Search for dissertations about: "embodied action"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the words embodied action.

  2. 21. The geographies of knowledge in (making) artwork : The field, the art studio and the art scene

    Author : Jenny Sjöholm; Dominic Power; Anders Malmberg; Angela McRobbie; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Contemporary visual artists; learning; skills; artistic work practices; mobilities; embodied knowledge; art studio; art scene; art industry; immaterial labour; economic and cultural geography.; Human geography; economic geography; Kulturgeografi; ekonomisk geografi; Geography; Geografi;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the professional knowledge processes that contemporary visual artists develop and use in their construction of art as well as of their careers. In contributing to the geographical literature on professional learning and artistic labour, the thesis explores the question of how self-employed artists generate, apply and communicate their knowledge and skills in the context of individual work projects. READ MORE

  4. 22. Teacher Identity as Discourse : A Case Study of Students in Swedish Teacher Education

    Author : Johan Christensson; Mona Blåsjö; Anna Edin; Rodney H. Jones; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; teacher identity; teacher education; mediated discourse theory; nexus analysis; social action; oral presentation; essay writing; teaching placement; Scandinavian Languages; nordiska språk;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises three separate studies that together explore how Swedish student teachers construct or produce professional identity in interaction while navigating different institutional and professional instances of teacher education. As a discourse analytical contribution to research on teacher identity, the main theoretical framework is mediated discourse theory (e. READ MORE

  5. 23. Walking Along, Wandering Off and Going Astray A Critical Normativity Approach to Walking as a Situated Architectural Experience

    Author : Kajsa Lawaczeck Körner; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; walking; architecture; embodied experience; identity formation; critical normativity; situatedness; walk diary; going astray; heterogeneity; differences; deviations; orientation; performativity.;

    Abstract : There is a lack of attention toward the diversity in experiences of architecture that are expressed through walking. Through the application of autoethnography and critical perspectives of queer and feminist theory, this dissertation develops a method for investigating experiences of architecture in regard to the activity of walking. READ MORE

  6. 24. Holistic Grasping: Affordances, Grasp Semantics, Task Constraints

    Author : Martin Hjelm; Danica Kragic; Markus Vincze; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; robotics; robotic grasping; grasping; cognition; embodied cognition; computer vision; machine learning; artificial intelligence; AI; Gaussian process; Gaussian process latent variable model; GPLVM; 3D vision; point cloud features; robotik; manipulation; datorseende; maskininlärning; artificiell intelligens; kognition; Computer Science; Datalogi;

    Abstract : Most of us perform grasping actions over a thousand times per day without giving it much consideration, be it from driving to drinking coffee. Learning robots the same ease when it comes to grasping has been a goal for the robotics research community for decades. READ MORE

  7. 25. Ups and Downs, Violin Bowing as Gesture

    Author : Peter Spissky; Lärare (Musikhögskolan); []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; musical gestures; musical interpretation; baroque music; embodied music cognition; historical performance practice; Historically informed performance; baroque dance;

    Abstract : This thesis is an inquiry into musical interpretation and performance. It builds on my practice as a professional baroque violinist. Qualitative analysis of the video documentation of my individual practise, rehearsals, and concert performances is the core method of the project. READ MORE