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11. In-Between: Contemporary Art in Australia. Cross-culture, Contemporaneity, Globalization
Sammanfattning : This study emerges from the question: what is contemporary art, and mainly what criteria constitute contemporary art in a globalized art world in general? Thus, the focus of this dissertation is on the postcolonial context of Australia and the fact that the contemporary art scene in Australia is divided into Australian and Aboriginal art respectively. This is a division originating from the colonization of Australia that began in the 1770’s, resulting in an Australian art descending from a Western art practice, where there is further focus on two categories within this art. LÄS MER
12. Vad är en neger? Negritude, essentialism, strategi : What is a Negro? Negritude, essentialism, strategy
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to analyse the concept of negritude in texts written by Léopold Sédar Senghor and Aimé Césaire and how they used the word nègre in their anti-colonial struggle. Usually the negritude movement is seen as racial essentialistic and particularistic. LÄS MER
13. Making travel sustainable with ICT? : The social practice of travel planning and travel information use in everyday life
Sammanfattning : Adopting the perspective of the traveller, this thesis examines how travel plans are actually made in the everyday situation and how information is used and drawn on when planning the many, often unremarkable, trips of ordinary urban life. Ethnographical field studies in southern Stockholm, Sweden, employing a practice theory perspective showed that people use a vast mixture of different types of information when planning and making trips. LÄS MER
14. Relational Textiles for Space Design: design methods and expressions
Sammanfattning : The emergence of the Smart Textiles field opens possibilities for designersto combine traditional surface fabrication techniques with advancedtechnology in the design process. When it comes to the field of SmartTextiles as interactive materials for space design, it is essential to understandthe identity of the material through design and also to understand the novelexpressions being mediated for space. LÄS MER
15. Towards a circular home: Exploring opportunities for design to support households in sustainable resource use
Sammanfattning : Our use of natural resources has grown dramatically in recent years, with negative consequences for both the environment and human health. At home, resource use in the form of energy, water, food, and material objects may be related to a wide range of everyday practices as well as changes to, and adaptations of, our home environments. LÄS MER
