Essays about: "Actor-Network-Theory ANT"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the words Actor-Network-Theory ANT.

1. 11. Non-fungible tokens: tracing shifts in the art market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Julius Woeste; [2022]
   Keywords : NFT; art market; actor-network theory; Bourdieu; cartography of controversies;

   Abstract : Given the advent and market boom of NFTs, this thesis concerns itself with observing how NFTs are shifting the art market, and how those shifts can be explained, as the two seemingly disparate markets have different actors, processes and characteristics. In order to answer these questions the thesis takes an abductive case study design and employs an actor-network theory (ANT) approach to observe shifts in the markets by both human and non-human actors. READ MORE

3. 12. Books & Bricks : a case study on the role of media in library design

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Katharina W M de Burger; Elin Olsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Library design; library interior layout; media technologies; material media theory; actor network theory; post humanism; case study;

   Abstract : Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att illustrera vilka effekter olika medietyper och medieteknologier har på biblioteksutformning samt på vilket sätt. Detta undersöks genom två grupper av frågeställningar där den ena fokuserar på medieteknologier som en aktör i ett nätverk och den andra hänvisar till medieteknologiers placering och effekten därav. READ MORE

4. 13. Home in Hardship : Exploring how United Nations professionals negotiate constructions of home in and between hardship settings

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Alexander Thomas; [2021]
   Keywords : Home; mobility; international repeat mobility; actor-network theory; ANT; constructivism; United Nations; hardship;

   Abstract : There is a general recognition within the social sciences that extensive mobility challenges how we perceive the notion of home. With this idea as its starting point, this thesis explores how situations of hardship impact the ways in which mobile professionals negotiate and construct their homes. READ MORE

5. 14. From Fixation to Freedom : A Qualitative Study on Experiences of Identity Formation and Binary Assumptions in Narcotics Anonymous

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Simon Asplund; [2021]
   Keywords : Addiction; Identity; Binary Assumptions; Recovery; Narcotics Anonymous;

   Abstract : There has been a growing interest in addiction research on what role identity has to play in terms of recovery from drug addiction. One field of study that has gained traction in this area is the social identity approach, which argues that those in recovery tend to go from an ‘addict identity’ towards a ‘recovery identity’ when enrolled in treatment. READ MORE

6. 15. Sustainable architecture, technology and place : An in-depth case study exploring how architecture navigates the complex relationship between the construction of technologies and relation to place

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Alina Petersson; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable architecture; technology; relation; place;

   Abstract : Today’s greatest global challenges include managing the environmental crisis and promoting sustainable development. Within architecture, the measures and approaches taken to address these challenges vary. While some promote self-sufficiency, others promote technological advances, creating tensions between technological and social solutions. READ MORE