Essays about: "body diversity"

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  1. 1. Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of Modern-Day Freak Show Performers

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

    Author : Dana Stepankova; [2023]
    Keywords : freak; freak shows; BDSM; body suspension; edgework; dark play; subculture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Author: Dana Štěpánková Title: Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of ModernDay Freak Show Performers Supervisor: Sébastien Tutenges Master’s Thesis SOCM04, Cultural Criminology, 30 credits Department of Sociology, Spring 2023 Freak shows have been historically depicted as dehumanizing spectacles exhibiting individuals with physical anomalies. Over time, these shows faded away, but human curiosity and fascination with difference and deviance have brought them back in a new form. READ MORE

  3. 2. Flood Simulation in the Colombian Andean Region Using UAV-based LiDAR : Minor Field Study in Colombia

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Simon Höglund; Linus Rodin; [2023]
    Keywords : UAV; Unmanned aerial vehicle; LiDAR; Light detection and ranging; UAV-based LiDAR; UAV photogrammetry; Aerial photogrammetry; Flooding Colombia; UN Sustainability Development Goals; UAV; Obemannade flygfordon; LiDAR; Ljus- och avståndsdetektion; UAV-baserad LiDAR; UAV-fotogrammetri; Flygfotogrammetri; Översvämning Colombia; FN; hållbarhetsutvecklingsmål;

    Abstract : Flooding is a worldwide problem that every year causes substantial damage for the environment and stakeholders nearby, and this impact relates to several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Colombia is specially prone to flooding as 17% of its surface area is at risk of extreme flooding. READ MORE

  4. 3. Generation Z Consumers' Attitudes towards Body Diversity in Fashion Advertisements : A quantitative study on the effect of consumers' own body size to their attitude

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Amanda Hallberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Fashion advertising; body diversity; body positivity; generation Z; fashion industry; Instagram marketing; social media marketing; consumer attitudes; purchase intentions;

    Abstract : This thesis is investigating how consumers’ attitudes on fashion advertisements are affected by the models featured in the advertisements, with the consumers’ own body size being taken into consideration. The topic for the thesis was formed when conducting a thorough literature search, which revealed a gap in research. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring the Effects of Entrepreneurial Extracurricular Activities on Student Entrepreneurs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ivan Zankov; [2023]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurship; education; extracurricular activities; innovation; university; Lund; Carleton; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Academic entrepreneurship is becoming more accessible and comprehensive, and with it, so too are entrepreneurial extracurricular activities (EEAs). Because the expansion of entrepreneurship education accessibility is limited to the last two decades, little has been explored on the exact impacts EEAs have on students enrolled in entrepreneurship education. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Study on Personal Firsthand Lived Experiences in Self-organizing in Curating Profession Around 2000-2020s in Sweden : The Phenomenon of the Swedish Curators’ Association

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Sona Stepanyan; [2023]
    Keywords : Svensk Curatorförening; Föreningen Organiserade Curatorer i Sverige; FOCS; Institutet För Konstnärer Konstförmedlare; IKK; Nordic Curators United; curatorial self-organization; embodied experience; phenomenology of perception; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; IPA; precariat.;

    Abstract : With the outbreak of COVID-19, the Swedish government allocated specific financial support to cultural practitioners, however, excluding curators from this assistance. As a result, a group of engaged professionals formed the Swedish Curators’ Association, marking a recent effort in curatorial self-organization. READ MORE