Essays about: "Iceland culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Iceland culture.

1. 1. Labyrinth routes around the Middle Age Baltic Sea

   University essay from

   Author : Christina Fagerström; [2023-08-17]
   Keywords : The labyrinth-symbol; labyrinth monuments; Trojaborg; Jerusalem; Middle Age Catholic Europe; pilgrimages; the Baltic Sea; the Northern crusades; navigatio; mission; the mendicant friars; the Fourth Lateran Church Council; fish markets;

   Abstract : Stone labyrinths are archaeological monuments found predominantly in the Nordic countries around the Baltic Sea, some 500 specimens are noted in Sweden and Finland. The abundance of smaller stones has provided the building material for lasting monuments around the Baltic Sea, the Swedish west coast and Norway, Iceland, the Scilly islands in England, the Barents Sea and the White Sea’s shores and rivers. READ MORE

3. 2. Why Coffee Machine Chats and Laundry Time Matter: Investigating Opportunities and Challenges of Different Work Arrangements

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Natalia Olender; Larissa Sophie Römer; [2023]
   Keywords : Opportunities; Challenges; Work-life Interdependency; Work Arrangements; Physical In-office Work; Hybrid Work; Remote Work; Employees; Employers; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The subject of this thesis is based on a qualitative research study to examine the opportunities and challenges of the three work arrangements, physical in-office work, hybrid work, and remote work, as perceived by employees. Additionally, the perceived impact of those work arrangements on work-life interdependency is explored. READ MORE

4. 3. Geobacillus 7349 – A new potential biosurfactant producing microorganism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master); Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (CI)

   Author : Zhuoying Deng; [2023]
   Keywords : biosurfactant; rhamnolipids; HPLC; HPAEC-PAD; bacteria growth; downstream purification; liquid-liquid extraction; biotechnology; Chemistry;

   Abstract : The main aim of this master project is to find out whether strain Geobacillus 7349 can produce biosurfactant during their growth by extraction and characterization of the product. The other goal is to optimize the cultivation condition of the strain. READ MORE

5. 4. The Culture of Sexual Violence at Festivals: Through the Eyes of Festival Attendees

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

   Author : Fanney Rún Jónsdóttir; [2022]
   Keywords : Collective effervescence; carnival; liminality; sexually violent effervescence; festivals; sexual violence; culture; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines sexual violence at festivals based on eleven interviews with people that have been to two popular festivals in Iceland, Eistnaflug, and Þjóðhátíð. The thesis seeks answers to three research questions; How are festivals characterized by festival attendees? How do festival attendees explain sexual violence at festivals? What preventive methods at festivals have festival attendees noticed, and what kind of prevention do they think would work? To be able to give concrete answers to those questions, the thesis relies upon the theoretical background of the carnival, liminality, collective effervescence, sexually violent effervescence, and social network theory. READ MORE

6. 5. Listahúsið

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Elías Beck Sigurþórsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Iceland; Reykjavík; restoration; preservation; culture; art;

   Abstract : Located in Laugarnes, Reykjavík there is an industrial building, just over 10.000m2, originally built as a slaughterhouse for the institution SS. The construction started in 1985 but due to financial setback the company never moved its function into the building. READ MORE