroline Evans; Marie Riegels Melchior; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; fashion production; fashion history; Swedish fashion; textile and clothing industry; clothing production; symbolic production; national fashion; field of fashion; Swedish fashion identity; modevetenskap; Fashion Studies;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore the development of Swedish fashion between 1930 and 1960 by examining the textile and clothing industry from the wider perspective of fashion production. It was during this period that Sweden was transformed into a leading industrial nation, which laid the foundation for increased prosperity in the post-war period. READ MORE