Essays about: "fieldwork"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 483 essays containing the word fieldwork.

  1. 26. Support Humans to Socialise Outdoors : How Ambient Technology Enhances Interactions in the non-human World

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

    Author : Johanna Katharina Brunkhorst; [2023]
    Keywords : Ambient Technology; Communication; Disconnection; Human-Centred Design; Interaction Design; Nature; Non-Human; Social Interaction; Outdoor;

    Abstract : This thesis project aims to explore social interactions in outdoor scenarios and understand how interaction design can benefit group experiences in a non-human world. By taking a human-centred approach to this project, relevant theory and design examples have been researched and synthesised. READ MORE

  3. 27. Unveiling the Impacts of the Covid-19 Crisis : Exploring the Experiences of Women in the South African Informal Economy.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Nora Hattar; [2023]
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    Abstract : The informal economy is an important source of income for many poor people living in South Africa. But with legacies from colonialism and apartheid still lingering in society and rising levels of xenophobia, people in the informal economy are marginalized and vulnerable. READ MORE

  4. 28. Struggle for Survival : A Case Study of the Reindeer Industry in Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Jury Flickenschild; Carlotta Schäfer; Matilda Östlund; [2023]
    Keywords : Reindeer Herding; Sami; Challenges; Indigenous Business; Industry Survival;

    Abstract : Background: Within capitalistic economies the notion persists that only the most efficient and profit-maximizing companies and industries, that withstand the market mechanisms, should sustain. However, market mechanisms currently do not sufficiently consider non-monetary value creation such as social and environmental contributions. READ MORE

  5. 29. "The Open Veins Remain Open": GM Soy Cultivation, Socio-Environmental Struggle and the Political Economy of Contemporary Peronist Development in Argentina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Julian Dannefjord; [2023]
    Keywords : Argentina; genetically modified soy; GMO; extractivism; Peronism; Kirchner; Gramsci; bio-hegemony; interviews; participant observation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Argentina is a pioneer in practicing export-oriented extractivism as a model of socio-economic development. A prevalent extractive project is genetically modified (GM) soy, which was adopted under neoliberal governance in the 1990s and has had a variety of socio-environmental consequences in the country. READ MORE

  6. 30. "Thor Drives a Tesla" : Ritual and Sacred Space in Swedish Heathenism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Mathilda Lönn; [2023]
    Keywords : paganism; heathenism; ritual; space; nature; disenchantment;

    Abstract : Heathenism is a branch of Paganism based on Germanic mythology, whose diverse spiritual beliefs are united by a common sacrificial ritual called blot. The Swedish Heathen organization The Swedish Forn Sed Assembly [Samfundet Forn Sed Sverige] is a self-described nature religion, who see nature as sacred and whose public blot ceremonies are held outside in order to commune with the gods. READ MORE