Essays about: "ethnographic studies"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 145 essays containing the words ethnographic studies.
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21. The 12th Player : An Anthropological Exploration of Football Supporters Emotions
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionenAbstract : This study examines football supporters' emotional expressions at football matches. The study uncovers this through the analysis of football supporters from the Stockholm-basedfootball club AIK, by conducting participant observation and ethnographic interviews. READ MORE
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22. Global Cultures – Critical Zone Observatories of Everyday Objects : (A Global Environmental History of Yogurt)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This study turns to what is for many an everyday item – yogurt – as a critical zone observatory, a synergistic, place-based laboratory which aims to integrate heterogenous representations of planetary phenomena as they are registered at a common surface. Yogurt has an impressive cultural endurance largely derived from its prominence in various paradigms of health. READ MORE
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23. In-Vehicle Information Systems : A Study on the Interaction between Driver and Automotive Head-Up Display System
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)Abstract : Head-up display (HUD) systems are systems that present data on a transparent display without requiring the user of the system to look away from their viewpoints. Although, HUD systems are not a new technology, as they have been initially developed in 1950s for military aircrafts, the last decade are also used in the automotive industry. READ MORE
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24. “What kind of generation is this?” - A social anthropological study about youth climate activism in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The climate crisis is upon us and our planet is crying out for help. This thesis is a story about the young people that have chosen to answer the call and take action. READ MORE
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25. Digital Existence in the Digital Theater : An Ethnographic, Transnational Study of Artistic Practices and Participation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : This thesis argues that the research problem, which describes a lack of a common understanding of the digital age, and what its major transformations mean for different stakeholders, can be fruitfully interrogated by attending to emergent forms of making sense in the digital theater. The aim of the study was met by raising and responding to the following research questions: How does the digital theater understand and experience digital existence in participatory potentials, and how do creatives in the digital theater bridge participatory intensities, the tensions and sometimes gaps between experienced reality and digital capabilities to expand on their own and their theaters’ participatory potential? The study combined a phenomenological approach, with an ethnographic method and narrative analysis, supported by a theoretical framework of existential media studies with a particular focus on digital existence, in combination with prospects for participation, using cultural participation theories. READ MORE
