Essays about: "Symbolic Interaction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 essays containing the words Symbolic Interaction.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Rethinking Public Squares: Athens, Berlin, Copenhagen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Eleni Tamiolaki; [2023]
   Keywords : public; public space; public squares; urban space; urban squares; Athens; Berlin; Copenhagen; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Since ancient times, public squares have played a significant role in the social and political life of towns and cities. They were designed as open spaces for public use, allowing people to meet, communicate, and demonstrate, and as centers for commercial and civic culture that reflected historical transformations. READ MORE

4. 3. THE WORK AND LIVES OF SOUTH KOREAN TEACHERS Lower-Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Teacher Profession

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Hyeryung Jang; [2022-01-27]
   Keywords : Teachers’ lives; workload; lower-secondary school teachers; Professionalism;

   Abstract : Aim: Historically, the teaching profession in eastern Asian countries is often considered as a prestigious and desirable occupation with great respect in social and cultural contexts. Even though South Korean secondary school teachers have been part of and influenced by a devaluation of their authority compared to the past, there is not enough research about Korean teachers’ work and lives in international research. READ MORE

5. 4. Damping Factor Analysis for PageRank

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Fredrik Scheie; [2022]
   Keywords : PageRank; Damping factor; Probability matrix; Google matrix;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to present research related to the damping factor in relation to the PageRank algorithm where a method of symbolic calculations is used to calculate eigenvalues, eigenvectors corresponding to the Google matrix in relation to both directed and undirected graphs. These graphs given comprise all the directed graphs up to four vertices and in addition the undirected graphs of five vertices are given in this thesis. READ MORE

6. 5. Rainbow-Washing on Screen: Perceptions of 21st Century Popular Media Representations of Queer Identities in a Comparison between Sweden and Czechia

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

   Author : Elizabeth Hythova; [2022]
   Keywords : queer representation; stereotypes in popular media; social constructionism; heteronormativity; othering of minorities; queer theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how queer people perceive queer representations in popular media (film and TV) produced in recent years and how such representations affect queer people’s identity and self-perception, as well as how they mirror and reproduce heteronormative understandings of queerness. A cultural comparison between Czechia and Sweden in perceptions of heteronormativity and queer representations and media is also made. READ MORE