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  1. 6. The body in pain and pleasure : an ethnography of mixed martial arts

    Författare :Magnus Stenius; Marianne Liliequist; Håkan Berglund-Lake; Orvar Löfgren; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; MMA; Violence; Embodiment; UFC; Gender; Masculinity; Pain; Flow; Ethnography; Ethnology; etnologi;

    Sammanfattning : Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a sport on the rise within the field of martial arts in which competitors fight in a cage and utilize full-contact movements using their fists, elbows, and knees as well as kicks, other strikes, and submission techniques to defeat their opponents. MMA has become a modern social movement in combat sports that has become globalized in a short time and is the fastest growing sport in the world. LÄS MER

  2. 7. “Woke” Authenticity in Brand Culture : A Patchwork Ethnography

    Författare :Jonatan Södergren; Jacob Östberg; Nishant Kumar; Shona Bettany; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; authenticity; consumer research; cultural branding; deconstruction; marginalized consumers; marketing communications; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Authenticity is often considered the holy grail in marketing. Prior research has focused on authenticity in consumption and marketing communications based on countercultural images of personal freedom, including mythologies based on resistant rebels and social outlaws. LÄS MER

  3. 8. Performing Numbers : An Ethnography of Numbers in Everyday Organisational Life

    Författare :Johan Jönsson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Numbers; Ethnography; Performativity; Reactivity; Dramaturgy; Healthcare;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis presents a study of the interplay between what numbers do and what people do with numbers in everyday organisational life. Couched in an ethnographic perspective, the study draws on rich empirical material crafted from participant observations conducted at a Scandinavian hospital. LÄS MER

  4. 9. Reconfiguring Conservation and Ontological Politics : An Ethnography of Campesinos and Scientists in the Andean Páramos

    Författare :Cesar Camilo Castillo Estupiñan; Steve Woolgar; Jonas Anshelm; Brit Ross Winthereik; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conservation; Ontology; Ontological politics; Ethnography; Páramos; Campesinos; Scientific practices; Boundary-making; Space; Differences; Intervention;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis offers an empirical analysis that critically assesses and expands the concept of “ontological politics” as a tool for understanding environmental conservation practice. It takes the case of páramos conservation in Colombia, a high mountain ecosystem located above 2600 mts altitude. LÄS MER

  5. 10. Filmbytare : videovåld, kulturell produktion & unga män

    Författare :Göran Bolin; Jostein Gripsrud; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; youth; video; media; popular culture; cultural studies; cultural theory; Sweden; video violence; public sphere; taste; identity; gender; masculinity; ethnicity; generation; ethnography; media ethnography; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies;

    Sammanfattning : The focus of this thesis is Swedish Film Swappers, i.e. young men who swap video films that include graphically explicit depictions of violence, and their cultural practices. Inspired by action and horror films some Film Swappers have become cultural producers, either of amateur videos, or of fanzines, i. LÄS MER