Essays about: "early 19th century"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 68 essays containing the words early 19th century.

  1. 6. American representations of Mexico in the early 1900s : stereographs portraying the other’s modernity and backwardness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mediehistoria

    Author : Kathya Ninette Nordin; [2022]
    Keywords : Media History; Orientalism; Stereoscope; Visual analysis; Stereograph; Mexico; USA; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis presents the late 19th-century observers as a part of a highly visualized society able to connect with distant places through a very popular visual medium. The stereoscope provided a three-dimensional experience intended for entertainment and education. The thesis focuses on how American stereographic companies portrayed Mexico. READ MORE

  3. 7. “Freedom is the greatest gift your master can give you”; Understanding a protracted emancipation process from slavery to freedom from the perspective of Mauritanian master’s

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Christine Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Labour coercion; Emancipation; Property right; Economic incentives; Capital markets; Narrative analysis; Mauritania; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Using Mauritania as a case study this thesis compares the decline of two forms of coercive labour, slavery and servitude, to understand how masters’ incentives differ depending on property right and thus affect conditions for decline. By re-analysing sociological research through an economic lens, this thesis offers a new angle on Mauritania’s emancipation process. READ MORE

  4. 8. Enamelled steel

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Steneby - Institutionen för Konsthantverk och Design

    Author : Johannes Postlmayr; [2021-01-05]
    Keywords : Enamelled Steel; Glass on metal; Enamel; Emaille; Emalj; Enamelware; Kitchenware; Householdware; Hollowware; Public health; Lead-poisoning; Industrial Revolution; Design; Functionalism; Gestaltung; Gestaltning; Contemporary Sculpture; Applied craft; Object art; CAD; CNC water-jet cutting; Augmented reality;

    Abstract : This exam project is about a material that developed with the rise of the industrial revolution, became almost obsolete in recent decades, and that I now use in the field of applied art, craft, and design. Enamelled steel is a material mostly known for its use in domestic kitchenware and colourful road and advertising signs. READ MORE

  5. 9. Gröna värden i vården : en uppsats om hälsofrämjande utomhusmiljöer i tid och rum

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Saga Agelii; [2021]
    Keywords : evidensbaserade design; hälsofrämjande design; salutogen design; trädgårdshistoria; vårdhistoria; sanatorium; psykiatrisk vård; brunnspark;

    Abstract : Under 1800-talet och tidiga 1900-talet betraktades natur och trädgård som centrala hälsofrämjande element i vården och samhällsbyggnationen. Natur och trädgård sågs som hälsans landskap i kontrast till industrialiseringens smutsiga städer där sjukdomar spreds till följd av trångboddhet och osanitära levnadsförhållanden. READ MORE

  6. 10. Exploring Swedish Oat (Avena sativa) Genetic History - from AD 1440 to today

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Amanda Raud Westberg; [2021]
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    Abstract : Oats (Avena sativa) have been one of the most important cereals in Swedish crop history, completely dominating domestic cereal production in the 19th and early 20th centuries. During this time, oats were mainly used as horse feed and since then, production has decreased with decreased use of horses. READ MORE