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Inblick i en diaspora - en kvalitativ intervjustudie med greker i Sverige
This thesis examines through a study of interviews how Greek culture is understood through people living in Sweden as a part of a diaspora outside of the country Greece. How do they construct a Greek identity and in ... -
Från skolflicka till ung kvinna på 1960-talet. Återberättade minnen från Örebro.
The norm for Swedish women’s occupations changed in the 1960s. This study is based on interviews with women who are now in their sixties. When they started school in the year 1960, Swedish women were expected to be housewives. ... -
Atmosfärsskapande bildstrategier i Zaras e-handel
Fokus för denna uppsats är att studera hur Zara arbetar i sin svenska e-handel för att skapa atmosfär och upplevelse av materialitet genom bild för att väcka emotionellt engagemang. Mitt metodiska ramverk består av två ... -
Won't Somebody Think of the Children-A Critical Analysis of the Swedish National Guidelines for Treatment of Young People with Gender Dysphoria
(2022-02-15)This thesis critically analyses Sweden’s National Guidelines for Treatment of Young People with Gender Dysphoria, with the aim of providing recommendations for amending the guidelines to provide better access to gender ... -
BASED, REDPILLED, AND FPBP. Examining identification through discursive/affective practices on 4chan/pol/
(2022-02-08)In a political landscape increasingly more influenced by far-right populism, the potential for political projects aiming to expand democracy is challenged. With the internet becoming an important arena for political ... -
ATT VARA VERKLIGHETENS TOLK - Estetik, politik och gestaltningen i dokumentär scenkonst
(2021-11-17)The 2013 Culture Programme for Gothenburg City together with Sweden’s national cultural policy objectives shows grand expectations on art and culture to contribute to growth, social progress, and democracy. Simultaneously, ... -
Fantasmatiska speglingar i fotografiet - Ett synliggörande av fantasmen i Lene Marie Fossens självporträtt
(2021-10-21)The self-portraits of the Norwegian photographer Lene Marie Fossen (1986-2019) strikes the beholder with a great force of pain and sorrow in their expressions. The cruel reality and visuality of the psychiatric illness ... -
PRECARIZATION IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM - An ethnographic study of the working and living conditions of early non-institutional performing arts groups in Gothenburg
(2021-10-21)In Swedish theatre history, the period 1965–2000 is seen as a time of emergency and establishment of the non-institutional performing arts field and is referred to as the “expansion period”. The performing arts’ field ... -
EUROPE 2020: TOWARDS A NEOLIBERAL GOVERNMENTALITY? Neoliberal Dreams and Diffractive Awakenings
(2020-12-28)Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether the Europe 2020 strategy is of neoliberal nature and aims to adjust every aspect of life to be market-conforming. Furthermore, it examines if the target for an ... -
Intra-aktiva maskiner. En undersökning av Carsten Höllers installationer ur ett posthumanistiskt perspektiv.
(2020-12-14)Using Karen Barads posthumanist agential realism as its main theoretical framework, this thesis examines space, body, time and the “interactive spectator” in their roles as participating actors for the interactive experience ... -
TO PERFORM, OR NOT TO PERFORM? A queer reading of feminist theatre performances in Istanbul
(2020-11-30)Feminist theatre, I opine, is a tremendously valuable tool that could help individuals to gaze politically at their own lives. This thesis is compiled by an exploratory research into the theatrical stage of Istanbul ... -
Feminist and Queer Noisemaking: An Exploration of Gender and Sexuality in Electronic Art Music
(2020-11-24)Men can be said to dominate the music industry, especially when it comes to composers and musicians who create experimental music and sounds which fall outside of mainstream music. Women and members of the LGBTQ+ community ... -
Olfaktoriska lager - En fenomenologisk undersökning av doftkonst i utställningen Sense Me.
(2020-11-19)Olfactory art is a relatively new field of study in the art historical field and the existing literature is predominantly based on a distanced interpretation of olfactory artworks. In order to explore the gap caused by ... -
Dancing in Postcolonial Spotlights The possibility to perceive postcolonial structures within the dance scenes in India Song and Beau Travail
(2020-11-11)This thesis studies the complex relationship between the concept of art cinema, dance performativity and postcolonial theories, with two dance scenes from India Song (Marguerite Duras, 1975) and Beau Travail (Claire Denis, ... -
Estetisk närvaro - Filosofiska, biologiska och konstvetenskapliga perspektiv på den ordlösa upplevelsen av bildkonst
(2020-11-11)Estetisk närvaro - ett tillstånd av intensiv fokusering på och upptagenhet av ett estetiskt objekt, är ett vardagligt fenomen vars betydelse för upplevelse och tolkning av konst kan ha underskattats. Uppsatsen består av ... -
Att närma film Heideggers senare tänkande och poetisk film
(2020-11-11)The aim of this master’s thesis is to mediate a thinking between film and Martin Heidegger’s later (post-)philosophical writings. This period, although not easily pinpointed in term of an inception date, has been characterized ... -
DET FÖRÄNDERLIGA MÖLNDAL CENTRUM
(2020-01-07)In this master thesis, Det föränderliga Mölndal Centrum, we have followed developments in the centre of Mölndal, from the square trades beginning in Kvarnbyn to the center on the other side of Mölndalsbro. With a review ... -
SAVE KORTEDALA LIBRARY Gendering Practices in Urban Activism
(2020-01-07)The aim of the study was to discuss conditions for urban activism, through looking at the interest group Save Kortedala Library and its gendering practices. The aim was furthermore to examine the role Kortedala Library ... -
Digitala spel i konstens namn? En undersökning av det fenomenologiska mötet med art games.
(2019-10-23)In this thesis, I have investigated how artistic and cultural values are being produced in art games. In my work I have analyzed four art games and these are That Dragon, Cancer, Papers Please, Gone Home and The Stanley ... -
SAVE KORTEDALA LIBRARY Gendering Practices in Urban Activism
(2019-10-23)The aim of the study was to discuss conditions for urban activism, through looking at the interest group Save Kortedala Library and its gendering practices. The aim was furthermore to examine the role Kortedala Library ...