Essays about: "anthropocentric"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 71 essays containing the word anthropocentric.

  1. 11. Something's Growing On...

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

    Author : Julianna Litkei; [2022-05-27]
    Keywords : Children´s books; Antropomorphism; Other-than-humans; Embracing nature;

    Abstract : he ‘Something’s growing on…’ project explores how a picture book for children can celebrate and highlight the complexity and importance of nature and its unseen microcosms. It is a designinitiated attempt to evoke awareness and appreciation for the other-than-human worlds — and through this, to address the anthropocentric view of our times. READ MORE

  3. 12. The relationship between visitors’ environmental values and the perception of nature restrictions in a Swedish nature reserve

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Anke Peters; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Environmental orientations have been shown to have a crucial impact on how individuals perceive and behave in nature. So far, research has primarily focused on environmental attitudes, neglecting to fully explore the wide spectrum of environmental values in visitors of nature based tourism destinations. READ MORE

  4. 13. Collecting the Environment : A Cultural and Aesthetic Historical Analysis of Mushroom Collecting in Sweden from the 19th century to the Present

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Nicole Miller; [2022]
    Keywords : Collecting; Mushrooms; Aesthetics; Environment; History; Sweden; Exhibitions; Natural History; Visual Culture; Fungi; Phenomenology; Ethnomycology; Mycorrhizal Metaphor; Mushroom Time; Collecting the Environment; Nature; Mushroom picking; foraging; aesthetic experience; Svampar; Natur; Sverige; Svamputställningar; visuell kultur;

    Abstract : The aim of this project is to investigate a cultural history of mushroom collecting in Sweden from the 19th century to the present with a focus on connections between aesthetics and the environment.  Collecting is defined broadly as gathering, storing, and accumulating. READ MORE

  5. 14. Freedom through restriction : An artistic project which investigates movement, freedom of expression and the value of restrictions in creative processes.

    University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för cirkus

    Author : Gaia Santuccio; [2022]
    Keywords : freedom; restriction; movement; knots; thinking; research; adaptation; rope; aerial; circus;

    Abstract : Freedom through restriction is an artistic project which investigates movement, freedom of expression and the value of restrictions in creative processes, through my experience. Through this study, I aim to develop innovative methods to encourage myself and fellow practitioners to connect with the body, to expand awareness and knowledge of the circus practice through the self, and to think through movement for creative, artistic, and pedagogical purposes. READ MORE

  6. 15. Animal Protection in the Anthropocene

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nanna Friman; [2022]
    Keywords : animal protection; animal welfarism; animal rights; idea analysis; debate; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Increasing knowledge of animals’ physical and emotional needs calls for a constant revision of how to best protect them through legislation – a contentious issue with two main perspectives: animal rights and animal welfarism. The two perspectives represent an anthropocentric and a post-anthropocentric ethical approach to animal protection, making the subject interesting also as a case of balancing human and non-human interests in politics. READ MORE