Essays about: "Worldview"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 126 essays containing the word Worldview.

  1. 6. Pushing Boundaries? Artists' worldview in the AI era from a relational work perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Alina Dumea; Heejae Jun; [2023]
    Keywords : relational work; generative AI; Image generator; visual artists; moral gatekeeper; precarity; passion; creative industries; creative class; artwork; creative worker; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis discusses how visual artists negotiate the boundaries between their own creative work and AI-aided work, how they establish boundaries with other artists who use AI, and How the relationship between visual artists and clients is mediated in the market with the rising popularity of AI tools. The study found that most artists negotiate meanings to take a stance and, more often than not, are open to using AI if it becomes more ethical and transparent. READ MORE

  3. 7. "Sound and Vision": Thomas Pynchon, Perception, and Transcendence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Viktor Ferdinand Kovács; [2023]
    Keywords : Perception; transcendence; auditory self; phenomenology; modalities of experience; perceptual mode; imaginative mode; Thomas Pynchon; Gravity s Rainbow; The Crying of Lot 49; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Previous studies of Thomas Pynchon’s works have made progress in defining numerous aspects of what could be construed as the Pynchonian worldview. However, they have mainly identified them in general, visual terms, separated from the level of the direct experience of his characters. READ MORE

  4. 8. Surrender to Dagaa : An ethnographic study of Fishing in Zanzibar

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Björn Trägårdh; [2023]
    Keywords : Phenomenology; political economy; fishing; overexploitation; neoliberalism; blue economy; scientific capitalism; unlimited goods;

    Abstract : This thesis explores Zanzibari fishing practices and the fishermen’s relation to the ocean, within the context of the global political economy. The study focuses on catching small pelagic fish, locally known as dagaa, which has become vital for food security in Zanzibar. READ MORE

  5. 9. Living among gods – The Capacocha children : A hermeneutic analysis of the Chakana philosophy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Frida Ekberg Toscano; [2023]
    Keywords : Capacocha ritual; Huacas; Chakana; Inca world belief; sacred landscape; offerings; phenomenology theory; hermeneutic spiral;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to study the Capacocha, which is an Inca ritual where children were offered to their gods in the sacred places called Huacas (places of origin) and offered artefacts together with the children links to the Inca's sacred symbol, the Chakana, which in turn it is the life philosophy of the Inca culture. This thesis uses this philosophy to understand the phenomenon and the elements that define Huacas and the Capacocha ritual. READ MORE

  6. 10. Designing for Interconnectedness : Strategies for More-Than-Human Experiences

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Anton Fischer; Flora Jameson; [2023]
    Keywords : Research through design; interconnectedness; more-than-human design; design strategies; noticing; sustainable HCI; 3D-printing; circular material flow;

    Abstract : More-than-human design represents a paradigm shift that decentralises the human in relation to the rest of the living world. As part of this movement, scholars call for a new worldview that recognizes the interconnectedness between human and non-human beings. READ MORE