Essays about: "non-human agency"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words non-human agency.
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1. Flexible Organizational Structures of the Digitally Mediated Collective Actor - A Case of the Shame Movement in Georgia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationAbstract : Recent scholarship has challenged the notion that digital tools alone can sustain a social movement, emphasizing instead the importance of collective identity and organizational structures. However, there is still limited understanding of how organizational structures emerge and transform in a social movement. READ MORE
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2. The Question of Avian Aesthetics : An Ungendered Theory of Aesthetic Agency
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : 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
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3. Mapping out the problem of vacant houses in Japan : a case study of Kochi prefecture
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : 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
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4. A Journey to a More Social Bus Stop Environment
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : This study suggests that bus stops be viewed from a perspective that sees them both as elements of mobility and public space. Though bus stops represent a seemingly immobile aspect of mass transit, activities can still occur within such spaces, making possible the notion of waiting time as a rich duration that holds the potential for diverse activities. READ MORE
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5. Non-fungible tokens: tracing shifts in the art market
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : Given the advent and market boom of NFTs, this thesis concerns itself with observing how NFTs are shifting the art market, and how those shifts can be explained, as the two seemingly disparate markets have different actors, processes and characteristics. In order to answer these questions the thesis takes an abductive case study design and employs an actor-network theory (ANT) approach to observe shifts in the markets by both human and non-human actors. READ MORE
