Essays about: "Sensory ethnography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Sensory ethnography.

1. 1. Exploring the Intersectional Dimensions of Urban Green Spaces : A Study in the Holma Neighborhood of Malmo, Sweden

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Saba Moeini; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis serves as an introductory phase to a research project that aims to explore the intersectional dimensions of urban green spaces in the Holma neighborhood of Malmo, Sweden. By adopting a multi-faceted approach, the study delves into various interconnected themes, including intersectionality, spatial justice, neoliberal planning, the right to the city, green spaces, sensory ethnography, and the potential of community mapping. READ MORE

3. 2. World Heritage in the Making : An ethnography of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, Türkiye

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Ece Karakaş; [2023]
   Keywords : Cultural heritage; UNESCO; World Heritage List; heritage conservation; heritage anthropology; multiculturalism; İzmir Studies; Türkiye;

   Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic research of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, focusing particularly on the heritage site Historical Port City of İzmir’s conservation on individual, local, and global levels from an anthropological point of view. With its ongoing inscription process to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the study aims, first, to understand the motivation behind this inscription, the current conservation practices in the city that are undergone by individual and local actors, and to analyze the impact and connection between the individual, local and global efforts to protect İzmir’s multicultural and multilayered heritage. READ MORE

4. 3. Nairobi on Board: Skateboarders' Sensory Experiences of Community, Body, and Space

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Emmi Zittel; [2023]
   Keywords : social anthropology; skateboarding; Kenya; collective effervescence; ritual performance; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In this paper, I argue skateboarding to be a ritualizing performance that acts as a catalyst for transformative energies and heightened emotional states. Aided by the sensory experience of riding a board, powerful feelings of connectedness and unity arise amongst those who practice skateboarding, so intense that they transgress day-to-day social boundaries and temporarily overcome the socioeconomic segregation of ordinary urban life. READ MORE

5. 4. Aesthetics of Urban Culture: Corporeal Experience of Copenhagen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Mikaela Sjöberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Aesthetics; Atmosphere; Commerce; Globalization; Identity; Mythology; Urbanity; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the visual culture of the streets; images and sensory experiences that shape our sense of space and ideas of identity and belonging. The atmospheres of cities, partly constructed by planners and partly lived by those who inhabit its spaces, produce audio-visual material that affect the atmosphere of the city, influencing dynamics of hierarchal structures in society. READ MORE

6. 5. Discipline and Order: Hostile architecture in Copenhagen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Egill Karlsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Hostile architecture; Copenhagen; Sensory ethnography; Phenomenology; Order; Discipline; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Hostile architecture is a tool used to control and regulate behavior, individuals, and groups in public spaces. This research explores the use, purpose, and meaning of hostile architecture in Copenhagen. To explore the phenomenon, I conducted fieldwork and semi-structured interviews. READ MORE