Essays about: "Embodied experience"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 99 essays containing the words Embodied experience.
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1. Movement towards socioecological change: The case of Ecosomatics
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Several scholars both within and outside the field of human ecology argue that the perceptual human-nature divide contributes profoundly to patterns of unsustainability and weak sustainability visible in the world today. Deliberately engaging in conscious bodily-felt contact with the natural environment is suggested to uncover appropriate, embodied angles to approaching ecology and the environmental crisis. READ MORE
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2. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910
University essay fromAbstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE
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3. Experiencing Lockrop : A phenomenological approach to contemporary practice of Swedish herding calls
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskapAbstract : 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
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4. Designing for the Distracted : A User-Centered Approach to Explore and Act on the User Experiences of People with Short Attention Spans
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Short attention spans are a growing phenomenon, impacting users in their daily interactions with technology. While there have been studies in the field of HCI on how to design for directing or maximizing user attention, few have focused on users with short attention spans and their felt experiences. READ MORE
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5. Bodies in Smartwatches : Embodied Data and Augmented Experiences in Self-Tracking Runners
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : This thesis investigates the relation between human and smartwatch by exploring the experiences of four Swedish long-distance runners who use digital technology to self-track their running activities. By examining the participating runners’ use of their smartwatches and smartwatch data as postphenomenological human-technology relations (Ihde, 1990), this thesis offers a perspective on the use of wearable self-tracking technology as augmenting human experience through digital data. READ MORE