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11. När dansen blev modern : Framväxt, formering och förändring av ett svenskt konstområde, 1930-1960
Sammanfattning : This dissertation, When Dance Became Modern (När dansen blev modern), deals with theatrical dance in Sweden between 1930 and 1960 from a historiographical perspective and assumes that dance is interwoven with socio-cultural contexts. The aim is to investigate what factors create the conditions for certain genres and aesthetics to emerge. LÄS MER
12. Moulin Rouge på svenska : Varietéunderhållningens kulturhistoria i Stockholm 1875‐1920
Sammanfattning : Syfte med den här avhandlingen är att empiriskt kartlägga framväxten och utvecklingen av varietéunderhållningen i Stockholm 1870-1920, för att kunna förstå både förhållandet till dess transnationella förebilder, ekonomiska dynamik, kulturella dragningskraft, samt förklara hur genren kom att uppfattas i den offentliga debatten. Med teorier hämtade från Antonio Gramsci och Pierre Bourdieu diskuteras varietéerna som ett uttryck för det sena 1800-talets samhällsförändringar och marknadskapitalistiska dynamik, som bl. LÄS MER
13. Kulturell tid och individuella rytmer : Gymnasieelever om tidens pedagogiska villkor
Sammanfattning : The problem focused in the thesis has its ground in the crossroads between a manifold school-time and shared as well as individual rhythms of pupils. The thesis builds on a theoretical assumption that cultural structures in time are of meaning for an understanding of ourselves and of others, and works as a frame for contemporary values and constraints, especially in school. LÄS MER
14. Shamanic performances on the urban scene : neo-shamanism in contemporary Sweden
Sammanfattning : This study deals with neo-shamanism, a set of notions and techniques that originated in the non-Western tribal societies and, within the framework of New Age spirituality, were adapted for the life of contemporary urban dwellers. Neo-shamanic practices are based on consciousness-altering techniques, when the Self is perceived to leave the body, to journey in other realities and to interact with the spiritual beings, enlisting their help for social, psychological, and physical healing. LÄS MER
15. The performance of tradition : An ethnography of Hira Gasy popular theatre in Madagascar
Sammanfattning : This study deals with the popular theatre performance of Hira Gasy, and its actors andaudiences in the central highland regions of Imerina and northern Betsileo in Madagascar. The Hira Gasy has developed from a court to a rural performance during the last two centuries, a period influenced by first the British and then by the French presence in the country. LÄS MER