Essays about: "Materiality analysis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 75 essays containing the words Materiality analysis.

  1. 21. Mediating Agencies : Towards an Agential Realist Interpretation of Gender Identification and Self-representation in the Praedia of Julia Felix, Pompeii

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

    Author : Astri Karine Lundgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Agency; diffraction; gender identification; intra-activity; materialized self-representation; Pompeii; post-human performativity; the Praedia of Julia Felix;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the rational properties of women’s gender identification and self-representation from political theorist Lois McNay’s generative logics, employing the Praedia of Julia Felix, Pompeii, as a case study. Previous debates rooted in semantics and representationalism have focused on non-elite stereotypes or negative gendered dichotomies fostered by comprehensive views on Roman women’s exclusion from public life. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Loss of Chaos : Figurational Togetherness with Digital Distance Work

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Anton Nyström; [2021]
    Keywords : mediatization; figurations; digitalization; work; distance work; COVID-19; physical copresence; mediatization; figurations; digitalisering; arbete; distansarbete; COVID-19; fysisk samvaro;

    Abstract : During the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations and employees suddenly became increasingly reliant on digital technologies to safely continue work. In this master’s thesis, I tried to understand how such rapid change could be understood when compared to wider, more gradual processes of intensifying media reliance. READ MORE

  4. 23. Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and the Banking Industry - Exploring the Scale of Interdependency and Potential Risks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Jan-Niklas Heintze; [2021]
    Keywords : BES; Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity loss; Banks; Risk assessment; Equity portfolio; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Biodiversity loss and ecosystem service (BES) degradation are translating into different risks for financial institutions which are not accounted for in a sufficient and adequate manner. Being a topic outside its core expertise and foci, the financial sector is lacking assessment methodologies for BES risks. READ MORE

  5. 24. Key Factors in Driving Sustainability Initiatives in the Supply Chain : A multiple case study of manufacturing companies

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : ALEXANDER BISSLER; SHERVIN GHAHESTANI; [2021]
    Keywords : SSCM; Sustainability Initiatives; Manufacturing Industry; Sustainable Performance; A priori factors; Post-implementation factors; Goal Creation; Execution; Follow-up; SDGs; Hållbar försörjningskedja; Hållbarhetsinitiativ; Tillverkningsindustri; Hållbar prestanda; Förutsättningar för hållbarhet; Faktorer för långsiktiga initiativ; Målskapande; Genomförande; Uppföljning; Globala mål för hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : The manufacturing industry is accountable for a significant amount of carbon emissions released, and manufacturers experience pressure from stakeholders to address the sustainability issues and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. However, the lack of verified frameworks to achieve a sustainable supply chain makes it difficult to revisit their supply chain strategies. READ MORE

  6. 25. A revised narrative of the Baltic Sea in Sweden : a phenomenological reflection on the multifaceted human-sea interrelations and communication

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Daniela Kreber; [2021]
    Keywords : The Baltic Sea; marine environment; narratives; phenomenology; human-sea relations; terrestrial bias; more-than-human perspective; ocean literacy; environmental communication;

    Abstract : Far from everyday reality and vast in size, seas and oceans are often subject to overarching narratives obscuring their reality. Natural sciences, technology, and the economic perspective exercise a dominant influence on the problem formulations that both shape our understandings of marine environments and frame marine decision-making processes. READ MORE