Essays about: "Culture creation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 270 essays containing the words Culture creation.

  1. 16. Reflections on the economic strategies of private museums. A comparative study of the private museums in Meteora.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Theofilos Kolios; [2023]
    Keywords : museum management; private museums; economic strategies; open-system theory; stakeholder theory; resource-dependence theory; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the economic strategies which two private museums of Meteora, the Hellenic Culture Museum and the Natural History Museum of Meteora and Mushroom Museum implement, so as to grasp the economic strategies that private museums in Greece adopt. Utilizing Varbanova’s (2013) framework which places specific emphasis not only on the open-system theory as an efficient way to comprehend the macro-level challenges (in particular the economic crisis and Covid-19, which had been plaguing the two museums for a long time) and opportunities (as the ones that can result from the implementation of a particular legal status in the context of a given cultural policy), but also on the stakeholder and resource-dependence theories, which acknowledge the pivotal role that various actors and resources inside and outside an organization play in museums’ prosperity, the thesis analyzes previous literature that demonstrates economic strategies that (public and private) museums adopt, so as to secure their continuation and thriving. READ MORE

  2. 17. "It is essentially about controlling women's sexuality". A critical study on on the communication of ‘honour-based violence’ in Swedish online courses.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : honour-based violence; gender; postcolonialism feminism; liberal feminism; symbolic violence; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the early 2000s, the issue of ‘honour-based violence’ has sparked significant discussions in Sweden, leading to governmental and civil efforts to combat this form of violence. An essential intervention highlighted in these efforts is improving knowledge among professionals in sectors such as social and healthcare, schools, and the judicial system. READ MORE

  3. 18. Struggle for Survival : A Case Study of the Reindeer Industry in Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Jury Flickenschild; Carlotta Schäfer; Matilda Östlund; [2023]
    Keywords : Reindeer Herding; Sami; Challenges; Indigenous Business; Industry Survival;

    Abstract : Background: Within capitalistic economies the notion persists that only the most efficient and profit-maximizing companies and industries, that withstand the market mechanisms, should sustain. However, market mechanisms currently do not sufficiently consider non-monetary value creation such as social and environmental contributions. READ MORE

  4. 19. Leaving Wonderland - An investigation of capitalist visual culture in public spaces through design in relation to female sexuality

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

    Author : Gréta Balog; [2023]
    Keywords : capitalism; patriarchy; female sexuality; perfectionism; visual culture; public spaces; feminist design; critical design;

    Abstract : Capitalist visual culture in public spaces have a significant impact on female sexuality by perpetuating unrealistic, sexualizing and objectifying representations of women. Visual media such as advertising, branding, and other forms of corporate messaging are used to promote the ideas and values of capitalism. READ MORE

  5. 20. A Culture War in Swedish Politics? : Cultural policy discourse from a perspective of securitisation theory

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Dennis Degerfeldt; [2023]
    Keywords : cultural policy; culture war; discourse analysis; discourse theory; securitization; rhetoric; culture canon;

    Abstract : Relating to issues of democracy and security, the thesis examines suggested parallels inSwedish politics to the culture war phenomenon in the United States. Are there signs of asimilar development in Sweden? By examining political rhetoric by the political parties in theRiksdag, the aim is to find out how the parties relate to the concept of culture, what purposecultural policy should have and whether there are indications of securitisation in the discourseand potential implications for cultural polarisation. READ MORE