Essays about: "spirit of place"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words spirit of place.

1. 1. Isobel Gloag and The Woman with the Puppets : A Feminist Reading

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för musik och bild (MB)

   Author : Cecilia Doyle; [2024]
   Keywords : Feminist; Isobel Gloag; The Woman with the Puppet; Female nude; Nude; Male Gaze; Turn of the Century; Puppets; Britain; Female Artist; Patriarchy; Panofsky; Iconology; Bourdieu; Aavitsland; Pollock; Nead; Silcock;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate The Woman with the Puppets by Isobel Gloag from a feminist perspective, to find how it challenge the male gaze and patriarchy. I also seek to understand how other female artists past and present compare to Gloag’s painting. READ MORE

3. 2. The Spatial Turn in the Heritage Field : A case study of the Arctic during the crisis of places.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturvård

   Author : Cristian Martín Lanzas; [2023]
   Keywords : Human geographies; Arctic; dwelling; Spirit of Place; Phenomenology.;

   Abstract : Modern research on the shared points of natural and cultural heritage has opened new opportunities for the investigation of the dimensions of this natureculture phenomenon. Theo bjective of this study is to develop this subject by analysing the dialogue between the most critical human geographies and the heritage field. READ MORE

4. 3. Courtyards, an urban lifeline?

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Alice Hellberg; [2023]
   Keywords : courtyard; yard; outdoor environment; residential environment; density; densification; bostadsgård; gård; utemiljö; bostadsmiljö; täthet; förtätning;

   Abstract : Even if the courtyard as a specific area lacks a clear description within PBL, there is a relatively unified view of what the courtyard is within research and academic work. The view of the courtyard as an extension of the living room has been repeated by several and suggests that the courtyard is a place that should accommodate and enable uses connected to the home. READ MORE

5. 4. The Magical Library and the Symbolic Representation : Library representation in The Librarian and The Librarians

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Karolina Hermansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Library representation; Librarian representation; Libraries; Librarians; Symbolism; Iconography; Semiotics; The Librarian; The Librarians; Library environments; Biblioteksrepresentation; Bibliotekarierepresentation; Symbolik; Ikonografi; Semiotik; The Librarian; The Librar-ians; Biblioteksmiljö; Bibliotek; Bibliotekarier;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to answer the question of how the library is represented in the Librarian franchise, not only focusing on the films/tv-series but also how it is represented in print. The analysis of the library representation uses a background of the theory and method found in semiotics and iconography, as well as qualitative content analysis, to examine not only the literal/denoted representation, but also the symbolic/connoted, and then compar-ing these findings to the representation of libraries and librarians (with a focus on the stereotypes) found in former research on the subject. READ MORE

6. 5. “Is it a sin against God to be poor?” : Marxist and Pedagogical Perspectives on Oppressive Ideologies in Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower and its Potential for Teaching Critical Thinking.

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Sofia Schalander; [2022]
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   Abstract : In this essay, I have analysed the novel Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler through a Marxist lens to investigate how ideological oppression is depicted through Capitalism and religion. To examine these ideologies, I analysed Lauren Olamina, the first-person narrator and her half-brother, Keith. READ MORE