Essays about: "Ethography"

Found 5 essays containing the word Ethography.

  1. 1. Shaping an Iconic Species : From the giant panda to the red panda and the Tibetan antelope

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

    Author : Kefan Huang; [2020]
    Keywords : Iconic species; Giant panda; Crested ibis; Red panda; Tibetan antelope; Ethography; Anthropomorphism; Panda base; Mascot;

    Abstract : This thesis is based and developed on the ambiguous and open conception, iconic species, which reveals the relationship between human society and non-human species that goes be- yond its biological status. From the case of the giant panda, I attempt to deconstruct the shap- ing process of an iconic species from multiple perspectives, which includes how a specific cultural context, or a specific historical period contributes to the shaping process and how the government and the public diverge or even clash around the shaping process. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cowlonialism : Colonialism, cattle and landscapes in 16th century New Spain

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

    Author : Franklin de Jesús Martínez Martínez; [2020]
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    Abstract : Cattle are not endemic to the American continent. Nevertheless, they are present and thrive in many landscapes, all the way from Canada to Argentina. READ MORE

  4. 3. As Blind as a Bat : Myths, Misunderstandings and Perceptions of Bats Through the Anthropocene

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

    Author : Eleanor Åhslund Glass; [2020]
    Keywords : Ethography; Biophilia; Ethnography; Chiroptera; Bat-Human Relationship;

    Abstract : The bat and human relationship has been one of ambiguity through the Anthropocene. Bats have been both persecuted and revered in different cultures and negative perceptions of bats remain widespread, causing concern for the support of bat conservation. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Call of the Godwit : An Exploration of Birds and Farmers in a Landscape of Loss

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

    Author : Sjoerd Vredenbregt; [2019]
    Keywords : black-tailed godwit; meadow birds; agriculture; multispecies studies; lively ethography; flight ways; storytelling; landscape; conservation;

    Abstract : The lives of black-tailed godwits and farmers in the meadow landscapes of the Netherlands are closely entangled. While godwits and other ‘meadow birds’ have lived in around the human shaped meadows for many centuries and, especially in the first half of the 20thcentury, profited from farming practices, from the second half of the 20thcentury, their populations started to decline rapidly. READ MORE

  6. 5. Nurses' Daily work at Dordrecht Provincially Adided Hospital - a field study

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Lotta Fritzon; [2009]
    Keywords : Ethography; Nurses; Southafrica;

    Abstract : Bakgrund: Sydafrika har ca 50 miljoner invånare, världens högsta antal HIV-positiva och har en BNP per capita på 6170 USD. Sjuksköterskorna blir legitimerade efter 4 års utbildning och där finns ungefär 2 sjuksköterskor per 1000 invånare, jämfört med Sveriges 10/1000. READ MORE