Essays about: "Science and Arts"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 46 essays containing the words Science and Arts.

1. 31. Through Artobiography - On personal narrative and emotion as a feminist strategy in the work by contemporary artist Sophie Calle

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Gabriella Pettersson; [2017]
   Keywords : Autobiography; art; feminism; emotion; True Stories; Sophie Calle; Judith Butler; Sara Ahmed; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This master thesis investigates how personal narrative and emotion might be understood as a feminist strategy in the work True Stories, an autobiographical project by contemporary French artist Sophie Calle. This is done through the application of Judith Butler's theory on heteronormativity, performativity and subversive acts, as well as Sara Ahmed's thought on emotion. READ MORE

3. 32. The Imaginative Child - Development of Creativity in Children

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

   Author : Frida Fuchs; [2017]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The constant flow of new products and information we are faced with today demands us to be prepared for rapid changes. To have creative skills becomes more and more important in multiple areas of our lives, from solving everyday problems to providing ideas and associational thinking at work. READ MORE

4. 33. Performance measurement and evaluation for cultural non-profit organisations : A model developed for Swedish museums

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Jenny Hammar; Erik Lagerborg; [2017]
   Keywords : Performance measurement; evaluation model; non-profit; cultural organisations; museum; operations management; arts management; cultural economics;

   Abstract : This study highlights the difficulty for non-profit cultural organisations to measure and evaluate the performance of their operations. The goal was to suggest and test a model for performance evaluation that can be used by museums, more specifically it was developed for Swedish Museums. READ MORE

5. 34. Ethno-Using Borders as Bridges

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i Malmö

   Author : Linus Ellström; [2016]
   Keywords : ethno; gehörsinlärning; kamratlärande; kulturell mångfald; musikundervisning; traditionell musik; visuell etnografi; utbildningsvetenskap; musikpedagogik; cultural diversity; learning by ear; music education; traditional music; peer-learning; visual ethnography; educational science; Social Sciences; Performing Arts;

   Abstract : The classrooms of today represents a variety of different cultures, a facet that is often problematized. This research explores how a multicultural context can be used as resource, instead of an obstacle. READ MORE

6. 35. The Value of Taste: Consumption Strategies for Social Upward Mobility among Urban Chinese Youth

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Annie Ross; [2015]
   Keywords : Xiaozi; youth; distinction; social mobility; urban; middle-class; consumer culture; China.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores a group of young Western-oriented Chinese consumers called xiaozi in Shanghai, comprised mainly by young individuals from an urban lower middle-class background who attempt at adopting a lifestyle and identity marked by a taste for fine arts and foreign culture. The study shows that by means of social distinction through taste and foreign cultural practices the xiaozi youth can attempt at acquiring cultural capital for upward social mobility, to compensate for their lack of economic capital or social connections in Shanghai's society. READ MORE