Essays about: "memorial"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 52 essays containing the word memorial.

1. 21. Memorializing Babyn Yar : Politics of Memory and Commemoration of the Holocaust in Ukraine

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier

   Author : Galyna Kutsovska; [2019]
   Keywords : Holocaust in Ukraine; Babyn Yar; politics of memory and memorialization; collective memory; sites of memory; Europeanization of memory; politicization of memory; transnational memory; nation-building; Holodomor; OUN.;

   Abstract : Recently in the West, interest in the memory of the Holocaust considered as a commonly shared dark past has increased. In Ukraine the commemoration of the Holocaust is affected by the ongoing nation-building process, with a focus on the collective memories of the Holodomor (the Famine of 1932-1933) and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN). READ MORE

3. 22. The Self: Towards A Method for Queering Death : An Identity Testament

   University essay from Konstfack/Industridesign

   Author : Lisa Berkert Wallard; [2019]
   Keywords : Speculative; Method; Design; Master Project; Death; Burial; Ceremonies; Sculpture; Scenery; Film; Wax; Moulding; Testament;

   Abstract : “The Self: Towards A Method for Queering death” is an identity testament, a speculative method for designing the space of your own funeral before you die. It is a format to create a fair memorial of a person’s identity that does not feel welcome or fits in the current formats of burial ceremonies we have in Sweden today, usually connected to Christianity or other religious traditions. READ MORE

4. 23. Light Evoking Emotions: The Element of Surprise in theatre and photography conveyed through the medium of light.Parallels and applications in Architecture

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Olympia Koumaridou; [2019]
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   Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to research the way light is used as a tool to reveal emotions, focusing on The Element of Surprise. Light is a powerful medium that could instantly change the perception of space in terms of mood and atmosphere that is created by it. READ MORE

5. 24. Stolpersteine: resources for development and social change? A case study in Vienna

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Nicole Mullane; [2019]
   Keywords : Stolpersteine; Stones of Remembrance; Holocaust; Memorials; Participatory processes; Communication posts; Reconciliation; Communication for development and social change; post conflict resources;

   Abstract : The Stolpersteine memorial art project commemorates individual Holocaust victims by placing small brass plates outside the last known place they freely lived or worked. To date around 70,000 of these ‘stones’ have been laid across 24 countries, making it the largest decentralised monument in the world. READ MORE

6. 25. The Value of Light in Contemporary Memorials : Understanding the needs of contemporary memorials and how they can be accomplished with light. Proposal of a light installation for commemorating the 1989 acticommunist Revolution in Timisoara.

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Silvia Casandra Tripsa; [2018]
   Keywords : collective memory; contemporary memorial; memories; light in memorials; symbols; emotions; interactivity; empathy; archive; counter-monument; 1989 aticommunist Revolution in Timisoara; victims; solidarity; accumulation of energy; courage; social engagement; interaction; reflection; city mapping; light art; outdoor light installation; urban lighting; sculptural lighting.;

   Abstract : The master thesis is a research about the relationship between memorials and light. It first studies the characteristics of cultural memories and tries to find what the advantages of using lighting as a means of commemoration are. READ MORE