Arbetet syftar till att lyfta fram den potential som flera urbana rumbesitter, de överblivna rum som saknar en tydlig användning ellerfunktion. Där de lokala intressena, dess brukare och rummets närmstaomgivning blir en utgångspunkt för att förstå vilken användningrummet bör verka mot. Med det vill vi vidga perspektiven inom hurman tänker kring överblivna rum idag, samt hur man bättre kan utnyttjarummens potentiella användningar för ett rikare urbant liv. Arbetetbaseras på en fallstudie av rummet under Mälarbron i Södertäljeoch dess närområde, där tre förslag till utveckling studeras ochanalyseras med hjälp av vår teoretiska verktygslåda. Vi stödjer ossframför allt på Quentin Stevens bok The Ludic City - Exploring thePotentials of Public Spaces (2007) där hans lekfulla syn på stadenblir en röd tråd att applicera på bl.a. Kim Doveys allmänna teorierkring urban design i hans bok Urban Design Thinking (2016). Arbetetresulterar i en gestaltning som blir en undersökande process om hurrummet under Mälarbron får en mer meningsfull och mångsidig rollsom stärker det urbana sammanhang som den utgör en del av. Genomdetta arbete vill vi bidra med nya kunskaper till de professionersom arbetar med dessa rum och framför allt lyfta fram den potentialsom flera urbana rum besitter, där vi anser att urban design utgör enviktig roll. Gestaltandet av överblivna rum är ytterst aktuell inom deprofessioner som arbetar med frågor kring byggd miljö idag, därförtror vi att detta arbete inte enbart belyser vårt eget intresse utan ärrelevant för alla som arbetar med den byggda miljön. / The purpose of the work is to highlight the potential of several urbanspaces, the leftover spaces that lacking a clear use or function.Where the local interests, its users and the context becomesthe starting point for understanding what needs the space shouldbe used for. With this we want to broaden the perspectives on howto think about these spaces today, and how to better utilize the potentialuses of these spaces for a richer urban life. The work is basedon a case study of the space under the bridge, Mälarbron in Södertäljeand its context, where three proposals for development arestudied and analyzed using a concept box. We especially supportQuentin Steven’s book The Ludic City - Exploring the Potentials ofPublic Spaces (2007), where his playful view of the city becomes ared thread to apply to, among other things, Kim Dovey’s generaltheories of urban design in his book Urban Design Thinking (2016).The work results in a process that becomes an exploratory processof how the space under the Mälarbron gets a more meaningful andversatile role that strengthens the urban context in the area. Throughthis work, we want to contribute new skills to the professions workingwith these spaces, and above all highlight the potential of severalurban spaces, where we consider urban design to play an importantrole. The transformation of these spaces is extremely relevant in theprofessions dealing with built environment issues today, where webelieve that this not only illustrates our own interest but is relevant toeveryone who works with the built environment.

