Essays about: "skateboarding"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word skateboarding.
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1. Aktivering av offentliga rum i Malmö : en undersökning om skateboard som trygghetsskapande verktyg
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Inom stad- och samhällsplanering är det viktigt att tänka på medborgares trygghet ur ett planeringsperspektiv. Aktiva platser i stadens rum upplevs som mer trygga från brukare. Skateboard kan ses som en spontan aktivitet på offentliga platser som kan skapa levande och trygga rum. READ MORE
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2. Rolling with Pain – A Sociological Investigation Into the Meaning-Making of Physical Pain
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : In this thesis, I investigate the experience of physical pain. Through an analysis and assessment of the data in the form of qualitative interviews collected for this thesis, the aim has been to show that meaning-making is fundamental to our experience of (physical) pain. READ MORE
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3. Nairobi on Board: Skateboarders' Sensory Experiences of Community, Body, and Space
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : In this paper, I argue skateboarding to be a ritualizing performance that acts as a catalyst for transformative energies and heightened emotional states. Aided by the sensory experience of riding a board, powerful feelings of connectedness and unity arise amongst those who practice skateboarding, so intense that they transgress day-to-day social boundaries and temporarily overcome the socioeconomic segregation of ordinary urban life. READ MORE
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4. Pushing Authenticity. Challenging Narratives and Performances on Women’s Subcultural Participation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines women’s subcultural participation based on ethnographic fieldwork and 73 interviews with women within the skateboarding and rave cultures. The study explores and develops how we view female participation. READ MORE
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5. Platsanknytning i stadsrummet : en studie om platsanknytning med skateboard som verktyg
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Idag värderas kulturella miljöer i staden allt högre i stadsplaneringsammanhang. Det är invånarnas ianspråktagande av stadens fysiska miljöer som skapar en dynamisk, levande och hållbar stad. Över tid utvecklar individer och grupper favoritplatser, platser som verkar identitetsskapande och väcker känslor av tillhörighet. READ MORE