Essays about: "Counterculture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word Counterculture.
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1. The Apostle to the Intelligentsia : Father Alexander Men’ and the Rediscovery of the Russian Silver Age
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : This thesis seeks to shed light on a remarkable figure in Russian history, Father Alexander Men’. How and why did Men’ identify Vladimir Solovyov, Nikolai Berdyaev, and other pre-revolutionary cultural figures as representatives of authentic Russian religious culture? Why would a popular Russian Orthodox priest present the writings of mystics, anarchists, and the Silver Age counterculture as the antidote for seventy years of Soviet materialism? What role did Judaism and the Russo-Jewish intellectual tradition have on Men’s identifications as an Orthodox priest? I use a semiotic theory of culture following Yuri Lotman and the Tartu–Moscow Semiotic School as a framework to analyze the historical development of Orthodox personalism. READ MORE
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2. The Guide: A Journey Through Holistic Healing
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)Abstract : The Graphic Journalism genre is emerging with influences from war reportage with authors like Joe Sacco. I would like to address and report the “War on Drugs” from small first hand experiences, personal connections, and a genuine deep desire to see the healthcare and justice system change. READ MORE
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3. Women of the Fäbod : An Ethnological Study of the Swedish Fäbod Culture at the Turn of the 20th Century
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskapAbstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning of womanhood in relation to the Swedish fäbod culture at the turn of the 20th century. The study is based upon a questionnaire from 1928 and the material is collected from the archives at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm and the Institute for Language and Folklore in Uppsala. READ MORE
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4. Getting “Banksied”: Culture Jamming in Practice
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This paper discusses culture jamming as the countercultural tool of our current mass media society and argues for a more holistic understanding of the concept in order to open up its subversive potential. Part of this holisitic approach involves emphasizing the role of remediation inherent in the concept. READ MORE
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5. Bortom ved och virke : mångbrukets värden i risksamhället
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Mångbruk utgör en viktig del i den nationella och småländska skogsstrategin från 2018. I policydokumenten står att läsa hur skogen bär på en mångfald av värden som har förmåga att bidra till ekonomisk tillväxt, biologisk mångfald, sysselsättning, landsbygdsutveckling och allmännytta. READ MORE