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  1. 1. Temporal Analysis of User Engagement on Instagram

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Elin Thorgren; [2024]
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    Abstract : Social media platforms have during the last decade expanded immensely in both the number of users and posts. An extensive number of previous studies have observed how users engage on these platforms to study how social systems work. However, compared to other social media platforms, Instagram has been less extensively researched. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Rosanne Heijstek; [2024]
    Keywords : migraine; anthropology; pain; music; affect;

    Abstract : Migraine is an extremely common and disabling disease that affects three times more women than men, and is characterized by recurring migraines comprised of disturbances in sensation perception, intense head pain, nausea, and increased sensitivity to light and sound that can last from several hours to multiple days. Currently, there are no cures for the disease, no official social services that can help a person to handle living with it, and limited studies on its mechanisms or impact on a person’s life. READ MORE

  4. 3. PUNK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SECOND SEX; An anthropological study of gender roles and gender equality in the Swedish punk scene in 2023

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Agnes Jansson; [2023-09-27]
    Keywords : feminism; gender; punk; female musicians; tokenism; homosociality;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates female punk musicians’ experiences of the punk scene in Sweden, focusing on the construction of gender and gender roles among bands of the genre in 2023, as well as the treatment of the minority of female musicians. According to my participants’ beliefs, I also point towards what can still be done to improve gender equality in the Swedish punk scene. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Rockepreneur and the digital dilemma - A qualitative study of Swedish independent and alternative musicians and artists perceptions of entrepreneurship and the new music environment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : André Klint; Erik Kristhammar; [2023-07-18]
    Keywords : Market environment; noise overexposure; industry dynamics; entrepreneurship; digitalization;

    Abstract : This qualitative study aims to investigate and capture the perceptions among Swedish independent and alternative musicians and artists regarding the digital environment in the recorded music industry and their perceptions of entrepreneurship. As a result of digitalization, the entrepreneurial discourse around musicians and the music industries has been intensified. READ MORE

  6. 5. Spectromorphological Reductions : Exploring and developing approaches for sound-based notation of live electronics

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Musik, medier och teater

    Author : Hans Lennart Jonsäll; [2023]
    Keywords : live electronics; electronic music; electroacoustic music; notation; spectromorphology; typo-morphology; Sound Notation; digital musical instruments.;

    Abstract : In this master’s thesis, a sound-based notation system is explored and developed in the composition and performance of a musical work for live electronics. My approach builds on existing systems for electroacoustic music analysis, most notably Dennis Smalley’s (1997) theory of spectromorphology and the symbolic language of Lasse Thoresen & Andreas Hedman (2007) based on Pierre Schaeffer’s typo-morphology, as well as Mattias Sköld’s (2023) adaptation of this system for composition and transcription (Sound Notation). READ MORE