Essays about: "traditional cultural expressions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words traditional cultural expressions.

1. 1. Exploring gender expression and identity in virtual reality : The interplay of avatars, role-adoption, and social interaction in VRChat

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Jingyi Zhang; [2023]
   Keywords : full-body tracking; gender performativity; social interaction; social VR platforms; virtual reality;

   Abstract : This study examines the complex relationship between gender, virtual reality (VR), and social interaction within the context of full-body tracking (FBT) technology in social VR platforms. As VR technology advances and becomes increasingly integrated into users’ lives, understanding the implications of gender expression and perception in these immersive environments is crucial. READ MORE

3. 2. The (In)ability of the International Intellectual Property Regime to Adequately Protect Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions : A Legal Analysis on the Intellectual Property Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions in the Context of Sustainable Development

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Sanam Makipour; [2023]
   Keywords : International intellectual property law; intellectual property rights; TRIPS; traditional knowledge; traditional cultural expressions; TK; TCE; sustainable development; trade; wipo; igc;

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4. 3. Rebranding “Made in India” through Cultural Sustainability : Exploring and Expanding Indian Perspectives

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

   Author : Raphael Schreiber; Monica Bota Moisin; [2021]
   Keywords : Cultural Sustainability; Indian cultural context; Indian textile craftsmanship; traditional cultural expressions; traditional textile knowledge; “Made in India”; sustainability by design; culturally embedded sustainability practices;

   Abstract : This exploratory study is a first attempt to translate the Indian cultural context from a socio-cultural, and legal perspective by identifying the values attributed to Indian textile craftsmanship by Indian textile and fashion stakeholders, and how their perspective is influenced by the global recognition and perception of Indian textile crafts and connotation of “Made in India”. At the same time the study investigates the meaning of “sustainability” in the Indian cultural context, in relation to textile craftsmanship, and how this relates to the Western concept of “sustainability”. READ MORE

5. 4. The Difficult Sami Heritage; : a study of museum practices

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Kristina Thorell; [2019]
   Keywords : difficult heritage; Sami heritage; colonization; religious history;

   Abstract : This study focuses on the difficult Sami heritage which is exhibited within local history museums in northern Sweden. The study incorporates theories from cultural science and sociology but it is written within religious history as a philological and text-oriented discipline where discourses and social constructions of the Sami heritage and worldviews are in focus. READ MORE

6. 5. Uncomics – reconsidering the comics form through the prism of its experimental periphery

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Allan Haverholm; [2018]
   Keywords : comics studies; comics theory; abstract comics; reading schema; poetry comics; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : The interdisciplinary field of Comics Studies has developed since the late 20th Century, in response to the increasing, popular reach of comics as a mass phenomenon capable of addressing a wide range of subject matter and approaches, including journalism, (auto)biography, and academical papers. Still, these apparent innovations and, in turn, their scholarly dissemination are predicated upon genre conventions and commercial dictates dating back to the period between World Wars I and II. READ MORE