Sökning: "Contemporary Symbols"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 51 uppsatser innehållade orden Contemporary Symbols.

1. 21. The Value of Light in Contemporary Memorials : Understanding the needs of contemporary memorials and how they can be accomplished with light. Proposal of a light installation for commemorating the 1989 acticommunist Revolution in Timisoara.

   Magister-uppsats, KTH/Ljusdesign

   Författare :Silvia Casandra Tripsa; [2018]
   Nyckelord :collective memory; contemporary memorial; memories; light in memorials; symbols; emotions; interactivity; empathy; archive; counter-monument; 1989 aticommunist Revolution in Timisoara; victims; solidarity; accumulation of energy; courage; social engagement; interaction; reflection; city mapping; light art; outdoor light installation; urban lighting; sculptural lighting.;

   Sammanfattning : The master thesis is a research about the relationship between memorials and light. It first studies the characteristics of cultural memories and tries to find what the advantages of using lighting as a means of commemoration are. LÄS MER

3. 22. Musik som protest : En fallstudie av musikgruppen LöstFolk

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

   Författare :Marco Shamerany; [2018]
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : The Uppsala music group LöstFolk has in various ways distinguished itself and become identified with protest music in Sweden. Their approach goes beyond simply singing and presenting texts that express their dissatisfaction with contemporary injustices and their message is strengthened by their use of visual and new media technologies. LÄS MER

4. 23. Signs From Above

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Agnes Nilsson; Thomas McCahan; [2018]
   Nyckelord :In-store Marketing; Cross-cultural Marketing; Multilingual Marketing; Symbols; Icons; Semiotics; Contemporary Symbols; Emoji’s; Cosmopolitanism; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis looks into cross-cultural in-store marketing and how, with the use of contemporary symbols, marketing messages can cross language barriers. In the context of cosmopolitan cities with large populations of international inhabitants, being able to market to all individuals regardless of linguistic abilities and cultural backgrounds is critical for firms to stay competitive. LÄS MER

5. 24. Av mig är du kommen och konstnär varde ditt namn : En studie om Mathilde Wigert-Österlund och psykisk ohälsa i konsten

   Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Sofia Lundin; [2017]
   Nyckelord :Mathilde Wigert-Österlund; textile art; art and mental health; 20th century art; theory of practice; the artist as social construction; material culture;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this study was to investigate the connection between an artists mental illness and his or her art and this was made with the artist Mathilde Wigert-Österlund (1873-1943) as an example. Wigert-Österlund was an artist who suffered from mental illness and was a patient at a mental institution during two periods throughout her life. LÄS MER

7. 25. "The Good Swede" : Symbols and Narrative in Swedish Public Aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Författare :Vendela Runold; [2016]
   Nyckelord :Democratic Republic of Congo; Congo; DRC; aid; narrative; symbols; anthropology of aid; anthropology; Geertz; Bruner; Lizardo; public aid; Swedish aid; bistånd; svenskt bistånd; Demokratiska Republiken Kongo; Kongo; DRK; Utrikesdepartementet; Sida; humanitärt bistånd; utvecklingssamarbete; biståndsantropologi;

   Sammanfattning : By research and interpretation of official documents published by the Swedish Ministery for Foreign Affairs and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), this thesis aims to understand and shine a light on the symbols that shape the Swedish public aid culture and how these symbols function in a narrative of what Swedish aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo is and is not. The theoretic framework leans on both the symbolic/interpretative anthropology of Edward Bruner, Clifford Geertz and Sherry Ortner; Omar Lizardo's more contemporary writing on the power of symbols; and Jerome Bruner's psychological perspective on symbols. LÄS MER