Avhandlingens syfte är att undersöka övergången från förskoleklass till årskurs ett och hur barn lär känna och skapar mening om vad skola och förskoleklass är. Detta görs genom att studera hur övergången från förskoleklass till årskurs ett markeras genom olika aktiviteter och de processer i vilka barn tillsammans med andra barn, lärare och kontext skapar mening kring övergången. Det empiriska materialet består i huvudsak av deltagande observationer och fältanteckningar från fältarbete men också av intervjuer med barnen. Övergången analyseras med hjälp av teoretiska perspektiv på tid, passageriter och socialisation. Analysen visar att förskoleklass och årskurs ett genom att markeras som åtskilda också konstrueras som olika. Analysen visar också att tid och temporal orientering är viktigt för hur övergången från förskoleklass till årskurs ett förstås. Olika tidsaspekter (dåtid, nutid och framtid) används av barn och lärare för att ge mening till övergången. Den tidsaspekt som är mest framträdande är framtiden. Den används för att förstå övergången men övergången förstärker också fokus på framtiden.  Övergången från förskoleklass till årskurs ett kan förstås utifrån ett övergångsschema med en separationsfas, en liminal fas och en fas av införlivande. Även förskoleklassen som sådan kan förstås som en liminal övergångsfas i övergången från förskola till skola. Övergången är en kollektiv process där barn tillsammans gör övergång. Samtidigt innehåller övergången individuella aspekter och avvikelser från vad som framstår som  normalövergången. Sådana avvikande erfarenheter bidrar till hur den kollektiva övergången konstrueras. I dessa socialisationsprocesser konstrueras mening i samspel mellan barn, lärare och skola. Att barn orienterar sig mot skolans temporala ordning och deltar i socialiserande aktiviteter innebär att de på olika sätt konstrueras som elever men också att de konstruerar skola och övergången från förskoleklass till årskurs ett. / The aim of the thesis is to explore one of the first transitions that Swedish school children encounter and how children get to know and make sense of the school system. The point of departure is to study what activities are undertaken to mark the transition from preschool class to first grade and the meaning-making processes in which children are involved. Ethnographic data from two Swedish school settings are used in the study. The material contains participant observations and field notes from different school settings, as well as ethnographic interviews with the children. The transition is analysed using theoretical perspectives on time together with concepts such as rites of passage and socialization. The analyses show that the preschool class and first grade are marked as different in several ways during the transition process. The analysis also show that time is important for the meaning ascribed to the transition. Different aspects of time (past, present and future) are used to do and make sense of the transition. Talk about the future and activities pointing at the future are used to understand transition, but transition also strengthens the focus on the future. The transition from preschool class to first grade can be understood as a phase of separation, a liminal phase and a period of incorporation. But the preschool class itself can also be understood as a liminal phase, a time in between preschool and school. It was found that transitions constitute a collective process through which children do transition together. At the same time, transitions can be understood as multiple, as children deviate from a normal transition. Such deviant experiences further add to how a “normal” transition is understood. In socialization processes, meanings are constructed in interactions between children, teachers and school. Children’s orientation to the temporal order of school and their participation in socializing activities contribute to the construction of children as students, but also to the construction of school and transition.

Då konflikter i princip är oundvikliga i projekt och på arbetsplatser, är det en central fråga för organisationer (Tonnquist, 2016). Redan 1995 beskrevs det att konflikter kommer bli allt mer förekommande inom organisationer, oavsett branschtillhörighet, på grund av lojalitetsbrist mellan arbetstagare och arbetsgivare (Wall & Callister, 1995). Idag är teamarbete mer regel än undantag (De Dreu & Weingart, 2003) och arbetsformen team beskrivs som ytterligare en bidragande orsak till uppkomsten av konflikter (Wall & Callister, 1995). Då det saknas forskning som belyser teammedlemmens perspektiv och dennes upplevelser av konflikthantering är det ett ämne som är intressant att studera. Syftet med studien är således att bidra till ökad förståelse för hur teammedlemmar upplever konflikthantering.  Teorier om konflikttyper, konflikthanteringsstilar samt temporalitet har i kombination med ett fenomenologiskt perspektiv använts för att uppfylla studiens syfte. För att bidra till ökad förståelse för fenomenet har en komparativ fallstudie om fyra fall genomförts. De fall som har studerats har varit teammedlemmar och empiri har samlats in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Fenomenet har studerats i kontexten team och organisation och för att sammanställa och analysera det empiriska materialet användes tematisk analys respektive tvärfallsyntes som verktyg.  I studien framkommer bland annat att teammedlemmar upplever konflikter som någonting positivt, då konflikter kan bidra till utveckling av individers förmåga att förstå människor eller utveckling av teamets prestation. Det har argumenterats för att anammandet av vissa konflikthanteringsstilar leder till uppkomst av nya konflikter (DeChurch, Hamilton & Haas, 2007) men i denna studie framkommer att dessa stilar också kan användas för att motverka uppkomsten av dessa konflikter. / As conflicts more or less are inevitable in projects and workplaces, it is a central issue for organizations (Tonnquist, 2016). As early as in 1995, conflicts were described as becoming increasingly prevalent, due to lack of loyalty between employees and employers (Wall & Callister, 1995). Today, teamwork is the exception that proves the rule (De Dreu & Weingart, 2003) and teamwork as a way of working is described as another contributing factor to the emergence of conflicts (Wall & Callister, 1995). As there is no research that highlights the team member’s perspectives and their experiences of conflict management, this is an interesting subject to study. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to contribute to an increased understanding of how team members experience conflict management.  Theories about types of conflict, conflict management styles and temporality, in combination with a phenomenological perspective, have been used to fulfill the aim of the study. In order to contribute to an increased understanding of the phenomenon, a comparative case study of four cases has been carried out. The cases that have been studied have been team members and empirical data have been collected through semi-structured interviews. The phenomenon has been studied in the context team and organization. To compile and analyze the empirical data, thematic analysis and cross case synthesis were used as tools.  The study reveals, among other things, that team members experience conflicts as something positive, since conflicts can contribute to the development of individuals' ability to understand people or a team's performance. It has been argued that the adoption of certain conflict management styles leads to the emergence of new conflicts (DeChurch, Hamilton & Haas, 2007) but this study shows that these styles can also be used to counteract the emergence of these conflicts. Furthermore, this study shows that managers as third parties have an important role in the management of conflict situations and by taking part of this study, managers can become aware of the consequences of their actions. Finally, the study reveals that when team members manage conflicts themselves, they use their precious experiences concerning conflicts. It has previously been discussed that temporality should be included in the theories used (Hernes, Simpson & Söderlund, 2013) and this study also acknowledges that the time perspective should be integrated into existing theories of conflict and conflict management.

