Search for dissertations about: "world cup"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words world cup.

2. 1. Minoan games and game boards

   Author : Niklas Hillbom; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; game; game board; cup-holes; Kernos; marker; astragalos; dice; Mallia; Phaistos; Gournia; Khania; ritual; cultural contacts; Ancient history; Antikens och forntidens historia; Arkeologi; Archaeology; Crete; Minoan; Knossos; gaming piece; knuckle bones;

   Abstract : The old, world-wide phenomenon of playing board games has received little attention among scholars studying the ancient cultures. This thesis collects and analyses game-related material from Bronze Age Crete, defines the field of research and provides a framework with definitions and typologies. READ MORE

4. 2. Menstrual dirt - An exploration of contemporary menstrual hygiene practices in Sweden

   Author : Josefin Persdotter; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sociology of dirt; critical menstruation studies; mundane technologies; menstrual hygiene technologies; sensory experiences; symbolic pollution; de-scription; menstrual hygiene practices; Sweden; menstrual cup; menstrual pad; bathroom; kitchen; menstrual concealment imperatives; cleanliness; hygiene; science and technology studies; feminist science and technology studies;

   Abstract : Menstrual Dirt is a sociological study of how some aspects of menstruation come into being as dirty phenomenon, both in material and symbolic terms. Through engaging with a variety of empirical material Persdotter explores the everyday details of menstrual hygiene practices: how people roll their used pads, dispose their menstrual waste, wash their bloody genitals, change and clean their menstrual cups, clean toilets, and wash dirty clothes and carpets, and much more. READ MORE

5. 3. The influence of match events on injury incidence during male World Cup football - Epidemiological studies and video analysis of injuries

   Author : Jaakko Ryynänen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epidemiology; Sporting injuries; Football;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to assess the effect of game-related match events on the variation in injury incidence in top-level male football. Specifically, the primary aims were to investigate: (1) a possible relationship between injury incidence and changes in the (goal) score, playing position and recovery time, (2) differences between foul play injuries and non-foul play injuries with regard to the match circumstances in which they occur, (3) the relationship between the number of fouls and injuries per match, as well as (4) a possible relationship between injury incidence and goals, injuries, as well as red and yellow cards. READ MORE

6. 4. A steady flameless light : the phenomenology of realness in Dorothy Canfield Fisher's The brimming cup, Her son's wife and Rough-hewn

   Author : Annika Ljung-Baruth; Hans Löfgren; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : Dorothy Canfield Fisher; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

   Abstract : This study investigates the way in which experience comes to givenness in three novels by the early twentieth century American writer Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958). By utilizing a model of affectivity set up by the French phenomenologist Michel Henry, the investigation uncovers unthematized strata in The Brimming Cup (1921), Rough-Hewn (1922), and Her Son’s Wife (1926) in which subjectivity is phenomenalized as auto-affective and immanent. READ MORE

7. 5. Repetition Recurrence Return

   Author : Lotta Lundstedt; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; slow wearing; slow fashion; slow art; naturla dye; textile art; Textiles and Fashion Design ; Textil och mode konstnärlig ;

   Abstract : Repetition is part of our everyday lives: it is all around us, in patterns, art, and habits like having a cup of tea or getting dressed each morning. Repetition, recurrence, and return are also fundamental in nature – there are shifts in the seasons and regular, rhythmic elements, such as the weather, that occur over and over again. READ MORE