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  1. 1. Public domesticity in Turin

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Marco Nicastro; [2020]
    Keywords : Turin; public building; renovation; urban; library; archive;

    Abstract : Starting from an analysis of the character of the city of Turin (Italy), the project intervenes in the historical urban context with ta proposal for a multimedia library and archive space in a plot left vacant after WW2 bombings. The project includes the reuse of an existing building, formerly a theatre but currently in a state of ruin after the war destructions, as well as the creation of a new wing and public spaces. READ MORE

  3. 2. Inhabiting the Uninhabited

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Jakub Witkowski; [2020]
    Keywords : brick; cotton mill; war museum; poland;

    Abstract : This project is located in Piotrkow Trybunalski in central Poland. This region of Poland is known for its cotton production and industrial work  throughout the 19th and 20th century. The city is located close to Lodz which is the second largest city in Poland and its industrial heartland. READ MORE

  4. 3. Egyptology in the Periphery. Valdemar Schmidt and the making of Egyptology in Denmark 1872–1925

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

    Author : Andreas Alm; [2019]
    Keywords : Egyptology; History of Egyptology; Archaeology; Denmark; Scandinavia; Egypt; History of Humanities; Periphery; 19th Century; 20th Century; World War I; Mummies; Museums; Mummy unwrapping; Egyptomania; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Egyptology in the 19th and early 20th centuries developed simultaneously with increased imperial presence in Egypt by the European imperial powers, which would have influence on how the discipline was practised. The history of Egyptology has for this reason primarily focused on the big four – Great Britain, France, Germany and USA – and on Egypt itself. READ MORE

  5. 4. Utvecklingen av skogsvård och skogsvårdslagen under Huggarepoken (1850–1950)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Anna Halldén; Linnéa Hemmingsson; [2018]
    Keywords : skogsodling; föryngring; skogshistoria; Skogsvårdsstyrelsen;

    Abstract : Under 1800-talet avverkades stora mängder virke i de svenska skogarna och mot slutet av århundradet spreds en oro för virkesbrist i landet. Detta ledde till att den första Skogsvårdslagen togs fram 1903. Lagen innehöll framförallt krav på att återbeskoga mark efter avverkning. READ MORE

  6. 5. Memories of Life and Death : Three Practices of Remembering in Post-Dictatorial Argentina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Karin Hultin Bäckersten; [2017]
    Keywords : Collective Memory; Cultural Heritage; Dirty War; Disappeared persons; Memorials; Kollektivt minne; kulturarv; försvunna personer; minnesmärken; smutsiga kriget i Argentina;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats är att diskutera några av de minnespraktiker i efterdiktaturens Argentina som behandlar det kollektiva minnet av det Smutsiga Kriget och de som blev utsatta för tvångsförsvinnande. Praktikerna som studerats är Madres de Plaza de Mayo, minnesplatser upprättade i före detta fångläger och Parque de la Memoria. READ MORE