Essays about: "do it yourself"

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  1. 6. The Joy of Not Fitting In – An Essay on How Non-binary People Accomplish Gender Euphoria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Frederik Kramer Kluw; [2022]
    Keywords : Non-binary; Gender Euphoria; Masculinity Femininity; Internet-ethnography; Ethnomethodology; Doing gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand how gender euphoria is constructed by non-binary people, and how these experiences are embedded in ideas of masculinities and femininities. The theoretical point of departure involves the theorization of “doing gender” by West and Zimmerman, concepts from ethnomethodology inspired by Liberman, and finally “performative acts” by Butler. READ MORE

  3. 7. UpYours : Translating Human Values To Design Features In Digital Platform

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Maida Sijaric; [2022]
    Keywords : Application; Circular economy; Consumers; Human-computer interaction; Incentives; Interaction design; Values; Platform; Sustainability; Upcycling;

    Abstract : This paper introduces the application UpYours as a way to investigate how the field of Interaction Design can be utilized in three ways: 1) propose a waste management solution; 2) facilitate an easier upcycling process to enhance the potential of individual upcycling; 3) raise awareness and shift consumers' perspectives about unwanted items. The design process, a modified version of the double diamond, of creating this digital prototype is used for an Interaction Design evaluation. READ MORE

  4. 8. Analysing space dependencies - Methods and factors for method development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Theodor de Sousa; [2022]
    Keywords : Vital societal functions; critical infrastructure; interdependency; dependency analysis; space services; space infrastructure; GNSS; PNT; ICT; method development; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Vital societal functions and critical infrastructure rely to an increasing extent on services from space, such as navigation and positioning systems, timekeeping, and communications. However, understanding of space service dependencies is low among practitioners and society at large, with research on societal space dependency being limited as well. READ MORE

  5. 9. Pushing Authenticity. Challenging Narratives and Performances on Women’s Subcultural Participation

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

    Author : Filippa Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : cultural sociology; subcultural theory; gender; ethnography; rave; skateboarding; authenticity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines women’s subcultural participation based on ethnographic fieldwork and 73 interviews with women within the skateboarding and rave cultures. The study explores and develops how we view female participation. READ MORE

  6. 10. Speaker Recognition using Biology-Inspired Feature Extraction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Edvin Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; AI; Machine Learning; Speaker Recognition; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Distinguishing between people's voices is something the human brain does naturally, using only frequencies picked up by the inner ear. The field of speaker recognition is concerned with making machines do the same thing using digitally sampled speech and data processing. READ MORE