In this thesis and in my graduation project, I am taking a closer look at the word temporary. It is an investigation in the transition between the two states: temporary and permanent. I am using the contrasting state permanent as an anti-pole to get perspective and to have a fair comparison. I want to give the state of temporarily a shape or a face and to define time through the material and design, like a time capsule. As an interior architect I am questioning the usage of the temporary in the architectural and giving it attention by using architecture, furniture, states and materials as my framework.

Denna studie behandlar monsterkroppar i HBO:s tv-serie True Blood (2008 – 2014) och deras tillblivelse samt orientering utifrån skevhet, performativ materia och temporalitet. Med utgångspunkt i Sara Ahmeds queera fenomenologi analyseras empirin genom en queer och reparativ läsning i syfte att studera huruvida True Blood som tv-serie kan ha emancipatorisk och subversiv potential. Studiens empiriska omfång utgörs av sju sända säsonger av True Blood, innehållandes totalt åttio avsnitt, och som urval har primärt tre kvinnliga karaktärer följts. Dessa tre karaktärer definieras ha monsterkroppar utifrån den normativa människokroppen. I analysen diskuteras, förutom de tre valda karaktärerna, även andra monsterkroppar. Slutsatsen är att True Blood som text utmanar och ifrågasätter, genom sina monsterkroppar, normativa föreställningar och räta linjer och därmed anses ha emancipatorisk och subversiv potential.

This thesis aims to highlight, analyse and problematize how sexualities and relationships are constructed as normative and deviant in the Hunger Games trilogy through the character Katniss Everdeen. With this analysis, the thesis aims to further elucidate the pluralism of meaning within literature as a contribution to the field of feminist cultural studies. Queer theory and queer temporality studies have been used to identify and discuss concepts such as the heterosexual matrix, monogamy and mononormativity, polyamory and other marginalized sexualities. A thematic queer reading serves as a methodological approach to the material to enable searching for queer themes in the series. The thesis shows how heterosexuality and monogamy are constructed and portrayed as normative and compulsory, where all other expressions of sexuality are presented as deviant and thereby can be view as different expressions of queer temporality.

With the climate crisis, there is a necessity for people to live more sustainably. One way to do this is to change our lifestyle and the choices we make in our homes. The aim of this master thesis is to investigate the gender aspect of the “sustainable lifestyle” by looking at families with an ambition to live more environmentally conscious. If the environmentally friendly lifestyle for people in general is basically about taking advantage of what we have, making better decisions about food and other things that are linked to housework, something that women to a large extent take greater responsibility for, how can we look at environmentally friendly living from a gender perspective? I have collected my data through qualitative, semi-structured interviews with six heterosexual women in Swedish families. The study shows that the female informants take a greater responsibility than their male partners for the family to live environmentally friendly. This research also shows that the sustainable lifestyle is time consuming and that this mostly affects women due to their greater responsibility for housework. This has implications for the gender equality of the household. All the interviewed women thought gender equality was important, but the study show that they sometimes must choose between being equal with their partners and being sustainable.

