Sökning: "materialities"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 41 avhandlingar innehållade ordet materialities.

1. 1. Archaeology as science fiction : a microarchaeology of the unknown

   Författare :Fredrik Fahlander; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; social theory; social identity; social practice; materialities; corporealism; constructionism; landscape;

   Sammanfattning : This treatise discusses aspects of the constitution of social identity and social practice in prehistoric social formations. A number of epistemological perspectives of social theory and methodology are examined in order to develop operational strategies suitable for the particular possibilities and constraints of the archaeological record. LÄS MER

3. 2. Health security in the European Union : Agents, practices and materialities of securitization

   Författare :Louise Bengtsson; Mark Rhinard; Stefan Borg; Karen Lund Petersen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health security; securitization; critical security studies; European Union; public health; internationella relationer; International Relations;

   Sammanfattning : Over the past two decades, the notion of ‘health security’ has emerged as a central tenet of European Union (EU) public health policy. This PhD thesis examines the rise and implications of health security cooperation, associated with an imperative to fight ‘bioterrorist attacks’, pandemics and other natural or man-made events. LÄS MER

4. 3. RHYTHM ARCHITECTURE : ON SEQUENTIAL ASPECTS OF MATERIALITIES IN URBAN SPACE

   Författare :Paulina Prieto De La Fuente; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; URBAN SQUARE; RHYTHMANALYSIS; ARCHITECTURE; TIMELAPSE; EVERYDAY LIFE; FUNCTION;

   Sammanfattning : Even though architecture often might be conceived of as timeless, there has always been different ways of dealing with time in architectural discourse and practice. Since the early 20th century the temporal activities that goes on in and between buildings has, for example, been addressed by concepts such as function, flexibility and program. LÄS MER

5. 4. Assembling the Smart Grid : On the Mobilization of Imaginaries, Users and Materialities in a Swedish Demonstration Project

   Författare :Anna Wallsten; Harald Rohracher; Jonas Anshelm; Vasilis Galis; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Smart grids; demonstration projects; translations; sociotechnical imaginaries; material participation; users; Smarta elnät; demonstrationsprojekt; översättning; sociotekniska föreställningar; material participation; användare;

   Sammanfattning : Influential actors refer to smart grids as a revamped version of the energy systemwhen they argue for alternative energy pathways, and assign demonstration projects with the task of turning prospects about the future into functional configurations. This thesis explores notions of the smart grid future that are implicitly conveyed in Swedish smart grid strategy and planning documents. LÄS MER

7. 5. Clustering Architectures: The Role of Materialities for Emerging Collectives in the Public Domain

   Författare :Jesper Magnusson; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Urban design; public life; public space; collective space; everyday life; actor-network theory; territoriality; social interaction; nonhuman agency; material culture;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is a study of social life, addressing issues concerning how and by what means people meet in urban public space. The main aim of this thesis is to is to investigate how certain artefacts and architectural features support the formation and temporal stabilisation of heterogeneous clusters and collectives, and thus, in order to the development of conceptual tools that can contribute to a more refined description and analysis of the role of architecture and artefacts for urban public life [a very long sentence…]. LÄS MER