Essays about: "Auto-Ethnography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word Auto-Ethnography.

1. 1. Experiencing Lockrop : A phenomenological approach to contemporary practice of Swedish herding calls

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

   Author : Elizabeth Carlyon; [2023]
   Keywords : herding calls; folk music; lockrop; forest; nature; ethnography; music; ethnomusicology; phenomenology; performance; well-being; performance anxiety; aesthetics; interview; participant-observation; autoethnography; kulning; Sweden; musical practice;

   Abstract : The purpose of this master’s thesis is to gain knowledge and understand of contemporary lockrop(Swedish herding calls) practices from the perspectives of those who engage with it. It aims to dothis by paying close attention to the nuanced phenomenological aspects that may shape experiencewithin the moment in which practice occurs. READ MORE

3. 2. Overcoming Academic Procrastination : Exploring the Purpose of Space and Social Connections through Tangible Interaction to Impact Students’ Motivation and Embrace the Focus on Their Individual Projects

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

   Author : Simone Brandão; [2023]
   Keywords : Human-Computer Interaction; Social connections; Mood; Space; Interaction Design; Procrastination; Motivation; Academic; Environments;

   Abstract : This thesis project investigates the procrastination problem in university students and the effects of this issue in individual work such as essays and learning activities related to academic context. As part of students’ routines, the use of digital devices is crucial for easy access to online resources, but, at the same time, this technological development has become a high distraction source while trying to accomplish academic goals. READ MORE

4. 3. Aesthetics of Urban Culture: Corporeal Experience of Copenhagen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Mikaela Sjöberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Aesthetics; Atmosphere; Commerce; Globalization; Identity; Mythology; Urbanity; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the visual culture of the streets; images and sensory experiences that shape our sense of space and ideas of identity and belonging. The atmospheres of cities, partly constructed by planners and partly lived by those who inhabit its spaces, produce audio-visual material that affect the atmosphere of the city, influencing dynamics of hierarchal structures in society. READ MORE

5. 4. People dancing without bodies: A qualitative study of virtual raving in a pandemic

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Sally von Rosen; [2020]
   Keywords : virtual raving; social bodies; social distancing; Affordance theory; digital natives; virality; rave culture; liveness; atmosphere; auto ethnography;

   Abstract : This thesis revolves around social dance movements in the form of raving and clubbing in Berlin, and how this performative scene is affected by social distancing measures due to the current situation of Covid-19. As an important moment in history, online body performances and virtual spaces aim to complement and substitute social experiences in physical environments. READ MORE

6. 5. Probing the Pandemic: Participants as Ethnographers at Home

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Barith Ball; [2020]
   Keywords : Participatory design; Interaction design; Auto-ethnography; Sensory ethnography; Design probes; Design methodology; Internet of Things;

   Abstract : This thesis aimed to investigate ways to conduct participatory research practices that would gain knowledge of participants' relationships and experiences with/in their physical home environment by using a design probe. Through the probe, a new approach to participatory design research was formulated. READ MORE