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1. 6. Authenticity and its Contemporary Challenges : On Techniques of Staging Bodies

   Författare :Franziska Bork-Petersen; Lena Hammergren; Gabriele Brandstetter; Ramsay Burt; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; techniques of the body; staging; self; authenticity; Menschenbilder; The Swan; Germany’s Next Topmodel; cosmetic surgery; Enlightenment; models of identity.; Theatre Studies; teatervetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : In this thesis I investigate what ‘authenticity’ means in a contemporary popular context and how it is used in the staging of bodies. Furthermore, I analyse works of dance and fashion from the past fifteen years with a focus on their strategies of challenging the notion of ‘bodily authenticity’. LÄS MER

3. 7. "The Body is Made to Move" : Gym and Fitness Culture in Sweden

   Författare :Christina Hedblom; Helena Wulff; Ulf Mellström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gym; exercise; diet; the body; interpretations; science; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; socialantropologi; Social Anthropology;

   Sammanfattning : Ideas about "exercise" and "health" have varied over time and across cultures. With the recent Euro-American fitness trend, a growing number of Swedes now take part in some kind of physical activity at Gyms or Fitness Centers. LÄS MER

4. 8. Techniques of Ecstasy: Rumori - Tracing Sound

   Författare :Esaias Järnegard; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Experimental composition; ontology; ontopoetics; phenomenology; embodied knowledge; strategy of sound; ecstatic techniques; Lotta Lotass; Immanuel Kant; Giorgio Agamben; Antonin Artaud; Diamanda Galás; Martin Heidegger; Luigi Nono; Giacinto Scelsi;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis proposes the philosophical concept of ontopoetics in relation to an artistic practice of sound (music) and listening. The concept of ontopoetics is used as the backdrop of the developed notion of techniques of ecstasy essentially as an intermediary between listening and language. LÄS MER

5. 9. Efficient GPU-based Image Registration : for Detailed Large-Scale Whole-body Analysis

   Författare :Simon Ekström; Robin Strand; Filip Malmberg; Joel Kullberg; Håkan Ahlström; Fred Hamprecht; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Magnetic resonance imaging; Image registration; whole-body; Radiology; Radiologi;

   Sammanfattning : Imaging has become an important aspect of medicine, enabling visualization of internals in a non-invasive manner. The rapid advancement and adoption of imaging techniques have led to a demand for tools able to take advantage of the information that is produced. LÄS MER

7. 10. Hierarchical Variance Reduction Techniques for Monte Carlo Rendering

   Författare :Petrik Clarberg; Institutionen för datavetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; computer graphics; Monte Carlo methods; importance sampling; hierarchical techniques; rendering;

   Sammanfattning : Ever since the first three-dimensional computer graphics appeared half a century ago, the goal has been to model and simulate how light interacts with materials and objects to form an image. The ultimate goal is photorealistic rendering, where the created images reach a level of accuracy that makes them indistinguishable from photographs of the real world. LÄS MER