Essays about: "freak shows"

Found 2 essays containing the words freak shows.

1. 1. Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of Modern-Day Freak Show Performers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Dana Stepankova; [2023]
   Keywords : freak; freak shows; BDSM; body suspension; edgework; dark play; subculture; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Abstract Author: Dana Štěpánková Title: Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of ModernDay Freak Show Performers Supervisor: Sébastien Tutenges Master’s Thesis SOCM04, Cultural Criminology, 30 credits Department of Sociology, Spring 2023 Freak shows have been historically depicted as dehumanizing spectacles exhibiting individuals with physical anomalies. Over time, these shows faded away, but human curiosity and fascination with difference and deviance have brought them back in a new form. READ MORE

3. 2. Viability of Feature Detection on Sony Xperia Z3 using OpenCL

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för kreativa teknologier; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datalogi och datorsystemteknik

   Author : Max Danielsson; Thomas Sievert; [2015]
   Keywords : GPU; Feature Detection; Feature Description; Embedded Device;

   Abstract : Context. Embedded platforms GPUs are reaching a level of perfor-mance comparable to desktop hardware. Therefore it becomes inter-esting to apply Computer Vision techniques to modern smartphones.The platform holds different challenges, as energy use and heat gen-eration can be an issue depending on load distribution on the device. READ MORE