Essays about: "Material Anthropology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the words Material Anthropology.

  1. 1. ”The shrieking of nothing is killing me” : Representations of society of the spectacle and hyperreality in David Bowie’s lyrics

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Mariann Gabrielsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : This text explores how the lyrics of David Bowie can be applied as supporting the critique against hyperreality and society of the spectacle, as articulated by Guy Debord and Jean Baudrillard. This is done by focusing on three questions: 1) what elements in Bowie’s lyrics support Debord and Baudrillard, 2) how can these elements function to portray Bowie as primarily a sociologist and secondly an artist, and 3) what are the benefits of using fiction (in this case lyrics) as empirical material? From a theoretical framework building on Debord’s society of the spectacle and Baudrillard’s focus on hyperreality, I will apply a two-folded methodology of sociology through literature and socio-poetics. READ MORE

  3. 2. Unveiling a Material Agent: An Anthropological study on how backpacks shape backpackers’ journeys and identities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Izaak Ramkali; [2023]
    Keywords : Anthropology; Backpacking; Backpacks; Identity Formation; Material Agency; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper aims to contribute to wider discussions within the discipline of anthropology regarding the social and material significance of backpackers’ backpacks. Mainly, this paper examines how backpacks help construct backpacking identity and shape backpackers’ journeys and experiences. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Make the (S)wedish Church Swedish Again” : Reflections on the relationship between Theology and Populism of the Sweden Democrats.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Adrian Smith; [2022]
    Keywords : Systematic Theology; Sweden Democrats; Far Right Populism;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, a systematic theology of the Sweden Democrats is reconstructed from the party’s party program (Valplattform 2021) and Swedish Church election pamphlet (En kyrka för Sverige). READ MORE

  5. 4. “What kind of generation is this?” - A social anthropological study about youth climate activism in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Emma Lewin; [2022]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; youth climate activism; identity; morality performance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The climate crisis is upon us and our planet is crying out for help. This thesis is a story about the young people that have chosen to answer the call and take action. READ MORE

  6. 5. What Happens on Earth is Felt in Heaven : A Queer-Theological Study on the Anthropological Aspects of the Sinner in the Lutheran Concept of Justification in Relation to Indecency, Liberation, and Trauma

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi

    Author : Katja Stroeven; [2022]
    Keywords : Sinner; Liberation; Justification; Trauma; Sin; Simultaneity; Simul; Queer theology; Martin Luther; Hamartiology; Lutheran anthropology;

    Abstract : This textual analysis aims to identify and explore liberating, indecent, and anthropological un­derstandings of the sinner in Lutheran interpretations of the doctrine of justification. The un­derlying assumptions and the themes discernible within the works of Martin Luther are exam­ined along with “traditional,” and contemporary radical, queer interpretations of Lutheran jus­tification. READ MORE