Search for dissertations about: "cyborg"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word cyborg.
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6. Watching women, falling women : Power and dialogue in three novels by Margaret Atwood
Abstract : This study examines the three novelsCat s Eye, The Robber Bride, and Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood. It focuses on the female characters and their relationships to each other: Their friendships are formed in a patriarchally structured environment and are therefore arenas for defending and controlling the norms of such a structure. READ MORE
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7. Narrating Humanity : Children's Literature and Global Citizenship Education
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore how children’s magic realist fiction contributes to critical Global Citizenship Education (GCE). This study argues that children’s magic realist literature can facilitate young readers’ knowledge and understanding of human rights issues and promote environmental awareness in a non-didactic manner by representing global issues from non-human perspectives. READ MORE
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8. Heterogeneous hybrids : Information Technology in Texts and Practices
Abstract : How could one understand and interpret the phenomenon of information technology, is the overall research question of this licentiate dissertation. The point of departure is the way some official texts in Sweden define the concept of information technology. It is possible to identify two dominating discourses; the technical and the social. READ MORE
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9. Participation, knowledges and experiences : design of IT-systems in e-home health care
Abstract : People working in the home health care sector are seldom consulted when development and implementation of ICT is involved and which effects their work practices. This is surprising given the assumptions of participatory design principles that have in¬fluenced Scandinavian re¬search and design work. READ MORE
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10. Homecare and technology : old dreams - new means?
Abstract : To meet the demands and to maintain an acceptable level of services in health and homecare, implementation and use of ICT as support for caring work, are increasing. The assumption is that technology will give rise to a large number of improvements, such as effectiveness and ability to follow up and evaluate the performance of the services provided. READ MORE