Essays about: "contemporary trend"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 77 essays containing the words contemporary trend.

1. 6. Evaluation of in-situ technology performance and decision analysis by combining economic and environmental impact analysis for a case study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Elham Tamadonyazdian; [2023]
   Keywords : Stabilization; Dredging; Solidification; Cement mixtures; Binders; In-situ technology; Environmental impact categories; Life cycle assessment LCA ; Economic analysis; Life cycle costing LCC ; Global Warming Potential GWP ; Acidification Potential AP ; Eutrophication Potential EP ; Ozone Layer Depletion Potential ODP ; Single-Point Rate SPR .; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In the contemporary global context, the global focus on reducing environmental impacts in any formats has intensified. This study intends to assess the environmental impacts and life cycle costs associated with the A1-A5 stages (production and construction stages) of the Köping Port project and eight additional proposed scenarios. READ MORE

3. 7. A Trend Towards Climate Reparations?: Contemporary Perspectives on Global Climate Justice by the European Commission vs Political Actors of the Global South

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Maria Asklund; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate justice; climate reparations; climate financing; Loss and Damages Fund; European Green Deal; European Studies; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to answer the following questions: How does the EU Commission approach the issue of climate justice, more specifically climate reparations? What discursive patterns and inconsistencies are present in the EU Commission’s stance on climate justice? What are the relationships between the EU Commission and actors representing the Global South on the topic of climate reparations? How does the EU work with climate financing today on an international level? Finally, what demands are coming from the Global South? In order to respond to these questions, critical discourse analysis is used to analyze three documents. This analysis is combined with postcolonial interpretations, specifically postcolonial Europe and decoloniality. READ MORE

4. 8. The Caring Curator : Exploring Conditions for Care in Curatorial Practices

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Laus Katrine Østergaard; [2023]
   Keywords : Care; curating; cultural work; contemporary art; affective labor; care ethics; work conditions;

   Abstract : The concept of care has recently gained significant attention in cultural institutions and among artists. This trend was particularly evident in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, which contributed to increased public programming focused on caring practices and the concept of care. READ MORE

5. 9. The Conservative Turn : Formation of a Right-wing Discourse around the Exhibition Sztuka Polityczna in Warsaw

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Robert Stasinski; [2023]
   Keywords : Contemporary Art; Political Art; Art History; Ujazdowski Castle; Polish Art; Actor-Network Theory; Critical Discourse Analysis; Conservatism; Conservative Art; Avant-garde Conservatism; Piotr Bernatowicz; Lars Vilks; Dan Park; Jon Eirik Lundberg;

   Abstract : This study examines the ideological shift towards right-wing conservatism within specific segments of the Polish contemporary art scene following the Law and Justice Party (PiS) rise in 2015. The party's cultural policies, aligned with nationalist and right-wing ideologies, brought significant changes to institutions like Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art (CSW), reflecting a broader trend seen in Poland for many years. READ MORE

6. 10. 'Cool' cinema sells : Examining the role of indie film company A24 in thecontemporary neoliberal US film industry

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Loren Kampers; [2023]
   Keywords : A24; indie; independent; cinema; neoliberalism; paratextuality;

   Abstract : This research approaches independent film producer-distributor company A24 as a neoliberalentity in the context of the contemporary indie film industry. A24’s deliberate construction ofa public image as the ‘cool’ outsider positions them on the borders of independentcinema—in Indiewood. READ MORE