Essays about: "Modern China"

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  1. 6. Beer Festival and Place Identity : An Analysis of Munich Oktoberfest And Qingdao International Beer Festival

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Rucheng Wang; [2022]
    Keywords : beer festivals; place identity; uniqueness; authenticity; liminality; Heimat ; nostalgia; globalisation; modernisation;

    Abstract : As microcosms of German and Chinese societies, Munich Oktoberfest and Qingdao International Beer Festival are important manifestations of local culture. This study intends to answer the following question: to which extent are beer festivals in Germany and China related to local history and the local sense of place? A historical overview of the beer festivals in Munich and Qingdao is provided, as well as an analysis of how people seeking a sense of belonging creatively combine cognitive schemata of modernity with local cultural systems on a symbolic level. READ MORE

  3. 7. Making her feel like a fairy : a study of young women engaging with selfie applications in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Yilin Yang; [2022]
    Keywords : selfie; media engagement; self-representation; the gaze; human body; audience research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It’s not unusual for young people these days to take and edit a selfie. With the rise of consumerist culture and the popularity of mobile Internet, nowadays selfie applications, including beauty cameras and photo-beautification applications, have become the most well-accepted products/brands among Chinese women, who have grown accustomed to showing only one exquisitely edited face in digital photos without any dirt or blemishes. READ MORE

  4. 8. Kehrä/Kehrae : A moment in between

    University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för cirkus

    Author : Myrsky Rönkä; [2022]
    Keywords : Circus; ritual; liminality; communitas; play; animism; gift; rope; circus practice; nature; intimacy orientation; regenerative; sustainability;

    Abstract : First of all, my research is not only my research but our research. It has been made together with my long-time art companion Marjut Hernesniemi. The starting point for our research was our experience of the western modern circus, what it does, and how it cares for the cosmos. READ MORE

  5. 9. For Whom the Bugle Calls – Past and Present of Third-Party Enforcement in International Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Hilda Malm Hansson; [2022]
    Keywords : public international law; legal history; enforcement; third state; sanctions; countermeasures; neutrality; sovereignty; non-intervention; collective security; international conflicts; United Nations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the phenomena of third-party enforcement in public international law, in a historical as well as in a contemporary perspective. To that end, it traces the role of such enforcement measures from the past into the present. READ MORE

  6. 10. Explicit and Implicit: Heritage Practice and Religious Practice Surrounding Qiqushan Temple

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Yiqi Zeng; [2022]
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    Abstract : IAbstractThrough an analysis of the practices surrounding Qiqushan Temple, this article discussesthe different focus of public and official spacial practice. The materials used in thispaper include the recollections of the interviewees of their practical experiences, popularreviews of the temple on travel software, and relevant official documents. READ MORE