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321	Revitalizing a Company Classic : The Story of Revitalizing a Company Classic Using a Practical Method of Design Hellberg, Mats January 2016 (has links) The main purpose of this report is to analyze a practical method of design while doing an innovation project connected to a specific armchair. The aim is to re-vitalize the pre-existing product. This project is done within the context of a specific furniture producer. This report describes theories about practical methods of design and how the practical intellect is used in a creative process. It also contains background research about classics. The background research is based on a brief literature review on the subject as well as interviews with professionals within the field of furniture design. A few factors that can be said to characterize what makes a classic are suggested. The development of a specific armchair is described. Earlier projects where practical methods of design have been used are also described. The practical methods of design used in this project are described. The main method for this is making physical models by hand together with hand sketching. The design process of developing a new product is described and discussed. As a final result visualizations and a description of a suggestion of how one can re-vitalize the specific armchair are shown. The outcomes and learning from using a practical method of design are discussed. The final suggestion is analyzed according to the factors suggested in the background research to characterize what makes a classic. design classics practical intellect reflective practice re-design redesign revitalize furniture armchair side table scandinavian design practical methods of design sustainability prototyping pretotyping factors of design fundamental needs needs Max-Neef innovation designklassiker klassiker praktiskt intellekt re-design redesign möbeldesign bord avlastningsbord skandinavisk design praktisk designmetod hållbar design designmöbler prototyp designfaktorer grundläggande behov behov Max-Neef innovation
322	Lisbeth Salander Lost In Translation - An Exploration of the English Version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Paludan, Kajsa 18 December 2014 (has links) Abstract This thesis sets out to explore the cultural differences between Sweden and the United States by examining the substantial changes made to Men Who Hate Women, including the change in the book’s title in English to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. My thesis focuses in particular on changes in the depiction of the female protagonist: Lisbeth Salander. Unfortunately we do not have access to translator Steven T. Murray’s original translation, though we know that the English publisher and rights holder Christopher MacLehose chose to enhance Larsson’s work in order to make the novel more interesting for English-speaking readers, which resulted in Murray translating under the pseudonym Reg Keeland as he did not agree to the translation made by MacLehose and Knopf. Furthermore, this thesis touches on the ethics of translation, and will likewise argue the importance of facilitating a dialog concerning misogyny and rape culture. Comparative Literature Ethics and Political Philosophy European Languages and Societies Feminist Philosophy Literature in English, British Isles Literature in English, North America Modern Literature Other English Language and Literature Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Philosophy of Language Rhetoric and Composition Scandinavian Studies Women's Studies
323	Västslaviska toponymer i Knýtlinga saga ur skrivarens perspektiv: ortografiska anpassningar eller ortografiska fel? Petrulevich, Aleksandra January 2010 (has links) <p>I denna uppsats undersöks ortografisk namnanpassning av västslaviska ortnamn i tre 1600-talshandskrifter av Knýtlinga saga, Cod. Holm. 41 4to<sup>x</sup>, Cod. Holm. 55 fol<sup>x</sup>, och Lbs 222 fol<sup>x</sup>. Syftet med arbetet är dels att både teoretiskt och metodologiskt bidra till diskussionen angående namnanpassningsprocessen och särskilt vad gäller ortografisk namnanpassning, dels att studera individuell ortografisk namnanpassning i ett konkret handskriftsmaterial. Undersökningens material utgörs framför allt av de i de utvalda handskrifterna belagda ortnamnsformerna på 39 västslaviska toponymer. Bland