Essays about: "artistic practices"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 47 essays containing the words artistic practices.
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11. Feminist Practices and Representation of Women Characters in Little Women
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This essay focuses on Louisa May Alcott's Little Women as a feminist novel and explores the representations of feminisms in the text. First, I argue Little Women is a novel that presents writing as feminist practice from a Künstlerroman perspective, which highlights Jo March's subversive feminism in the time. READ MORE
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12. Futuristic Heritage: Palestinian Craftculture in the Context of Settler Colonialism
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiAbstract : Through the study of the creative practices of young artisans in Palestine, this thesis addresses the symbolic and lived time experiences in the context of settler colonialism. It is based on interviews with seven craftspeople from Ramallah and Jerusalem who practice artistic forms of reproducing and rethinking heritage. READ MORE
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13. Digital Existence in the Digital Theater : An Ethnographic, Transnational Study of Artistic Practices and Participation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : This thesis argues that the research problem, which describes a lack of a common understanding of the digital age, and what its major transformations mean for different stakeholders, can be fruitfully interrogated by attending to emergent forms of making sense in the digital theater. The aim of the study was met by raising and responding to the following research questions: How does the digital theater understand and experience digital existence in participatory potentials, and how do creatives in the digital theater bridge participatory intensities, the tensions and sometimes gaps between experienced reality and digital capabilities to expand on their own and their theaters’ participatory potential? The study combined a phenomenological approach, with an ethnographic method and narrative analysis, supported by a theoretical framework of existential media studies with a particular focus on digital existence, in combination with prospects for participation, using cultural participation theories. READ MORE
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14. Inspired : Interaction Design Supporting the Practice of Handcrafting
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This project investigates how interaction design can support handcrafting and foster well-being. The design process has been user-centered, focusing on people who handcraft during their leisure. Along the process, the focus was narrowed down to the practices of artistic handcrafting such as painting and sketching. READ MORE
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15. The Art of Quitting : A Dissection in six Acts
University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för cirkusAbstract : This study offers insight into the process and frst-hand experience of quitting circus. The focus lies in the defning of acts of stopping as a consciouschoice. Stopping is generally seen as negative and unproductive as it caneasily be associated with giving up or failing, and therefore seems to be anunlikely and unworthy subject to be researched. READ MORE
