Sökning: "Ivory"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 27 uppsatser innehållade ordet Ivory.
1. Skeuomorphs what art thou? A skeuomorphic perspective on material preference and categorisation in prehistory
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : Past material categorisation and preference in archaeological research are often heavily influenced by modern material perception, through the use of modern language and modern terminological connotations. This thesis seeks to clarify material categorisation and preference in the past, by studying two different skeuomorphs; Aurignacian shell skeuomorphs made from ivory, and south Scandinavian metal dagger skeuomorphs made from flint. LÄS MER
2. Black in the Ivory Tower: The Subversiveness of Black Women at Lund University
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiSammanfattning : In Sweden the research about Black people’s experiences in academia is quite limited, because of a self-image that is colourblind which prevents the acknowledgement of Black existence (practice, thought, bodies). This thesis is a cultural analytical attempt to contribute and widen the research field of critical studies in Swedish academia, through exploring Black female’s emotional and body experiences in the spatiotemporal space of Lund University. LÄS MER
3. “My skin has turned from ivory, to porcelain, to steel.” : En intermedial analys av sambandet mellan marknadens efterfrågan och förändringar i adaptioner.
Magister-uppsats, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapSammanfattning : The point of this essay was to conduct research on the market and the consumers influence over the cultural industry in regard to adaptations. The paper analyses some of the changes that can be done by the producers in order to please the consumer, and therefore increase the popularity among the viewers. LÄS MER
4. The Effects of Resource Endowments on Transnational Rebel Recruitment
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : While transnational rebellion and rebel recruitment have received much attention in previous literature, the combination of the two, transnational rebel recruitment, has been relatively understudied. This study aims to cover this research gap by further developing Jeremy Weinstein’s theory on resource endowments to test their effect on transnational rebel recruitment. LÄS MER
5. Exploring Maritime Border Disputes using the Issues Approach : Comparative analysis of Ghana-Ivory Coast and Kenya-Somalia
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : Maritime boundaries are man-made constructs which are critical to resources like oil and gas, fisheries as well as trade. Recently, these delimitations in the sea have also gained importance in the environmental discourse because the role of the sea has become scientifically more significant in the field of climate change. LÄS MER
