Essays about: "human- non-human relations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words human- non-human relations.

  1. 1. Vaccine development during a pandemic : A case study of an academic research group in Sweden and their vaccine(s) against SARS-CoV-2

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Anna Tarnovskaya; [2023]
    Keywords : vaccine development; COVID-19; discursive practices; situational analysis; grounded theory; DNA vaccine;

    Abstract : This ethnographic study examines the multiple ways in which a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 disease and infection is known in an academic research group in Sweden. This academic research group has been working to develop a vaccine since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mapping out the problem of vacant houses in Japan : a case study of Kochi prefecture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Julia Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Vacant houses; Akiya; Japan; Depopulation; Urban-rural relations; Rural imaginaries; Sense of place theory; Non-human agency; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how local residents in rural Japan navigate the phenomenon of vacant houses (akiya), to understand the impact it has on their sense of place. The study is based on fieldwork conducted in Kochi prefecture, and relies on data from interviews, documents, photographs, and participant observation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Chimeric Mimicry : Reflection and Animality in Merleau-Ponty's Philosophy of Nature

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Filosofi

    Author : Oscar Amcoff; [2023]
    Keywords : animal-studies; human-animal relation; merleau-ponty; merleau-ponty nature; chimera; chimerical; animal reflection; reflection of nature; human-animal divide; carnologocentrism; animal philosophy; animal phenomenology; phenomenology of nature; merleau-ponty and the animal; ineinander; animal embodiment;

    Abstract : In this paper, I attempt to understand how Merleau-Ponty views the relation between nature and reflection, as well as the meaning behind the terms “human” and “animal” and the relations between them. I approach this by outlining the transition from Merleau-Ponty’s early philosophy (SB, PP) to his late philosophy (N, VI). READ MORE

  5. 4. Lessons from waste - from ignorance to awareness

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

    Author : Pablo Ramirez Pedraza; [2022-09-26]
    Keywords : anthropocentrism; ecocentrism; circular economy; Theory of Experience and Education; sustainability; Education for Sustainable Development; ESD;

    Abstract : Aim: This study aimed to introduce elementary school students to an ecocentric worldview by creating opportunities in class for actions that could lead to changes locally and at the global level regarding the disposal of materials. Theory: This thesis used a combination of theories to challenge the anthropocentrism practice in our schools and societies and facilitate the development of an ecocentric worldview in students. READ MORE

  6. 5. Thinking with Ai Stratis : Becoming-Tourist, Becoming-Researcher in a More-Than-Human-World

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Byggteknik och byggd miljö

    Author : Paulina Raduchowska; [2022]
    Keywords : Ai Stratis; Agios Efstratios; island; tourism; research; becoming; affect; posthuman; multispecies; landscape; Deleuze; ethics of care; more-than-human; sustainability; futurity; assemblage; environmental humanities; ontological turn; guest; host;

    Abstract : This study discusses the difference between thinking with and about the island of Ai Stratis for knowledge production, advocating for situated research and embodied experience. Having conducted an ethnographic study, on the island of Ai Stratis in the North Aegean region of Greece in the summer of 2021, I look out from the island, assuming a tree-fold research field, including the physical island of Ai Stratis, a plane of reflexivity, as well as a literary plane. READ MORE