Essays about: "culture Exchange"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 123 essays containing the words culture Exchange.

  1. 6. Navigating the smartphone era in times of war : Ukrainian civilians' smartphone usage in the aftermath of the Russian invasion into Ukraine in 2022

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Olga Zaporozhets; [2023]
    Keywords : Smartphone technology; Ukrainian civilians; Russian-Ukrainian war; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The study examines the role of smartphones as both a media technology and media practice in the context of the war between Ukraine and Russia starting in 2022. Focusing on Ukrainian civilians, who constitute one of the most networked societies, the research explores the extent and quality of smartphone technology's pervasiveness, evolving social dynamics and experiences shaped by smartphone-mediated communication, and the implications of smartphone-mediated involvement for civilians' experiences of the war. READ MORE

  3. 7. Faience production and use in the Late Period Lower Egypt from an international perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Egyptologi

    Author : Felicia Gullman-Strand; [2023]
    Keywords : Ancient Egypt; Delta; Naukratis; Late Period; Faience; Faience production; Forntida Egypten; Delta; Naukratis; Senperioden; Fajans; Fajansproduktion;

    Abstract : Faience objects were first produced in Egypt in the pre-Dynastic era and were since then deeply connected with ancient Egyptian material culture and everyday life. Faience has been used for vessels, jewellery and for religious objects and the techniques and trends have evolved over time. READ MORE

  4. 8. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Pablo Ratti; [2023]
    Keywords : Agroecology; transition; top-down; scenario; participatory policies;

    Abstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE

  5. 9. Nomadism without Borders: Exploring Connections in Digital Nomad Destinations : An Ethnographic Multiple-Case Study in Malaysia & Colombia

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Joan Boluda Chova; Konstantin Trutz von Ehrlich-Treuenstätt; [2023]
    Keywords : digital nomad; destinations; practices; locals; gentrification; alienation;

    Abstract : Background: Globalization and remote work following COVID-19 have boosted the tourism profiles of lifestyle travelers. Especially digital nomads, individuals that work remotely while traveling. These arising tourists contrast with the mass tourism industry, in the sense that digital nomads stay longer and may engage with local culture. READ MORE

  6. 10. Comfort through Clothing: North American women’s relationship with clothing through the lens of culture.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Kara Tullman; [2023]
    Keywords : comfort; clothing; material culture; habitus; cultural capital; North American women; female consumers; Bourdieu; market research; emotions.; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Through ethnographic analysis, this thesis investigates the ways in which North American women seek and experience different modes of comfort through their clothing. The material is drawn from a market research study that employs qualitative methods with a spectrum of women across the United States and Canada. READ MORE