Essays about: "thesis in ceramics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words thesis in ceramics.

1. 1. Life after social death : A study of creolisation among enslaved communities in the former Danish West Indies

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Kajsa Rosén-Wiksten; [2023]
   Keywords : Slavery; transatlantic slave trade; creolisation; social death; material culture; theoretical framework; cultural expression; identity; agency; colonialism; inclusion; Slaveri; transatlantisk slavhandel; kreolisering; social död; materiell kultur; teoretiskt ramverk; kulturella uttryck; identitet; agens; kolonialism; inkludering;

   Abstract : This thesis examines and discusses how creolisation theory has influenced the material culture of enslaved people from former Danish West Indies plantations. The essay contends that creolisation is the theory required to advance slavery studies because it demonstrates how enslaved people created their own identity, belonging, and kept African cultures and customs alive despite being socially dead. READ MORE

3. 2. Liminal urbanity: Wars, connections and material culture in early modern Helsingborg

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

   Author : Amanda Sumner; [2021]
   Keywords : Helsingborg; early modern period; material culture; ceramics; consumption; global trade; conflict; world-systems; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : In the 1600s, Helsingborg was a small market town with great importance as a transport and trade connection between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe. Caught in the middle between two empires, Denmark and Sweden, the lives of Helsingborg residents were affected by wars, plagues and political disturbances. READ MORE

4. 3. Experimental Design for Ceramic Panel Production

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Materialvetenskap

   Author : Arailym Umirova; [2021]
   Keywords : ceramic; panels; crack-free; expancel; gel-casting;

   Abstract : This thesis work is a continuation of a project aimed at the consolidation of insulation material (IM) to produce porous ceramics with sufficient porosity and compression strength for post-insulation of buildings. The porous structure and contact points are tailored to produce IM with ultra-low thermal conductivity. READ MORE

5. 4. Morphing Structures : An exploration of the fusion between marbled coating and triaxial weave

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Claudia-Roxana Benea; [2018]
   Keywords : Textile design; Paint; Coating; Marbling; Structure; Triaxial Weave; Organic – Geometric; Controlled – Uncontrolled; Fluid – Structured;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a marbled coating applied on a triaxial woven structure. Although both of these techniques are traditionally used for many years, they are nowadays utilized in innovative ways, the marbling being applied on a large variety of surfaces such as wooden floors or ceramics and the triaxial weave being used as a hi-tech material for sports or in the automotive industry and having applications in diverse fields, from art to architecture. READ MORE

6. 5. Pottery in Museums : How, Why and What do we exhibit?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Christopher Einarsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Pottery; Museum displays; Museum studies; Museology; Ceramics; Display techniques; krukor; museimontrar; museistudier; museologi; keramik; utställningsteknik;

   Abstract : This thesis is a study of pottery in the museum world. Throughout the study, questions along the lines of how, why and what we exhibit are brought up and answered. The study is done through observations and interviews with seven different museums, four of which are located in Sweden and three in Italy. READ MORE