Essays about: "the relevance of history"

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  1. 21. Conservation or Tourism?: Open Air Museums and their Relevance to Archaeotourism.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Rachael Samantha Telinde; [2021]
    Keywords : Open Air Museums; Conservation; Authenticity; Archaeotourism; Tourism; Ethics; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Efforts of conservation create a conflict between the archaeological community and tourism industry. The following paper will discuss the tourism industry and the conflict between tourism goals and the conservation of archaeological material. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Incomprehensible Scale of the Anthropocene: The Relevance of the Sublime in VanderMeer's 'Annihilation' and Anthropocene Fiction

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Leila Francis; [2020]
    Keywords : sublime; Annihilation; Jeff VanderMeer; Anthropocene fiction; climate fiction;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between the sublime and the Anthropocene, the period in earth’s geological history characterized by human impact upon the planet. As the genre of Anthropocene fiction, or climate fiction, has emerged in recent years, difficulties in defining the new genre as well as identifying useful tropes and forms within cli-fi novels has given rise to several proposed methods of understanding the Anthropocene. READ MORE

  4. 23. Defining the Voice of Montreal: Exploring Possibilities for Human-Machine Companionship

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Malik Dehbi Talbot; [2020]
    Keywords : critical posthumanism; artificial intelligence; virtual assistant; tourism; science and technology studies; human-machine relationships; voicebot; labor relations; companion; sociomaterial assemblage; History and Archaeology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the possibility for (re)defining the relationship between humans and robots with conversational interfaces. It does so by looking at the creation process of a voice and text-based virtual assistant for tourists from the perspective of critical posthumanism and posthuman performativity. READ MORE

  5. 24. Circular Business Models in the Dairy Industry - Analyzing a consumer's propensity to buy a firm's product depending on the level of circularity of its business model

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tim Becker; Mathieu Logeais; [2020]
    Keywords : circular economy; business model; business strategies; dairy industry; consumers; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Following a brief introduction on the history of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the concept of the Circular Economy (CE), the impact of the dairy industry on the environment is introduced. This study then focuses on the gaps in research and the problem of implementing CE practices in the dairy industry. READ MORE

  6. 25. Creating Character: Romeo, Juliet and didactic challenges with improvised modern scenes

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för de humanistiska och samhällsvetenskapliga ämnenas didaktik

    Author : Clara Hultgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Character work; drama; didactic challenges; Shakespeare; English as second additional language;

    Abstract : This essay describes an action research project conducted twice in the same high school with second year students within the subject English. Students are often unwilling or unable to relate to Shakespeare and his language. It is boring, they say. It is difficult, inaccessible and has nothing to do with us, they say. READ MORE