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1. Rendering the Sublime : A Reading of Marina Tsvetaeva's Fairy-Tale Poem The Swain
Sammanfattning : The present study is a reading of the folkloric fairy-tale poem The Swain (Mólodets) (1924) by the Russian Modernist poet Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941).The poem represents a high point in Tsvetaeva’s experiments with Russian folk art, and it is thoroughly folkloric in its theme, forms of writing and poetic language. LÄS MER
2. Global textures and neutralinos : secret matter of the universe?
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3. Plumage Colours and the Eye of the Beholder : The Ecology of Colour and its Perception in Birds
Sammanfattning : Virtually all diurnal birds have tetrachomatic vision based on four different colour receptors. As a result, birds are potentially able to perceive their environment in twice as many colours as humans and four times as many colours compared to most other mammals, which are dichromatic. LÄS MER
4. The Art of Open Secrets : obfuscating practices and conspicuous withdrawal in the luxury freeport
Sammanfattning : The thesis explores various forms of obfuscation and pays particular attention to the role of conspicuous withdrawal. One market actor that embodies such withdrawal is the Luxury Freeport Warehouse. LÄS MER
5. Extending the tracks : A cross-reductionistic approach to Australian Aboriginal male initiation rites
Sammanfattning : The thesis stresses two points regarding mandatory initiation rites where a young person is introduced into adult rights and obligations: first, that a poly-angular approach is necessary to get a fair picture of rites in general and initiation rites in particular, second, that each culture, into which a young person is initiated, contributes in a very special way to the design of the initiation rite. Therefore, a survey of some modes of interpretations is presented, after a description of Australian Aboriginal culture from early contact periods and a summary of recurrent themes in the Aboriginal male initiation rites. LÄS MER