Essays about: "Posthuman"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 35 essays containing the word Posthuman.
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6. Thinking with Ai Stratis : Becoming-Tourist, Becoming-Researcher in a More-Than-Human-World
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Byggteknik och byggd miljöAbstract : This study discusses the difference between thinking with and about the island of Ai Stratis for knowledge production, advocating for situated research and embodied experience. Having conducted an ethnographic study, on the island of Ai Stratis in the North Aegean region of Greece in the summer of 2021, I look out from the island, assuming a tree-fold research field, including the physical island of Ai Stratis, a plane of reflexivity, as well as a literary plane. READ MORE
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7. Food Delivery Couriers and the City : From Humans to Objects. From Objects to Place Makers.The City as the Aftermath of Posthuman Encounters.
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : In recent years, many academics have noticed the presence of food delivery couriers in theurban space. Likewise, activism has emerged calling for the recognition of food deliverycouriers, and many have addressed the dehumanization they have suffered by becomingcommodities and, thus, objects. READ MORE
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8. PRESCHOOL PERSPECTIVES ON NATURE – AN INTERVIEW STUDY OF CHILDREN ATTENDING OUTDOOR CLASSES
University essay fromAbstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis is to explore views, perspectives and opinions of preschool children that attend outdoor classes about nature, animals, plants and nature’s protection from humans’ pollution. By conducting semi-structured interviews with preschool children, the children’s voice is sought to be at the centre of research. READ MORE
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9. Internet of Beings : Speculating about more-than-human interactions in the urban environment
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Designing for societal engagement and benefit, aiming for the inclusion of humans, has been largely implemented within interaction design research. However, recent studies on entanglements and more-than-human worlds in interaction design, participatory and speculative design, in combination with Science & Technology Studies (STS) and ANT (Actor-network theories), revealed new opportunities for designers for the development of methods and practices, particularly about designing new forms of engagement with and through design artefacts for the benefit of the natural environment in the city. READ MORE
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10. The Anthropocene: An Intersectional Critique. Uncovering Narratives and Forming New Subjects in a Time of Environmental Change.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : In this theoretical study, I apply a historiographical approach to examine the development of the Anthropocene as a concept and its use across disciplines and through time. Using a synthesis of the literature of the Anthropocene, I uncover eight “hidden” narratives that are embedded within its discourse, and further link these to European humanist thought and the creation of subject and Other. READ MORE
