Essays about: "nostalgia"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 100 essays containing the word nostalgia.

  1. 21. Breton nationalism in literature, The construction of nationalism and a collective identity in the Barzaz Breiz, Le pain des rêves and Le cheval d’orgeuil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Marit Jongepier; [2022]
    Keywords : Nationalism; Collective identity; Literature; Brittany; Minority Language; Regionalism; Narrative analysis; Historical narratives; Breton nationalism; European Studies; Languages and Literatures; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present thesis focuses on the relationship between Breton nationalism and literature. The analysis is based on the questions how a historical narrative and a collective identity are created in three Breton literary works. The works analysed are the Barzaz Breiz, Le pain des rêves and Le cheval d’orgeuil. READ MORE

  2. 22. Sound effects when changing pages are not enough : Material and expressive properties of paper books in different contexts that should be implemented into e-readers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Människa-datorinteraktion

    Author : Michaela Holmgren; [2022]
    Keywords : E-readers; Books; Assemblage theory; Digitalizing analogue artifacts; Human-Computer Interaction;

    Abstract : E-readers have been available for many years, yet many people are still hesitant towards reading digitally in their spare time. In previous studies in the field of Human-Computer interaction (HCI), new e-readers have been designed, e-readers have been evaluated, and the attitude towards digital reading have been studied. READ MORE

  3. 23. Integrating the Other: Narrative Constructions of GDR Memory in Berlin Global

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Jette Strohschneider; [2022]
    Keywords : Memory; German Democratic Republic; museum studies; discourse; narrative; othering; European Studies; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : The following paper examines the production of memory in Berlin Global, an exhibition housed at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, through employing methods of discourse and narrative analysis. The analysis aims to deconstruct memories of the German Democratic Republic present in the exhibition and how these are integrated into greater national and international historical narratives through the use of the exhibition design, concept and the objects present there. READ MORE

  4. 24. Longing for Leisure: How Near-Past Nostalgia Shapes Leisure Practices

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Taraneh Kianersi Adegani; Johanna Brun Gustavsson; [2021-07-02]
    Keywords : Near-past nostalgia; leisure practices; practice theory; qualitative methodology;

    Abstract : Nostalgia has been conceptualized as an emotion, yet limited studies have explored how it shapes practices. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic individuals' lives have been turned upside down, resulting in nostalgia for the time just prior to the pandemic. READ MORE

  5. 25. How the coronavirus made us nostalgic & affected our consumption

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sarah Stolt; Louisa Lundh; [2021-07-02]
    Keywords : Nostalgia; Enchantment; Consumption; Pandemic; Covid-19; Sensemaking; Substitution; Show-off;

    Abstract : Consumption is usually seen as the way consumers purchase and consume in order to make sense of themselves, their surroundings and create meaning. However, the pandemic of Covid-19 has spread worldwide and previous research has just begun to address how this pandemic has affected us. READ MORE