Essays about: "Modernism"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 96 essays containing the word Modernism.

  1. 16. “Music is Feeling” : Tarab: a Phenomenon of Arab Musical Culture

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Darin Kahel; [2021]
    Keywords : tarab; maqam; takht; saltanah; طرب، مقام، تخت، سلطنة;

    Abstract : This essay examines tarab, an Arab musical tradition deeply rooted in the Near East region, and evaluated by listeners based on its emotional effect. Tarab culture has been influenced by westernization, forces of globalization, postcolonial nationalism, and modernism since the early 20th-century, which significantly changed the face of this musical culture by the end of the century. READ MORE

  3. 17. Portraits of Sculptors in Modernism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Olga Grinchtein; [2021]
    Keywords : portrait painting; portraits of sculptors;

    Abstract : The portrait of sculptor emerged in the sixteenth century, where the sitter’s occupation was indicated by his holding a statue. This thesis has focus on portraits of sculptors at the turn of 1900, which have indications of profession. 60 artworks created between 1872 and 1927 are analyzed. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Politics of Preservation : Urban regeneration, identity formation and governance in the creation of Old Linköping open air museum, 1944–1967

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Elsa Bane; [2020]
    Keywords : sanitization; modernity; modernism; welfare; urban identity; urban regime analysis; preservation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to broaden and deepen the understanding of the urban regeneration and demolition processes taking place in Swedish cities between the 1940s and 1960s. Special attention is placed on how past and present layers of the city were used, conceptualized and legitimized by influential actors within the framework of urban governance. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Other Amazon: Deconstructing Amazon's Climate Pledge and Sustainability Discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Ebba Campbell; [2020]
    Keywords : amazon; amazon Inc.; amazon.com; sustainability; critical discourse analysis; the climate pledge; greenwashing; ecological modernization; eco-modernism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The techno-conglomerate Amazon has emerged as a corporate giant, branching out their operations to include many sectors of the global market. While previously concealing their carbon footprint, Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge together with two former architects of the Paris Agreement in 2019 with the goal of reaching net zero carbon by 2040, ten years earlier than the Paris agreement. READ MORE

  6. 20. An Existential reading of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Fatimetou Dia; [2020]
    Keywords : Existentialism; Samuel Beckett; English; Literature;

    Abstract : The play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett has for a long time been considered one of his best works. Grasping the significance of key factors such as modernity, modernism and historical background is of great importance to situate and contextualise the play. READ MORE