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26. Silk Weaving in Sweden During the 19th Century : Textiles and texts - An evaluation of the source material
Sammanfattning : Silk-weaving in Sweden during the 19th century. Textiles and texts - An evaluation of the source material. With the rich material available, 19th century silk-weaving invites to studies on industrialisation processes. LÄS MER
27. Spår : Om brädsportkultur, informella lärprocesser och identitet
Sammanfattning : Today’s society is subject to an increased importance of aesthetics and an increasing individualism. New trends are adopted early by young people, which make it interesting to focus on how identity is formed and meanings are constructed in a youth culture context and in relation to ongoing societal processes of change. LÄS MER
28. Systemmänniskan : En studie om människan, automationen och det senmoderna förnuftet
Sammanfattning : How did the conformist “organization man” of modern welfare society turn into the restless and flexible market-rational individualist of late-modernity? And what role did technology play in this transformation? Drawing from inquiries like these, this doctoral thesis deals with topics such as technology, culture, and the production of social consciousness. The aim of the study is to elucidate the historical emergence of late-modern reason, visible in the socio-material process of automation. LÄS MER
29. Olikhetens praktiker : Adlig begravningskultur i Sverige c:a 1630-1680
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how the nobility created status and disparity through funeral culture in 17th century Sweden. There were significant societal changes throughout the century that made it problematic to reach consensus on status. This makes the funeral culture a fitting lens to study noble practices. LÄS MER
30. A Matter of Amusement : The Material Culture of Philipp Hainhofer’s Games in Early Modern Princely Collections
Sammanfattning : Games were important to the Augsburg art agent Philipp Hainhofer (1578-1647), and this ludic category was included in most of his art cabinets, procured over period of thirty years during the first half of the seventeenth century. It offered amusement (Kurzweil) as part of an overall ambition for the cabinets to be of service and use (“nutzen vnd dienst”). LÄS MER