Essays about: "performative"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 152 essays containing the word performative.

1. 1. Pursuits of the body: Sensory realities in Clive Barker’s The Hellbound Heart

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Rebecca Sonesson; [2023-07-07]
   Keywords : Horror; Clive Barker; gothic literature; The Hellbound Heart; literary studies; body horror; new materialism; splatterpunk; the weird;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how corporeality is represented within horror literature, and if the depicted corporeality can be read in a more material way rather than in a metaphorical way. By using the character of Frank from Clive Barker’s novel The Hellbound Heart, the relation between representations of corporeality and physical materiality is examined. READ MORE

3. 2. LIKU - Building through motions

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

   Author : [2023]
   Keywords : Indoor environments; full-body movements; free play; Child Culture Design;

   Abstract : LIKU: Building Through Motions project explores the method of designing that is born through children’s performative body movements. It is an attempt to combine child culture design with elements of bodily movements found in the performance art field. This project addresses the lack of movement-based play done by children in indoor environments. READ MORE

4. 3. Embracing a precarious life : A study on the instabilities of the life of an independent dance artist

   University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för danspedagogik

   Author : Clara Sjölin; [2023]
   Keywords : Dance; Insabillity; independent dance artist; precariat; collective; leadership; collaboration; diffractive analysis;

   Abstract : The research question that motivates this study is: how might I, together with a collective of dance artists, explore stability while embracing instability? Looking at the precarious lives of independent dance artists in the context of Europe, this research seeks ways to understand and cope with the various unstable aspects that come with this lifestyle and profession. I place this study in relation to current economic trends where the individual is increasingly in focus, with very few social security rights, and where the dancer is often faced with solitary living and working situations. READ MORE

5. 4. Fashioning the Art Gallery : Illusion, Commodity and Death in Martin Margiela at Lafayette Anticipations; A Digital Study of Interdisciplinary Artistic Practices

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jacob Varnauskas; [2023]
   Keywords : Martin Margiela; Lafayette Anticipations; Exhibition Studies; Performance Studies; Walter Benjamin; Nicolas Bourriaud; Contemporary Art; Visual Art; Interdisciplinary Art; Fashion Theory; Creative Practice; Artistic Practice; Digital Art History; Art History; Postproduction; Commodifying the Body; Appropriation of Forms; Ready-made; Pop Art; Dadaism; Memento Mori; Vanitas;

   Abstract : A study of the shift within the practice of Martin Margiela's creative practice based on his solo exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations from Oct. 20 to Jan. 2 2022 in Paris, France. READ MORE

6. 5. Teamwork makes the Theme work : A qualitative study on theming and performative labour as a differentiation strategy on SME Cafés in Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

   Author : Zeeb Hala; To Quan Luu; [2023]
   Keywords : servicescape; theming; theme; performative labour; aesthetic labour; emotional labour; interaction; teamwork; café; coffee shop; differentiation; differentiation strategy; Disneyization; SME;

   Abstract : Servicescape is a physical setting where the performance, delivery and consumption are exchanged within a service marketplace. It includes sensory components, such as the theme of the place that has a high impact on customer perceptions and purchasing decisions and providing them with extraordinary experiences (Pine and Gilmore, 1999; Zeithaml, Bitner and Gremler, 2009). READ MORE