Essays about: "mobile culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the words mobile culture.

1. 1. Hanoi's Roving Street Vendors : Navigating Cultural and Urban Transformations in the Digital Age

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

   Author : Phuong Luong; [2023]
   Keywords : mobile vendor; resistance; urban space; digital age; digitalisation;

   Abstract : The paper emphasizes the resilience and transformative nature of Vietnam's street vending culture in the face of social change. In Vietnam, street vendors operate within a network of cooperation, interdependence, and communal support, forming a new economic system that exemplifies the emergence of a distinctive culture. READ MORE

3. 2. Breaking Boundaries with Instant Payment: A Nordic Adventure : Challenges and Opportunities to Accommodate the Innovation

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Debby Nareswari Nauli Tampubolon; [2023]
   Keywords : mobile application; cross-border payments; Nordics; multi-sided platform; mobilapplikation; gränsöverskridande betalningar; Norden; flersidig plattform;

   Abstract : As globalization and interconnection between countries increase, the need for efficient cross-border payments becomes more critical. The Nordics, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, share many economic and technological advancement similarities. READ MORE

4. 3. Between Worlds : An Exploration of Cultural Identity Development of Third Culture Kids

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

   Author : Giulia Purri Gomes; [2023]
   Keywords : Third Culture Kids; Cultural Identity; Non-Place; Identity; Belonging;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to understand and explore how the experience of adult Third Culture Kids (TCKs) – individuals who live abroad outside of their parents' passport country in their developmental years – impacted the development of their cultural identity. Child migrants on a global level are increasing in the modern context, and not enough literature has focused on exploring the impact a highly mobile and transient upbringing has on children. READ MORE

5. 4. Making her feel like a fairy : a study of young women engaging with selfie applications in China

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

   Author : Yilin Yang; [2022]
   Keywords : selfie; media engagement; self-representation; the gaze; human body; audience research; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : It’s not unusual for young people these days to take and edit a selfie. With the rise of consumerist culture and the popularity of mobile Internet, nowadays selfie applications, including beauty cameras and photo-beautification applications, have become the most well-accepted products/brands among Chinese women, who have grown accustomed to showing only one exquisitely edited face in digital photos without any dirt or blemishes. READ MORE

6. 5. Designing & Implementing A Geospatial Mobile Application

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

   Author : Christoffer Karlsson; Alfred Hirschfeld; [2022]
   Keywords : interaction design; geographic data; mobile application development; rephotography; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Rephotography is the act of recapturing a historic photo from the same viewpoint and is a tool for studying change. This thesis explores the development, design and evaluation of a mobile application for rephotography of Smapshot photos. READ MORE