Sökning: "ethnographic fieldwork"

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  1. 1. Fieldwork and Fiction : Ethnography and Literature in the French Caribbean

    Författare :Christina Kullberg; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Nyckelord :Karibiska studier; Litteraturvetenskap; postkoloniala studier; etnografi och litteratur; franskspråkig litteratur;

    Sammanfattning : The birth of French Caribbean literature is in many ways tied to a nontheorized and circumstantial use of ethnography. Ethnography is mainly referred to as a discourse of knowledge having to do with defining and questioning the notion of culture which, in this case, was important to Martinican authors trying to articulate identity. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Personas and Scenarios in Use

    Författare :Rosa Gudjonsdottir; Yngve Sundblad; Henrik Artman; Jonathan Grudin; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethnographic fieldwork; multi-sited fieldwork; participant observation; user-centered design; user research; personas; scenarios; Computer science; Datalogi; Social anthropology ethnography; Socialantrolopologi etnografi;

    Sammanfattning : Personas are fictitious characters that represent the needs of the intended users, and scenarios complementing the personas describe how their needs can be met. The present doctoral thesis considers the usage of personas and scenarios and how they are used in system development projects. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Imagineering Place : The Branding of Five Chinese Mega-Cities

    Författare :Emma Björner; Per Olof Berg; Ali Yakhlef; Xiucheng Fan; Mihalis Kavaratzis; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; China; Chinese mega-cities; city branding; fieldwork; ideology; imagery; images; imaginaries; imagineering; language; multiple case-study; place branding; power; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Sammanfattning : Cities, regions, nations and other places have in recent decades become active participants in the global competitive economy, and now operate in a global marketplace, competing with other places all over the world for investors, tourists, residents and workforce. As a result, places use marketing and branding strategies and practices to gain reputation and competitive advantage. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Bringing power and knowledge together : information systems design for autonomy and control in command work

    Författare :Per-Arne Persson; Sture Hägglund; Henrik Eriksson; James M. Nyce; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ethnographic; army command organizations; military; rationality of practice; design work; autonomy; events-frictions-and power; viable system; freedom of action; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : THIS THESIS PRESENTS an empirical ethnographic study that has been conducted as fieldwork within army command organizations, leading to a qualitative analysis of data. The title of the thesis captures the contents of both command work and research, both domains being affected by new technologies during a period of drastic changes in the military institution. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Ett meningsfullt liv med arbete? : Högfungerande individer med autism mellan funktionshinder- och arbetsmarknadspolitik

    Författare :Faten Nouf-Latif; Urban Markström; Katarina Andersson; Martin Molin; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Disability policy; ethnographic fieldwork; high-functioning individuals with autism; labour market policy; meaningful work; social inclusion; welfare services.;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to study notions of employment among high-functioning individuals with autism (HiA) and their experiences of vocational rehabilitation or work-preparatory programs and to analyze how these experiences reflect upon the labor market policy’s and disability policy’s common shared goal of supporting individuals towards a socially included life with meaningful work. This study was conducted through ethnographic fieldwork in a private company (VRP) that operated as a service provider for the Employment Service Agency, and a Swedish residential folk high school (FHS). LÄS MER