undersökningens teoretiska och metodologiska resultat kan man nämna avgränsning och definition av huvudtermer (<em>namnreplikation</em>, <em>namnanpassning</em>, <em>ortografisk namnanpassning</em> o.s.v.) och utveckling av specifika metodologiska redskap för att studera namnanpassningsfenomen i skrift, t.ex. bortsortering av ortografiska fel i enlighet med en bestämd princip utifrån jämförelsen av de undersökta ortnamnsformerna med s.k. <em>ursprungliga former</em>, d.v.s. de ortnamnsformer som är belagda i handskriftens bevarade förlaga. Det förekommer 28 ortografiska anpassningar fördelade på 11 av 39 undersökta toponymer. Dessa anpassningar kan delas in i 4 typer: formell, semantisk, formell-semantisk ortografisk namnanpassning och ortnamnsersättning. I samtliga av de undersökta handskrifterna går det att spåra en klar tendens till formell anpassning av ortnamnen. Anpassningsfrekvensen varierar från skrivare till skrivare, men det är möjligt att konstatera att flest anpassningar gjorts av Jón Þórðarson, författaren till Lbs 222 fol<sup>x</sup>. Huvudorsaken till de upptäckta anpassningarna tycks ligga i systemtvånget, då de flesta ursprungliga ortnamnsformer som blir anpassade i materialet på olika sätt strider mot onomastikonet/språksystemet. Det visar sig att en av de faktorer som i de flesta undersökta fall bidragit till att namnet till slut anpassats, är namnets synkrona ogenomskinlighet.</p> name replication name adaptation language contact contact onomastics orthographic name adaptation traditional philology new philology saga studies Knytlinga saga West Slavic place-names namnreplikation namnanpassning språkkontakt kontaktonomastik ortografisk namnanpassning traditionell filologi nyfilologi sagaforskning Knýtlinga saga västslaviska ortnamn Scandinavian languages Nordiska språk Slavic languages Slaviska språk
324	"Ännu en syster till Afrika" : Trettiosex kvinnliga missionärer i Natal och Zululand 1876–1902 Sarja, Karin January 2002 (has links) In Natal and Zululand Swedish missions had precedence through the Church of Sweden Mission from 1876 on, the Swedish Holiness Mission from 1889 on, and the Scandinavian Independent Baptist Union from 1892 on. Between 1876 and 1902, thirty-six women were active in these South African missions. The history of all these women are explored on an individual basis in this, for the most part, empirical study. The primary goal of this dissertation is to find out who these women missionaries were, what they worked at, what positions they held toward the colonial/political situation in which they worked, and what positions they held in their respective missions. What meaning the women’s mission work had for the Zulu community in general, and for Zulu women in particular are dealt with, though the source material on it is limited. Nevertheless, through the source material from the Swedish female missionaries, Zulu women are given attention. The theoretical starting points come, above all, from historical research on women and gender and from historical mission research about missions as a part of the colonial period. Both married and unmarried women are defined as missionaries since both groups worked for the missions. In the Swedish Holiness Mission and in the Scandinavian Independent Baptist Union the first missionaries in Natal and Zululand were women. The Church of Sweden Mission was a Lutheran mission were women mostly worked in mission schools, homes for children and in a mission hospital. Women were subordinated in relationship to male missionaries. In the Swedish Holiness Mission and in the Scandinavian Independent Baptist Union women had more equal positions in their work. In these missions women could be responsible for mission stations, work as evangelists and preach the Gospel. The picture of the work of female missionaries has also been complicated and modified. Religion Women Missionaries Missionaries Swedish Natal Zululand Church of Sweden Mission Swedish Holiness Mission Scandinavian Independent Baptist Union Missions–Africa Southern Missions–history Missions–Educational work Missions–Medical work Zulus (African people) Zulu women Church history–Sweden–1876–1902 Hedvig Posse Religionsvetenskap/Teologi Religion/Theology Religionsvetenskap/Teologi
