Sökning: "material studies"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 5194 avhandlingar innehållade orden material studies.
1. Materiella vändningar : läsningar av Parland, Lispector, Berg och Byggmästar
Sammanfattning : The aim of the dissertation is to examine the analytical potential of the ”material turn” within the field of literary studies. In particular, it explores how theoretical perspectives associated with the material turn may shed light on the work of four writers: Henry Parland (Finland, 1908–1930), Clarice Lispector (Brazil, 1920–1977), Aase Berg (Sweden, b. LÄS MER
2. Uncontainable Life : A Biophilosophy of Bioart
Sammanfattning : Uncontainable Life: A Biophilosophy of Bioart investigates the ways in which thinking through the contemporary hybrid artistico-scientific practices of bioart is a biophilosophical practice, one that contributes to a more nuanced understanding of life than we encounter in mainstream academic discourse. When examined from a Deleuzian feminist perspective and in dialogue with contemporary bioscience, bioartistic projects reveal the inadequacy of asking about life’s essence. LÄS MER
3. En fiende till civilisationen : manlighet, genusrelationer, sexualitet och rasstereotyper i svensk filmkultur under 1920-talet
Sammanfattning : The setting for this study is Swedish film culture of the 1920s, which has been studied with a focus on representations of masculinity and gender relations according to four themes: 1) children and youth 2) fatherhood and love 3) sexuality and popularity 4) ethnicity and racial stereotyping. The rise of new consumer culture in the first decades of the 20th century created turmoil between traditional and modern values, not least when it came to conceptions of gender. LÄS MER
4. Kärlekens paradis : Konflikten mellan kärlek och konst i Henrik och Märta Tikkanens litterära dialog
Sammanfattning : Märta Tikkanen claims that if she had not started writing she and husband Henrik would have lived happily ever after. They had the best of intentions. LÄS MER
5. Becoming Image : Perspectives on Digital Culture, Fashion and Technofeminism
Sammanfattning : Departing from a technofeminist perspective, Becoming Image, places the digital image in a broader context of modern and postmodern technological discourses and fashion. In four articles, the compilation dissertation expands a contemporary and imagistic tech discourse by questioning the ideology of ”masculinity”―specifically the idea of it as a historically male domain. LÄS MER