Search for dissertations about: "Internationalism"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word Internationalism.

2. 1. Rewinding Internationalism. An Exhibitionary Inquiry on the Political Imaginary

   Author : Nick Aikens; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; exhibitions; the curatorial; the political imaginary; internationalism; the 1990s;

   Abstract : ‘Rewinding Internationalism: An Exhibitionary Inquiry on the Political Imaginary’ investigates the relationship between exhibition making, processes of inquiry and the political. The project originates from, and takes place through, my own practice as a curator and aims to articulate how this relationship can be understood as mutually generative. READ MORE

4. 2. Standing up to a Multinational Giant : The Saint-Gobain World Council and the American Window Glass Workers' Strike in the American Saint Gobain Corporation in 1969

   Author : Fredrik Håkansson; Lars Olsson; Marcel van der Linden; Lars Berggren; Geert Van Goethem; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; World Councils; Compagnie de Saint-Gobain; the American Saint Gobain Corporation; flat glass; sheet glass; window glass; trade union internationalism; Charles Levinson; the International Federation of Chemical and General Workers’ Unions; the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America; glassworkers; Historia; History;

   Abstract : In the 1960s, a large number of World Councils were founded in a number of industrial branches. One of the most recognized World Councils was established in the multinational glass manufacturer Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in 1969, in connection to an international trade union action against the company. READ MORE

5. 3. Elisabeth Mann Borgese Deep Ideology

   Author : Tirza Meyer; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

   Abstract : The Third United Nations Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS III, 1973–1982) was a ground-breaking event that saw the evolution of new ways of negotiating international rules and regulations for ocean governance. Many people were involved in shaping a new Law of the Sea, but not many have studied those individual’s contribution to the negotiations. READ MORE

6. 4. A Century of Swedish Gustavian Style : Art History, Cultural Heritage and Neoclassical Revivals from the 1890s to the 1990s

   Author : Hedvig Mårdh; Emilie Karlsmo; Per Strömberg; Helena Kåberg; Kjetil Fallan; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Gustavian style; authenticity; style; taste; Swedish art history; nationalism; exhibition design; reconstruction; period furniture; historical societies; design history; critical heritage studies; museum studies; historiography; Nordiska Museet; Nationalmuseum; Svenska Slöjdföreningen; Konstvetenskap; History of Art;

   Abstract : This is a study of the intersection between art historical theory and practice, and cultural heritage, where the revivals and mediations of the neoclassical Gustavian style have been used as a platform for further exploration. In relation to this, the use and changing meanings of the concepts authenticity and style have been examined. READ MORE

7. 5. Nordiskt perspektiv på arkitektur: kritisk regionalisering i nordiska stadshus 1900-1955

   Author : Gerd Bloxham; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; design process; Nordic architecture; architectural theory; town halls; architectural history; place-specificity; architectural competitions; historiographic methodology; critical regionalism;

   Abstract : The author investigates the reception of main international currents in the Nordic countries as manifested in a specific building type, the town hall/municipal administration building, chosen as the constant necessary for an inter-Nordic, comparative analysis. This investigation has been attempted on two levels, one inductive and one deductive, in a 'double-focus' approach. READ MORE