325	Bloody women : a critical-creative examination of how female protagonists have transformed contemporary Scottish and Nordic crime fiction Hill, Lorna January 2017 (has links) This study will explore the role of female authors and their female protagonists in contemporary Scottish and Nordic crime fiction. Authors including Val McDermid, Denise Mina, Lin Anderson and Liza Marklund are just a few of the women who have challenged the expectation of gender in the crime fiction genre. By setting their novels in contemporary society, they reflect a range of social and political issues through the lens of a female protagonist. By closely examining the female characters, all journalists, in Val McDermid’s Lindsay Gordon series; Denise Mina’s Paddy Meehan series; Anna Smith’s books about Rosie Gilmour; and Liza Marklund’s books about Annika Bengzton, I explore the issue of gender through these writers’ perspectives and also draw parallels between their societies. I document the influence of these writers on my own practice-based research, a novel, The Invisible Chains, set in post-Referendum Scotland. The thesis will examine and define the role of the female protagonist, offer a feminist reading of contemporary crime fiction, and investigate how the rise of human trafficking, the problem of domestic abuse in Scotland and society’s changing attitudes and values are reflected in contemporary crime novels, before discussing the narrative structures and techniques employed in the writing of The Invisible Chains. This novel allows us to consider the role of women in a contemporary and progressive society where women hold many senior positions in public life and examine whether they manage successfully to challenge traditional patriarchal hierarchies. The narrative is split between journalist Megan Ross, The Girl, a victim of human trafficking, and Trudy, who is being domestically abused, thus pulling together the themes of the critical genesis in the creative work. By focusing on the protagonist, the victims and raising awareness of human trafficking and domestic abuse, The Invisible Chains, an original creative work, reflects a contemporary society’s changing attitudes, problems and values.
326	Salome: Reviving the Dark Lady Gibson, Alanna Marie 05 June 2014 (has links) No description available. African American Studies American Literature Bible British and Irish Literature Comparative Literature Cultural Anthropology Dance European Studies Experiments Folklore Gender Language Arts Literature Minority and Ethnic Groups Modern History Religion Scandinavian Studies Theater Womens Studies Beauty Early Modern Period religion Dark Lady Nella Larsen Choreopoem Salome Elizabeth Cary Women of Color feminism sexism sexuality revival art literature poetry racism nontraditional beauty
327	Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Research: Sustainable Scene Design for a Production of Henrik Ibsen’s <i>An Enemy Of The People</i> Quinlan, Joshua Mortimer 14 September 2016 (has links) No description available. Theater Theater History Theater Studies Environmental Studies Environmental Management Environmental Health Environmental Education Gender Gender Studies Performing Arts Scandinavian Studies Womens Studies Architectural Architecture Art History Design Fine Arts Theatre Design Scene Design Scene Set Design Set Scenic Design Scenic Painting Art Scenic Art Scene Painting Scrim Costume Lighting Sustainable Green Theater Hammershoi Henrik Ibsen Enemy of The People Production Norway Environment
328	Ring Out Your Dead : Distribution, form, and function of iron amulets in the late Iron Age grave fields of Lovö Mattsson McGinnis, Meghan January 2016 (has links) The purpose of this study is to analyze the distribution, forms, and function(s) of iron amulets deposited in the late Iron Age gravefields of Lovö, with the goal of ascertaining how (and so far as possible why) these objects were utilized in rituals carried out during and after burials. Particular emphasis is given to re-interpreting the largest group of iron amulets, the iron amulet rings, in a more relational and practice-focused way than has heretofore been attempted. By framing burial analyses, questions of typology, and evidence of ritualized actions in comparison with what is known of other cult sites in Mälardalen specifically– and theorized about the cognitive landscape(s) of late Iron Age Scandinavia generally– a picture of iron amulets as inscribed objects made to act as catalytic, protective, and mediating agents is brought to light. archaeology Iron Age Late Iron Age Viking Age Viking Studies Vendel period practice theory cognitive archaeology grave goods New Materialism neo-materialism Thor's hammer rings burial analysis post-structuralism Early Medieval medieval studies Scandinavian archaeology Scandinavia Sweden Swedish archaeology Mälardalen cultural history ritual theory ritual rituals studies burial rituals ritualization deviant burial history of religions Old Norse religion Viking Age religion cult places material culture rites of passage amulets magic ancient magic medieval magic pratice praxis
