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  1. 1. THE CHOSEN CREATURES: HOW ANIMAL JUXTAPOSITIONS IN ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA CONTRIBUTED TO INSTITUTIONALIZED OTHERNESS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Heidi Keller; [2023-07-06]
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    Abstract : This paper discusses how anthropomorphic animals have been used in depicting Jews in antisemitic art and propaganda imagery since the late High Middle Ages until the first half of the 20th century. It sheds light on why certain animal species were chosen to symbolize Jews, and categorizes the animals into three groups: creatures taken from the Hebrew Scriptures and the Jewish folklore inspired by it, animals presented in secular and pagan folklore influenced by legends from Ancient Greece and Rome, and the “anti-charismatic” fauna. READ MORE

  3. 2. Constructing Semiotic System : A Study of Traditional Chinese Woodblock New Year Pictures

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Jinyue Qian; [2023]
    Keywords : Chinese Woodblock New Year pictures; signs; signifier; signified; connotation; myth; semiotic system;

    Abstract : Traditional Chinese woodblock New Year pictures face the danger of being marginalized and disappearing in the context of industrialization and technological development. It is, therefore, imperative to conduct research on traditional New Year pictures to address this challenge. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dynamisk vegetationsbyggnad i en folkparksmiljö : ett gestaltningsförslag för Folkets park i Lomma

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

    Author : Annie Kouns; [2023]
    Keywords : dynamisk vegetationsbyggnad; dynamisk växtgestaltning; artrik; strukturrik; diversitet; kulturhistorisk; historiska arvet; Folkets park;

    Abstract : Folkets hus och parker är en del av svensk parkhistoria. Parkerna var tillägnade arbetarklassen under 1900-talet och de skapade möjligheter för sociala möten, kultur och nöjen. Det här arbetet fokuserar på Lomma Folkets park, som ursprungligen var en levande park med växtlighet och mänsklig aktivitet. READ MORE

  5. 4. Human pose estimation in low-resolution images

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Hugo Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Human Pose Estimation; Low-Resolution Images; Heatmap Decoding; Computer Vision; Deep Learning; Mänsklig Poseuppskattning; Lågupplösta Bilder; Färgdiagram Avkodning; Datorseende; Djupinlärning;

    Abstract : This project explores the understudied, yet important, case of human pose estimation in low-resolution images. This is done in the use-case of images with football players of known scale in the image. Human pose estimation can mainly be done in two different ways, the bottom-up method and the top-down method. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Art of Canon - An artistic approach to the unpublished collection of Cyrillus Kreek.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Arno Gabriel Humal; [2020-06-05]
    Keywords : Unpublished works; avaldamata teosed; Cyrillus Kreek’s manuscripts; Estonian Theatre and Music Museum; transcriptions from manuscript; choir polyphony; discovering unperformed music; esitamata teosed; Estonian-Swedish traditional music; Estonian-Swedish folk hymns;

    Abstract : This project explores the 75 unpublished choral pieces from a collection of 150 mixed choir canons written by Cyrillus Kreek. A closer artistic look is being taken at three selected pieces – “Kas sureb nii mu kõige armsam elu?”, “Den signade dag, som vi nu här se” and “Oh Jeesus, sinu valu”. READ MORE