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  1. 1. Chronicled in metal : The biography of a trefoil brooch and the importance of object modification in Viking Age Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Isac Löfgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Trefoil brooch; Vikings; Viking Age; object biography; ornamentation;

    Abstract : Trefoil brooches are one of the most abundant types of Viking Age jewellery in Scandinavia. This thesis delves into the journey of one such brooch, known as 555783, discovered in Birka, Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Life after social death : A study of creolisation among enslaved communities in the former Danish West Indies

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

    Author : Kajsa Rosén-Wiksten; [2023]
    Keywords : Slavery; transatlantic slave trade; creolisation; social death; material culture; theoretical framework; cultural expression; identity; agency; colonialism; inclusion; Slaveri; transatlantisk slavhandel; kreolisering; social död; materiell kultur; teoretiskt ramverk; kulturella uttryck; identitet; agens; kolonialism; inkludering;

    Abstract : This thesis examines and discusses how creolisation theory has influenced the material culture of enslaved people from former Danish West Indies plantations. The essay contends that creolisation is the theory required to advance slavery studies because it demonstrates how enslaved people created their own identity, belonging, and kept African cultures and customs alive despite being socially dead. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Everyday Performing Textiles

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Frida Nordenlöw; [2021]
    Keywords : textiles; home; everyday; relation; affect; materiality; material culture; ready-mades; reconstruction; installation; textil; hem; vardag; relation; affekt; materialitet; materiell kultur; ready-mades; rekonstruktion; installation;

    Abstract : Living as a human being in the 21st century is a more or less constant three-dimensional textile experience. Textiles have a continuous proximity to our bodies as clothing but also as an essential material in our dwellings, both with practical and emotional functions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Memories of Life and Death : Three Practices of Remembering in Post-Dictatorial Argentina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Karin Hultin Bäckersten; [2017]
    Keywords : Collective Memory; Cultural Heritage; Dirty War; Disappeared persons; Memorials; Kollektivt minne; kulturarv; försvunna personer; minnesmärken; smutsiga kriget i Argentina;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats är att diskutera några av de minnespraktiker i efterdiktaturens Argentina som behandlar det kollektiva minnet av det Smutsiga Kriget och de som blev utsatta för tvångsförsvinnande. Praktikerna som studerats är Madres de Plaza de Mayo, minnesplatser upprättade i före detta fångläger och Parque de la Memoria. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ephemeral Selves: A semiotic cultural analysis of a Swedish bicycle helmet campaign

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Robin Öberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Applied Cultural Analysis; Bicycle Helmets; C.S. Peirce; Cultural Anthropology; Ephemeral Selves; European Ethnology; Evaluation; Governance; MACA; Marketing; Material Culture; Materiality; Mixed-Methods Approach; Performance; Policy; Semiotics; Social Self; Statistics; Traffic Safety Campaign; Qualitative Insight; Cykelhjälmar; Efemära Själv; Europeisk Etnologi; Kvalitativ Insikt; Kulturantropologi; Marknadsföring; Materiell Kultur; Materialitet; Riktlinjer; Semiotik; Socialt Själv; SPSS; Statistik; Styrmedel; Tillämpad Kulturanalys; trafiksäkerhetskampanjer; Uppträdande; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2014, Lund municipality in Sweden handed out 830 bicycle helmets for free. Such governance campaigns are commonplace in Sweden, yet no campaign has ever been evaluated. There are two research aims to this thesis. First, to evaluate how many of the 830 cyclists actually wear the bicycle helmets that they received. READ MORE