Essays about: "sensorial experience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words sensorial experience.

1. 1. Bathing into Belonging: An Exploration of International Students' encounters at the Swedish Sauna

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Kara Stein; [2023]
   Keywords : sauna; body; autoethnography; home; affects; Sweden; Sara Ahmed; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of Swedish sauna practices as experienced by international students at Lund University. The research objective is to navigate experiences of belonging and community formation that occur in the sauna, but also highlights how experiences of outsiderness and exclusion come to the fore in this highly sensorial environment. READ MORE

3. 2. Curating contemporary art, the city and the fl�neur : A walk through Bruges and its Triennial

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Agnès Biro; [2022]
   Keywords : Curating; curating context; phenomenology; architecture; contemporary art; psychogeography; the city; the flâneur; walking; emotions; atmosphere; encounter; urban space; public space; heritage; transformation; experiment; Bruges Triennial; La Dérive.;

   Abstract : Discovering the city of Bruges through the lens of its Triennial is the starting point to research the potential for contemporary art to influence one?s way of experiencing the city. Taking the case study of a still not so renowned large-scale event like the Bruges Triennial, this thesis investigates the background of this recurring event, how it started, the evolution of its curatorial process and its socio-political challenges being set, every three years, in the context of a Unesco-protected site. READ MORE

4. 3. Adding Bugs : Examining the state of entomophagy in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Martin Edström; [2022]
   Keywords : entomophagy; insects; Sweden; food; culture; senses; perception;

   Abstract : This ethnographic study examines the state of entomophagy in Sweden amongst a group of ‘middle-class’ individuals living in urban areas of the country. In this endeavor, an analytical perspective that focuses on the embodied cultural-sensorial processes which influence how people perceive and engage with insects as food provides a richer picture, as opposed to an approach that privileges exclusively symbolic or discursive representations. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring the Possibilities of Graphene Textiles : A Material-Driven Design Project to Develop Suitable Applications for Graphene Coated Textiles

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktrealisering

   Author : Louise Josefsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Material Driven Design; MDD; Graphene; E-textiles; Wearable technology; Graphene coated textiles; Graphene textiles; Conductive textiles; Heatable textiles; Textile sensors.;

   Abstract : Graphene is a two-dimensional carbon based material with unique properties, such as electrical and thermal conductivity. When a textile is coated with graphene, it becomes conductive, while remaining low weight, soft, breathable, flexible, and stretchable. READ MORE

6. 5. Approaches to sensory marketing strategies within the beauty retail stores in Sweden : A qualitative insight concerning sensory interplay and sensory overload

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

   Author : Veronica Grandin; Jessica Jönsson; Jakob Kessén; [2020]
   Keywords : Beauty retail stores; multisensory; store atmospherics; sensory congruency; sensory interplay; sensory marketing; sensory overload;

   Abstract : As sensory marketing is becoming a more widely used strategy in the world, the need to distinguish oneself is more important than ever. The general knowledge of sensory cues, their interplay and sensory overload among Swedish retail beauty companies is researched in this thesis. READ MORE