Essays about: "Thick descriptions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Thick descriptions.

1. 1. Situated Accounts from Within a Stigmatized Area : An Ethnographic Study on Local Views and Experiences Relating to Urban Developments in Molenbeek, Brussels

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Emma van der Saag; [2023]
   Keywords : Territorial stigma; Ethnographic study; Urban planning; Thick descriptions; Feminist theory; Molenbeek; Territoriell stigma; Etnografisk studie; Stadsplanering; Tjocka beskrivningar; Feministisk teori; Molenbeek;

   Abstract : This study tried to counter the stigmatized narratives in Molenbeek and nuance the stigma bybringing to the forefront the experiences and views of the local inhabitants through storytellingand an ethnographic approach. I have interviewed both inhabitants of Molenbeek and a plannerfrom the municipality of Molenbeek to understand both the discourse of the inhabitants andthat of the planners at the municipal level about current urban development projects in andaround Molenbeek. READ MORE

3. 2. Unpacking taste : the social life of wine

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Henrik Mikael Waldin; [2022]
   Keywords : social fields; modernity; tradition; authenticity; natural wine;

   Abstract : Wine’s context exceeds the story of pleasure and natural enchantment as it is also laden with conflict and controversy. Wine is part of contemporary discussions on globalization, class and postcolonialism, biodiversity and climate change. In a sense, wine does not only reflect nature, but wine also reflects and is embedded in its social context. READ MORE

4. 3. Carbon Storage in Quaternary Deposits of the Circum-Arctic Permafrost Region

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Annegret Udke; [2021]
   Keywords : Quaternary deposits; Carbon storage; Permafrost region; Organic Geochemistry; Sedimentology; Vulnerability; Thermokarst;

   Abstract : Rapid warming in northern latitudes will lead to permafrost thaw and subsequent carbon remobilisa­tion and release to the atmosphere. To incorporate the permafrost carbon climate feedback in globalEarth System Models, it is of importance to know the carbon stored in the circum­Arctic permafrostregion as accurate and precise as possible. READ MORE

5. 4. Pastoral Nostalgia and Digital Media: A Case Study Exploring Nostalgia Communication in Li Ziqi’s Online Short Videos

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Jinpei Deng; [2020]
   Keywords : Nostalgia; pastoral nostalgia; short videos; new media; Li Ziqi; communication; critical visual analysis; semiotics; remix; Sina Weibo; online videos; digital;

   Abstract : The primary goal of this study is to observe how the meaning of nostalgia is negotiated and remediated in Li Ziqi’s short videos, and understand the construction and expression of pastoral images in the video, by examining its social modality of the audiencing site and the compositional and social modalities of the image site through a Critical Visual Approach(CVA). Except for CVA, Remix as a thinking tool helps to frame data selection, mixed methods and theories throughout. READ MORE

6. 5. Petrography, alteration and structure of the Bronäs Zn-Pb-Ag deposits, Bergslagen, Sweden

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

   Author : Tom Turner; [2020]
   Keywords : Bronäs; Sala;

   Abstract : This report aims to characterize the alteration styles and mineralization of the Zn-Pb-Ag Bronäs deposit, in the Sala area of the Bergslagen mining district, Sweden.  It presents data collected through 237m of lithological logging and subsequent lithogeochemical data, which, coupled with thin section and SEM analysis has led to the first geological descriptions of the rocks in the deposit. READ MORE