Essays about: "england and sweden"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 89 essays containing the words england and sweden.

  1. 1. Labyrinth routes around the Middle Age Baltic Sea

    University essay from

    Author : Christina Fagerström; [2023-08-17]
    Keywords : The labyrinth-symbol; labyrinth monuments; Trojaborg; Jerusalem; Middle Age Catholic Europe; pilgrimages; the Baltic Sea; the Northern crusades; navigatio; mission; the mendicant friars; the Fourth Lateran Church Council; fish markets;

    Abstract : Stone labyrinths are archaeological monuments found predominantly in the Nordic countries around the Baltic Sea, some 500 specimens are noted in Sweden and Finland. The abundance of smaller stones has provided the building material for lasting monuments around the Baltic Sea, the Swedish west coast and Norway, Iceland, the Scilly islands in England, the Barents Sea and the White Sea’s shores and rivers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Racial Prejudices as Societal Norms: Utilizing Genre Pedagogy to Help Students Work with William Shakespeare’s 'Othello'

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Malek Habejbek; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This essay examines racial attitudes in Elizabethan England to re-read Shakespeare’s Othello with an emphasis on the characters Roderigo, Iago, Brabantio, the Duke of Venice, and Emilia. It also looks at the historical background of blackface and how it contributed to racism. READ MORE

  4. 3. Key factors to improve collaboration between teams,an explorative study in the large technology organizations

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Mojtaba Salehi; Banjamin Diaz; [2023]
    Keywords : collaboration; organizational goals; teams; teamwork;

    Abstract : This study investigates collaboration among teams within large technology organizations and its impact on achieving organizational goals. The central question is: "What factors significantly influence collaboration between different teams in large technology organizations?"The study conducts an extensive literature review and presents a theoretical model encompassing critical factors such as clear mission definition, strategic alignment, senior management involvement, a supportive climate, team empowerment, and formal processes. READ MORE

  5. 4. SUSTAINABILITY OF MULTI-STORY WOOD BUILDINGS : Can the Swedish forestry keep up with the demand?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Celine Kozak; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability; green washing; multi-storey wood buildings; clay; climate change; forest; sweden; case study; life cycle; architecture; Hållbarhet; Green washing; trähus; lera; klimat; skog; sverige; flervåningshus; fallstudie; livscykel; arkitektur;

    Abstract :   Wood has been traditionally used as a construction material in Nordic countries such as Sweden dating back to the 12th century. Using wood as a building material for the construction of buildings with more than two stories became the norm around the 1850s and has only increased with the pressing need for more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to materials such as concrete. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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