Essays about: "anthropology of becoming"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words anthropology of becoming.
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1. The Making of "White Spaces" : The construction, disruption, and maintenance of stability in bipolar realities in Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionenAbstract : Bipolar disorder is a condition rarely approached in anthropological research, and even less so through the eyes of people living with the disorder. Therefore, to focus on understanding the experience of the state in-between episodes, here referred to as a “white space”, is rare and in need of further examination. READ MORE
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2. ‘We do what we can with what we have’ - The daily life of people with disabilities and the long and complicated road to improve it in Pando Bolivia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : In the search for grasping how the everyday life experience for people with a disability is shaped in relation to the local social and political complexities in Cobija/Pando four themes are crucial to understand. Firstly, illustrating how the rhetorical definition of disability removes the wrongfulness or responsibility from the shoulders of the individual to an exclusive social environment. READ MORE
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3. Becoming Raggare: Materiality Through the Car : A Sensory Exploration of Car Phenomenology Within the Raggar Subculture
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionenAbstract : Raggare is a unique and rather understudied subculture within Scandinavia that emerged in the 1950s and has been vibrant since. They are noted for their affection towards 1950s American aesthetics and, most importantly, American vintage cars. READ MORE
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4. Hope, Chief and Mamas. Development of Cultural Tourism in Iringa, Tanzania
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : Tanzania as a tourist destination has traditionally had a nature-oriented focus for the past years. However, cultural heritage is becoming more and more viewed as a source for tourist attractions which raises questions on global and local impact on commodification of culture, and what sort of cultural activities are chosen to attract international and national tourists. READ MORE
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5. Practicing creativity : Landscape architects make future Stockholm
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionenAbstract : Green urban spaces are a vigorous part in cities development, all over the world (Swanwick, Dunnet, & Wooley, 2003). These spaces are persistently constructed and negotiated over a creative process, which includes a network of actors, such as clients, designers, constructors, and users. READ MORE
