Essays about: "embodied"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 439 essays containing the word embodied.

  1. 1. Movement towards socioecological change: The case of Ecosomatics

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Wilma Lagerman; [2024-03-19]
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    Abstract : Several scholars both within and outside the field of human ecology argue that the perceptual human-nature divide contributes profoundly to patterns of unsustainability and weak sustainability visible in the world today. Deliberately engaging in conscious bodily-felt contact with the natural environment is suggested to uncover appropriate, embodied angles to approaching ecology and the environmental crisis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring a Wearable Technology for Enhanced Learning : - a design concept

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Linus Thofte; [2024]
    Keywords : Exoskeleton; Haptics; Smart Glove; UX; Interaction Design; Embodied Music Cognition; Human-Machine Cooperation; Wearables; Learning System; Technology Matchmaking;

    Abstract : This paper is an explorative interaction design study focusing on the development of a wearable device for enhanced learning of bodily skills. It uses a variation of technology scouting and matchmaking to explore possible technologies related to assistive technology for learning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

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    Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

    Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE

  5. 4. Softening - a choreographic exploration with trees

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Anna Wennerbeck; [2023-08-22]
    Keywords : Trees; Choreography; Dance; Eco Art; Embodiment; Resilience; Reconnect; Ecosomatic;

    Abstract : The purpose of this project is to explore how to connect with nature through an embodied work, understood through a choreographic practice. It seeks to investigate what movements and materials can be generated from a choreographic work with trees. READ MORE

  6. 5. “Experiencing what you cannot read” : Planners’ encounters with embodied knowledge about feelings of safety in public space

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Lundberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Embodied knowledge; multisensory methods; feelings of safety; public space; urban planning; planning methods.;

    Abstract : In the pursuit of planning for inclusive public space, this thesis addresses feelings of unsafety as a hindering aspect of equal access. The aim of this thesis is to explore the role of embodied knowledge within urban planning for understanding feelings of safety in public space. READ MORE