Essays about: "humanistic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the word humanistic.

  1. 1. Evaluating and Fine-Tuning a Few-Shot Model for Transcription of Historical Ciphers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Ingrid Eliasson; [2023]
    Keywords : historical ciphers; few-shot learning; automatic transcription;

    Abstract : Thousands of historical ciphers, encrypted manuscripts, are stored in archives across Europe. Historical cryptology is the research field concerned with studying these manuscripts - combining the interest of humanistic fields with methods of cryptography and computational linguistics. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Question of Avian Aesthetics : An Ungendered Theory of Aesthetic Agency

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Luca Leon Canonico Johnson; [2023]
    Keywords : Non-human Animal Aesthetics; Feminist Philosophy of Science; Critical Post-humanism; Feminist Aesthetics; Human-Animal Studies; Non-human Animal Agency; Aesthetic Agency; Avian Aesthetics;

    Abstract : As humanity grapples with its significant global footprint in this era, there is a growing fascination with delving into the experiences and viewpoints of other animal species. This juncture offers an opportune moment to delve into the aesthetics of non-human animals by using diverse interdisciplinary methods and viewpoints. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Sound of Capta : Sonification as critical method for data perceptualization in digital humanities

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Daniel Lind; [2023]
    Keywords : Sonification; Auditory display; Data perceptualization; Epistemology; Digital Humanities; Critical hermeneutics; Humanities data; Spotify; Music history; SuperCollider;

    Abstract : Sonification allows for the analysis and interpretation of data through its rendering into sound. It is a method that remains largely unexplored from a digital humanities perspective. The present thesis addresses this research gap by exploring aspects of sonification as a mode of data perceptualization. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Be fit, my age, big c**k": Engagements with Hegemonic Masculinity, Hetero(homo)normativity and Discrimination among Queer Male Dating App Users in Malmö and Copenhagen - A Thematic and Summative Content Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Aaron West; [2023]
    Keywords : MSM dating apps; hegemonic masculinity; heteronormative; homonormative; misogyny; body shaming; racism; queer digital geographies; self- re presentation; online disinhibition.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This exploratory research addresses a significant gap in feminist, cultural, and digital geographies by examining the geographic variations of how hegemonic masculinity, hetero(homo)normativity and discrimination is exhibited by MSM dating apps users in two distinct city contexts. Drawing from a post-structuralist humanistic perspective, the study explores how dominant ideologies shape exclusionary online queer spaces made unique by digital placemaking. READ MORE

  6. 5. Improving active listening behaviours of embodied conversational agents (ECA) from a UX perspective

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

    Author : Bharat Narayanan; [2022]
    Keywords : Embodied Conversational Avatar; Virtual Humans; User Experience; Active Listening Behaviour; Characteristics; Expressions.;

    Abstract : Active listening is a communication technique where the listener listens to the speaker carefully and attentively by confirming or asking for more details about what they heard during a conversation. Active listening has proven to be a very useful technique in learning and extracting insightful information from the conversation and poses many challenges when emulating such behaviours in a virtual character. READ MORE