Essays about: "active matter"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 155 essays containing the words active matter.

  1. 1. Air quality around preschools in Gothenburg: an evaluation of measurement methods

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Emma Forsmalm; [2023-06-21]
    Keywords : low-cost sensors; passive diffusion samplers; pick-ups and drop-offs; regulatory measurements;

    Abstract : In this study the air quality around four different preschools, chosen to represent different local traffic environments, was measured and the measurement methods used were evaluated. The aim was to compare the information retrieved using different methods, discuss the possible applications of them and finally see if more specific activities, in this case pick-ups and drop-offs, could be seen in the data retrieved. READ MORE

  3. 2. Dances with Deer: The Deadly Entanglements of Becoming Deer in Jægersborg Dyrehave

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Jorinde Bosma; [2023]
    Keywords : deer; performativity; agential realism; becoming-with; human animal relationships; multispecies ethnography; posthumanism; choreographies; materiality; biopower; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : In the small Danish nature park of Jægersborg Dyrehave, there live over two thousand deer. During their lives, they become encounters for visitors, managers of nature, targets to be culled, meat to be eaten, and more. In this thesis, I explore what it means to be deer in Dyrehaven. READ MORE

  4. 3. State Repression of Black Dissent in the USA : A Comparative Analysis of the Black Panther Party and the Movement for Black Lives

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

    Author : Siri Stanowsky; [2023]
    Keywords : Black Panther Party; Black Lives Matter; state repression; police brutality; media framing; surveillance;

    Abstract : This comparative analysis explores the state repression experienced by The Black Panther Party, which was active mainly during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the currently biggest movement for racial equality in the US, the Movement for Black Lives. Using Conflict Theory and Critical Race Theory the research asks two research questions: How has state repression changed from the Black Panther Party to the Movement for Black Lives? and What are possible explanations for this change? This thesis aims to shed light on state repression in relation to movements focused on black rights and equality. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Frozen Tears" : A Study of Representaions of Masculinity in Three Egyptian Movies

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nesma Hewidy; [2023]
    Keywords : masculinity; representation; Egyptian cinema; social role theory; patriarchal society;

    Abstract : This thesis examines representations of masculinity in the following Egyptian movies: El Badla (2018), Welad Rizk 2 (2019) and Taymour w Shafika (2007). Each movie is from a different genre to further explore how this may influence the constructed representation of masculinity. The genres are comedy, action and romance. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Impact of Economic Interests and Oil on ‘Terror-labeling’ :   A qualitative study examining the process of ‘terror-labeling’ from a state-perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Emma Paris; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis recognizes the complexity of the ‘terrorism’ phenomena, whereas specifically ‘terror-labeling’ is of interest, as the different patterns of state-labeling are acknowledged. Specifically, this paper aims at understanding what might matter for the process of ‘terror-labeling’, hypothesizing that: states with economic interests in a foreign country are more likely to label a NSAG active, or based in that country, as ‘terrorist’. READ MORE