Sökning: "Actor-Network Theory"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 101 avhandlingar innehållade orden Actor-Network Theory.

1. 16. Being Multisituated : Characterizing laptoping in networked situations

   Författare :Tomas Lindroth; Magnus Bergquist; Ulrika Lundh Snis; Högskolan Väst; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Laptoping; laptoper; interaction order; actor-network theory; networked situation; multisituationism.; Informatik; Informatics; laptoping; laptoper; interaction order; actor-network theory; networked situation; multisituation;

   Sammanfattning : During the last 30 years mobile IT has gone from being an exotic ingredient to an everyday artifact. This thesis presents an ethnographic study of laptop use in a university setting. The thesis concludes that it is no longer enough to describe the use of portable IT as an activity in its own right, i.e. LÄS MER

3. 17. "This is all fake, this is all plastic, this is me" : An ethnographic study of the interrelations between style, sexuality and gender in contemporary Stockholm

   Författare :Philip Warkander; Anu Koivunen; Louise Wallenberg; Lena Martinsson; Agnes Rocamora; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; style; gender; sexuality; queer; contemporary Stockholm; fashion; networks; bricolage; power; assemblages; sartorial practices; ethnography; wardrobe studies; actor-network theory; performativity; modevetenskap; Fashion Studies;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates the processes and effects involved in the production of styles in contemporary Stockholm. Particular focus is given to materialization processes regarding gender and sexuality. LÄS MER

4. 18. Influential Moments in City Planning Meetings : A Study of Decision-Making Situations in a Jordanian Municipality

   Författare :Marwa Al Khalidi; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; decision-making; planning culture; city planning meetings; Jordan; destabilizations; heterogeneity; participant observation; controversy; actor-network theory; influential moments; narrative;

   Sammanfattning : The shaping of a city and its future relates to official decisions made in city planning meetings, where daily planning matters and decision-making processes adapt to changing societal circumstances. The interest of this research lies in how planning is officially established, managed and practiced in the setting of a Jordanian city, and its local districts. LÄS MER

5. 19. Heterogeneous hybrids : Information Technology in Texts and Practices

   Författare :Pirjo Elovaara; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information Technology; Feminist Technoscientific Studies; Actor-Network Theory; Librarians;

   Sammanfattning : How could one understand and interpret the phenomenon of information technology, is the overall research question of this licentiate dissertation. The point of departure is the way some official texts in Sweden define the concept of information technology. It is possible to identify two dominating discourses; the technical and the social. LÄS MER

7. 20. Digital information and traditional knowledge : the implementation of GPS collars as a tool in reindeer husbandry

   Författare :Kajsa Kuoljok; Alf Arvidsson; Marianne Liliequist; Ivar Bjørklund; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; reindeer herding; technology; GPS - global positional system; Actor network theory; ethnolgy; Ethnology; etnologi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation presents the use of global positioning systems (GPS) navigation devices to monitorthe reindeer within husbandry. The use of the GPS collar in the study area has expanded over theyears. LÄS MER