329	To Make Iron of Iron : A Comprehensive Analytical Study of Spade Shaped Iron Bars Pappas Adlerburg, Nickolas T. January 2017 (has links) This thesis aims to provide adequate analytical information on the spade shaped iron bars of Norrland and central Sweden. While their significance has been thoroughly debated for decades, analytical research on them has been confined to cases of single artefacts or theoretical interpretations of their value, meaning and origin. In this study a comprehensive approach is taken into consideration. Based on X-Ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and metallographical analysis this thesis seeks to facilitate new interpretations on quality, production centres and usage based on analytical results. Aiming to settle some of the long lasting questions regarding the artefacts while producing results which can further the discussion by raising new questions, previously unasked. Archaeological Science Scandinavian Iron Age Nordic Iron Age Spade Shaped Iron Bars Norrland Iron Bars Archaeometallurgy XRF SEM/EDS Metallography Vendel Era Migration Period Roman Iron Age Nickel Cobalt Limonite Iron Ores Helgö Uppland Gästrikland Medelpad Hälsingland Jämtland Laborativ arkeologi Nordisk järnålder Spadformiga ämnesjärn Norrland Ämnesjärn Arkeometallurgi XRF SEM/EDS Metallografi Vendeltid Folkvandringstid Romersk Järnålder Helgö Nickel Cobalt Myrmalm Bergmalm Uppland Gästrikland Medelpad Hälsingland Jämtland Archaeology Arkeologi
330	To Make Iron of Iron : A Comprehensive Analytical Study of Spade Shaped Iron Bars Pappas Adlreburg, Nickolas January 2017 (has links) This thesis aims to provide adequate analytical information on the spade shaped iron bars of Norrland and central Sweden. While their significance has been thoroughly debated for decades, analytical research on them has been confined to cases of single artefacts or theoretical interpretations of their value, meaning and origin. In this study a comprehensive approach is taken into consideration. Based on X-Ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and metallographical analysis this thesis seeks to facilitate new interpretations on quality, production centres and usage based on analytical results. Aiming to settle some of the long lasting questions regarding the artefacts while producing results which can further the discussion by raising new questions, previously unasked. Archaeological Science Archaeometallurgy Spade Shaped Iron Bars X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Metallography Swedish Archaeology Archaeology in Norrland Scandinavian Iron Age Nordic Iron Age Roman Iron Age Migration Period Vendel Period Prehistoric Metallurgy Slag Iron Bar Currency Bar Bloomery Bloom Iron Bog Iron Limonite Mineral Iron Ores Hematite Magnetite Phosphoric Iron/Steel Prehistoric Steel Ferrite Pearlite Nickel Cobalt Phosphorus Arsenic Magnesium Sulfur Manganese Norrland Middle Norrland Uppland Gästrikland Hälsingland Medelpad Jämtland Södermanland Helgö Torsåker Gåcksätter Alborga Offerdal Selånger Villberga Arbrå Laborativ Arkeologi Arkeometallurgi Spadformiga Ämnesjärn Röntgenfluorescens (XRF) Svepelektronmikroskop (SEM) Metallografi Svensk Arkeologi Norrländsk Arkeologi Förnnordisk Arkeologi Skandinavisk Järnålder Nordisk Järnålder Fornnordisk Järnålder Romersk Järnålder Folkvandringstiden Vendeltiden Forhistorisk Metallurgi Slaget Ämnesjärn Blästerugn Blästa Myrmalm Sjömalm Limonit Bergmalm Hematit Magnetit Fosforisk Järn/Stål Förhistorisk Stål Ferrit Pearlit Nickel Kobolt Fosfor Arsen Magnesium Svavel Mangan Norrland Mellannorrland Uppland Gästrikland Hälsingland Medelpad Jämtland Södermanland Helgö Torsåker Gåcksätter Alborga Offerdal Selånger Villberga Arbrå Archaeology Arkeologi

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