Search for dissertations about: "space of action"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 225 swedish dissertations containing the words space of action.
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1. Cultivating responsible citizenship : Collective gardens at the periphery of neoliberal urban norms
Abstract : The growing human population is concentrating in urban environments across the globe, leading to urban expansion and densification. Consequently, political debates and social movements concerned with urban planning and land use have increased in relevance. READ MORE
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2. Scenography in Action : Space, Time and Movement in Theatre Productions by Ingmar Bergman
Abstract : Developments in technology and new aesthetic idioms in the past decades have changed the preconditions for the scenographer’s work in the theatre. Therefore, it has become problematic indeed to describe scenography as the sum of costume and set, although this continues to be the common definition of the concept. READ MORE
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3. Appearance and photographs of people in flight : A qualitative study of photojournalistic practices in spaces of (forced) migration
Abstract : This study explores photojournalistic practices by investigating how spaces of (forced) migration, as well as the people and objects moving in and across them, appeared in Swedish newspapers in 2015.Photographs are unique objects of study, as the presence of people in certain spaces becomes directly observable through them. READ MORE
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4. (Re)Creating Ecological Action Space : Householders' Activities for Sustainable development in Sweden
Abstract : Where does my individual responsibility for the environment start and end? Should I be responsible for environmental stress in India only because my shoes were produced there, or for climate change that endangers species in Antarctica, or rising sea levels on Pacific islands which just might have been caused by my driving? What do I need to do if I think it is my responsibility? And how do I decide which is a better alternative from an environmental point of view? Who should I trust when deciding on what action to take, and what opportunities do I need for acting?This multidisciplinary thesis takes the politicization of everyday household activities due to environmental consequences, and individualization of responsibility, as its starting points. These points make it increasingly important to understand what responsibility individuals experience, and how they act in accordance with these perceptions. READ MORE
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5. On the practice of queuing and new forms of interaction
Abstract : The practice of queuing is a daily experience for most of us and it is usually difficult to combine it with other activities. This indicates that people involved in the act of queuing become a bit too occupied with maintaining one's position in the queue. READ MORE
