Essays about: "1956"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the word 1956.

1. 21. “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten” deconstructed : A study of Eva Dahlbeck’s stardom in the intersection between Swedish post-war popular film culture and the auteur Ingmar Bergman

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Saki Kobayashi; [2018]
   Keywords : “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten”; Eva Dahlbeck; Ingmar Bergman; Swedish film stars; Post-war Swedish popular film culture and media discourses; Waiting Women; A Lesson in Love; Smiles of a Summer Night; Richard Dyer; Filmjournalen; “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten”; Eva Dahlbeck; Ingmar Bergman; Kvinnors väntan; En lektion i kärlek; Sommarnattens leende; Filmjournalen;

   Abstract : Eva Dahlbeck was one of Sweden’s most respected and popular actresses from the 1940s to the 1960s and is now remembered for her work with Ingmar Bergman, who allegedly nicknamed her “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten” (“H.M.S. Femininity”). READ MORE

3. 22. Breaking the binary : exploring gender self-presentation and passing on #TransIsBeautiful on Instagram

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Theresa Rutten; [2018]
   Keywords : transgender; gender; gender binary; gender expression; self-presentation; passing; social media; Instagram;

   Abstract : The advent of social media enabled sexual minorities, as LGBTQ+ people, to find a community online. However, it can be difficult for transgender people to express their gender identity without risking a form of social injustice, as transgender people are not included in the prevailing gender binary. READ MORE

4. 23. Applying Organizational Theories to a One-party State, Using Imprinting, Contingency and Institutional Confusion Theories to Analyze the Evolution of China's Party-state

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Jan Gustafsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Imprinting; Contingency theory; Institutional confusion; China;

   Abstract : Organizational theories are infrequently used to analyze states, despite states having similarities with other organizations, and very rarely used to analyze non-democratic, socialist one-party states. This retrospective longitudinal study applies imprinting, contingency and institutional confusion theories, to analyze the evolution of China's Party-state, the intertwined organizations of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China, since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949 and until the present. READ MORE

5. 24. Beyond Being Physically Active: Culturing the Ageing Body

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Yuanita Budiman; Kei Nilsson; [2018]
   Keywords : ageing body; active ageing; exercise; social interaction; elderly; embodiment; applied cultural analysis; medical anthropology; qualitative research; ethnography; MACA; Cultural Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate how physical activity and social interaction assist in generating better performance of the ageing body. A multifaceted ethnographic material was collected from January to February 2018 at a health and training centre called Gerdahallen, located in Lund, Sweden. READ MORE

6. 25. Multiradionuclide evidence for an extreme solar proton event around 2610 BP

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Martin Paschal Ohare; [2017]
   Keywords : cosmic-rays; cosmogenic radionuclides; NGRIP; GRIP; solar proton event; SPE; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Recently it has been confirmed that extreme solar proton events (SPE) can lead to significantly increased production of cosmogenic radionuclides (Mekhaldi et al. 2015). The evidence of these events can be recorded in tree rings (14C) and ice cores (10Be, 36Cl). READ MORE