Essays about: "Cultural Sciences"

Showing result 46 - 50 of 1006 essays containing the words Cultural Sciences.

  1. 46. Period product preferences – a cup half full? A study of Swedish high school students’ choice of menstrual products with a focus on sustainable, reusable products.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Tea-Maria Munk; [2023]
    Keywords : Menstrual health management; Sustainability Science; menstrual products; cross-cultural; IBM-WASH; Swedish high-school students; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The most used menstrual products in Sweden are disposable pads and tampons, contributing to plastic pollution and harmful resource use; an environmental impact that could be reduced by using reusable products, such as menstrual cups and reusable pads. This cross-sectional study of high school students in Malmö and Lund researches their menstrual product preferences and the factors that influence these. READ MORE

  3. 47. Bridges of Trust : The symbolism of the Destruction and Reestablishment of Libraries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

    Author : Surrah Al-Himidy; [2023]
    Keywords : Library- and Information Science; Destruction of Libraries; Reestablishment of Libraries; Libraries in time of War; National Libraries; National Identity; Cultural Identity; Cultural Memory.; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : National libraries play a leading role in the creation of national identities. For that reason, the destruction and reestablishment of libraries may hold strategic meanings beyond the physical. This master thesis examines the symbols and cultural implications of such devastating events and resilient initiatives. READ MORE

  4. 48. Not so Cool Japan? Exploring the perceptions of contemporary Japan among Euro-American exchange students

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Luke Farrelly-Spain; [2023]
    Keywords : Orientalism; Perceptions; Nihonjinron; Japan; Popular culture; Cultural engagement; Coolness; Othering; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the perceptions of Japan among Euro-American international students and investigates how these perceptions influence their motivation to study in the country. By exploring the relationship between popular culture, orientalist depictions, and cultural engagement, this study aims understand the complex dynamics which shape these students' attraction to Japan and their understanding of its culture. READ MORE

  5. 49. “One can imagine one’s making a conscious choice” : AI and algorithmic awareness among Swedish public librarians

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

    Author : Ben Hogan; [2023]
    Keywords : Library; Information; Library and Information Studies; algorithms; AI; algorithmic awareness; algorithmic imaginary; infrastructure theory; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis I provide insight into how librarians at public libraries perceive, understand, and interact with algorithms and AI in relation to their profession. My main focus lies in how librarians’ perceptions of algorithms and AI ultimately shape their actions. READ MORE

  6. 50. Mediating the Past and Historicizing the Present: The HBO Series Chernobyl (2019) and Its Transnational Audience Responses on IMDb

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Wei Xu; [2023]
    Keywords : Chernobyl; nuclear disaster; audience research; media and memories; cultural memory; television drama and history; Arts and Architecture; Cultural Sciences; History and Archaeology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the vulnerability of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under the spotlight. Meanwhile, the remembrance and reflection of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 has been ongoing in different media among which the HBO mini-series Chernobyl (2019) stands out and resonates transnationally. READ MORE