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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Cuba.
1. Santería healing in Cuba
Sammanfattning : In Cuba, from the early twentieth century up until today, the Afro-Cuban religious tradition santería has stood for health, protection, and a meaningful life for many Cubans. Santería, which has its roots in Africa and the religious beliefs of the Yoruba slaves, is currently flourishing, with both Cubans and foreigners turning to it for help in instances of ill-health. LÄS MER
2. Quantifying Meaning
Sammanfattning : Distributionella semantikmodeller är en klass av maskininlärningsmodeller med syfte att konstruera representationer som fångar semantik, i.e. mening, av objekt som bär mening på ett datadrivet sätt. LÄS MER
3. Heterosexual Havana : Ideals and hierarchies of gender and sexuality in contemporary Cuba
Sammanfattning : Drawing on two periods of ethnographic fieldwork in Vedado, Havana, in 2004–2007, this dissertation analyses the interconnections between gender, sexuality, and heterosexuality. With theoretical inspiration from the works of Stevi Jackson and Beverley Skeggs, it discusses how the logics underlying heterosexual relations also regulate hierarchical gendered ideals. LÄS MER
4. Paleomagnetic studies of Jurassic to Tertiary rocks in Jamaica and Cuba
Sammanfattning : Paleomagnetic studies have been performed on Jurassic to Tertiary rocks in Cuba and Jamaica. Samples of predominantly volcanic and sedimentary rocks were collected at 73 sites and the study included 792 samples. LÄS MER
5. Beans and Roses: Everyday Economies and Morality in Contemporary Havana, Cuba
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