Essays about: "Cultural memory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 106 essays containing the words Cultural memory.

1. 21. Collecting the Environment : A Cultural and Aesthetic Historical Analysis of Mushroom Collecting in Sweden from the 19th century to the Present

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Nicole Miller; [2022]
   Keywords : Collecting; Mushrooms; Aesthetics; Environment; History; Sweden; Exhibitions; Natural History; Visual Culture; Fungi; Phenomenology; Ethnomycology; Mycorrhizal Metaphor; Mushroom Time; Collecting the Environment; Nature; Mushroom picking; foraging; aesthetic experience; Svampar; Natur; Sverige; Svamputställningar; visuell kultur;

   Abstract : The aim of this project is to investigate a cultural history of mushroom collecting in Sweden from the 19th century to the present with a focus on connections between aesthetics and the environment.  Collecting is defined broadly as gathering, storing, and accumulating. READ MORE

3. 22. “This is something we live through every day” : Negotiating the cultural memory of the Decembrist revolt in Russian historical film Union of Salvation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Valeriia Sementina; [2022]
   Keywords : cultural memory; historical film; audience engagement; Russian state-funded media; political dissent; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The study examines the narratives of the Decembrist revolt created in and around Russian state-funded cinema. By exploring the narratives surrounding a particular instance of political dissent in the past, the research seeks to uncover the factors that impact on the negotiation of cultural memory between the text and the audience in the context of state-influenced media. READ MORE

4. 23. Remembering the Lebanese Civil War

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Simon Nissen; [2022]
   Keywords : Lebanese civil war; memory; belonging; identity; discourse.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study examines the memory of the Lebanese civil war, and the sense of belonging to contemporary Lebanon by interviewing Lebanese immigrants residing in Sweden. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with Lebanese who have personal experiences and interests in the war. READ MORE

5. 24. Identity and Heritage on a Changing Border : The Estonian Seto Case

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturvård

   Author : Kadri Laur; [2022]
   Keywords : Setomaa; cultural memory; borders; identity; heritage studies;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis in the realm of cultural heritage deals with the changes in identity, memory and interactions with heritage and culture among the Estonian Seto community in relation to the control line, wishing to evaluate what sort of everyday changes have taken place, as well as changes in cultural celebrations and traditions. It also seeks to analyse how the Setos on the Estonian side perceive the Seto culture across the border, and how they view their own situation in a changing landscape. READ MORE

6. 25. Materiality and Brand Discursivity: Study case on commodities and discursive practices in the Swedish market.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Ray Rodriguez Manrique; [2022]
   Keywords : Discourse Analysis; Brand discourse; Materiality; Commodities; Social Biography of Objects; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes the link between materiality and brand discursiveness. This study examines how material culture contributes to brand narratives' meaning and symbolic construction. For this purpose, the creation of commodities with metal obtained from molten guns is analyzed through a discursive analysis and anthropological theory. READ MORE