Essays about: "dark play"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words dark play.

  1. 1. Freedom in the Digital Age - VAT challenges from data as currency and the platform economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : André Dammert; [2023]
    Keywords : Value Added Tax VAT ; e-commerce; Bitcoin; Data as Currency; Platform Economy; Natural Rights; Public Choice; Governing the Commons; New Institutionalism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : 2000-talet har introducerat nya sätt att bedriva e-handel, med plattformsekonomin som suddar ut gränserna för vilken person som tillhandahåller tjänster från ett mervärdesskatteperspektiv. Bitcoin har blivit pengar för internetåldern. READ MORE

  3. 2. Are you ready for a new (AI) colleague? : How the geopolitical and cultural contexts influence fashion retail managers’ decision-making process regarding adopting and implementing AI.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Florence Mensah; Marina Lysikova; [2023]
    Keywords : AI technology; artificial intelligence AI ; digital transformation; IT innovation; cultural context; geopolitical context; AI adoption; AI implementation; fashion retail industry;

    Abstract : The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to significant changes in the business environment and academic discussions. AI boosts productivity and positively impacts the competitive advantage of organisations. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. The ecological impact of artificial light at night in landscape architecture : strategies and guidelines for street lights for the benefit of biodiversity and local wildlife

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Zozan Altun; [2023]
    Keywords : light pollution; artificial light at night; ecology; biodiversity; local wildlife; landscape architecture; guidelines; strategies;

    Abstract : Artificial light at night (ALAN) is an increasingly common form of light pollution that contributes to biodiversity loss, loss of dark habitats, disrupting populations both on an individual- and population level by invading biodiversity hot spots. Recent studies show that artificial light is increasing at a rate of approximately 6% annually over Earth’s surface, and 88% of Europe and 47% of the United States experience light pollution on a nightly basis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Celebrations in Dark Guise : A Definitional Study of Contemporary Satanic Ritual

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Religionsvetenskap

    Author : Ida Setfors; [2022]
    Keywords : Satanism; Ritual; Satanic ritual; Black mass; History of religions; Contemporary Satanism; Activism; Identity; Religious Community; Global Order of Satan;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to answer the question “what is contemporary Satanic ritual?” It explores the historical development of Satanic ritual from being a fictional nineteenth-century literary concept, to a means of giving voice to 21st century activism and identity. From its roots in Christian history when the Satanic Black Mass was once a polemic instrument for subduing the other, and its transformation into a meaningful practice with which the oft subdued raise their own voice. READ MORE