Uppsatsen undersöker huruvida temporär användning av plats kan vara enalternativ metod som ett svar på en del av de utmaningar städer står inför,något som efterfrågas i SOU Ett snabbare bostadsbyggande(Byggrättsutredningen, 2018). En fallstudie av det temporära projektetNobelberget i Sickla, Stockholm, har genomförts. Temporär användning avNobelberget initierades av Atrium Ljungberg, ett privat fastighetsbolag,bostadsexploatering på Nobelberget senarelades till följd av en utdragenplanprocess. Under det temporära projektet som pågick i fyra år, 2015–2019,blev platsen en arena för kultur och evenemang. Genom fallstudien sombaseras främst på intervjuer har vi kunnat studera vilken inverkan dettemporära haft på den privata aktören Atrium Ljungberg, kommunen(offentlig sektor), aktörerna på platsen som främst sysslat med kultur, samthur det temporära påverkat staden och det som idag byggs på Nobelberget.Fallstudien analyseras utifrån det teoretiska ramverket som i uppsatsenframställs, vilket utgår från teorier om temporalitet, plats, strategiskplanering och taktik.Studien påvisar att det temporära projektet medfört att samtliga inblandadeaktörers verksamheter har utvecklats som en konsekvens av det temporäraprojektet. Atrium Ljungberg och kommunen har tvingats utmana sig själva ochgå utanför de ramar de vanligtvis verkar inom för att genomföra projektet.Kulturaktörernas verksamheter har stimulerats av det temporära, ett fokus påskapande och aktion har kunnat ske då tidsbegränsningen som uppstår meddet temporära inte rymmer ältande och utdragna processer. Fallstudiensynliggör dock att det finns en problematik till följd av det temporära,framförallt att kulturaktörer strukturellt förpassas till stadens mindrebeständiga och perifera platser. Därför är en slutsats av denna uppsats att dettemporära nödvändigtvis inte är lösningen på stadens utmaningar, men att detkan ha en katalyserande kraft samt en förmåga att synliggöra styrkor ochbrister i planeringen av det urbana. / This thesis investigates whether temporary use of space can be an alternativemethod in meeting the city's challenges, such as is requested in the governmentinquiry Ett snabbare bostadsbyggande (translated to: A more rapid housingdevelopment) (Byggrättsutredningen, 2018). A case study of the temporaryproject Nobelberget in Sickla, Stockholm, was implemented. Temporary use ofNobelberget was initiated by Atrium Ljungberg, a private real estate company,when their property with planned housing development was delayed as a resultof an extended planning process. During the temporary project that ran forfour years (2015-2019), the site became an arena for cultural activities andevents. Through the case study, which is based primarily on interviews, wehave been able to study the effect the temporary use had on the private actorAtrium Ljungberg, the municipality (public sector), the actors on the site whomainly engaged in culture, and how its temporary use affected the city andwhat is currently being built on Nobelberget. The case study is analyzed basedon the theoretical framework presented in the thesis, which is based ontheories of temporality, place, strategic planning and tactics.The study shows that the temporary project led to development in the internalorganization of involved actors and their activities. To carry out the project,Atrium Ljungberg and the municipality have been forced to challengethemselves and go beyond the framework they usually operate within. Thelimited timeframe, resulting from the temporary use of space, has resulted inan environment which promotes increased creativity and accelerated action.However, the case study also highlights problematic consequences of thetemporary use of space, not least the structural dispatching of cultural actorsto the less permanent and peripheral areas of the city. Therefore, oneconclusion of this thesis is that the temporary use of space is not necessarilythe solution to the city's challenges, but rather a catalyzing power and an abilityto make the strengths and shortcomings of urban city spaces visible.

The following master’s thesis consists of an analysis of the narrative positions in the novel The Faculty of Dreams of Sara Stridsberg, a literary fantasy written about the life of the writer and radical feminist Valerie Solanas. Through my thesis I argue that the implicit author, the narratological position of the narrator, and the character called “The Narrator”, all three belong to, and constitute, the fictional character Valerie. In order to conduct this analysis I use narratological theory, with Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan and Mieke Bal as primary theorists, along with theory concerning spatiality and temporality. The analysis is backed up with metafictional theory as well as research into physical and mental reactions caused by trauma, conducted by Bessel van der Kolk. The analysis is sectioned into four parts, with every part focusing on a specific topic: “The Narrator’s” dialogues with Valerie, the novels five different sections (“Land of Bambi”, “The Oceans”, “The Laboratory Park”, “The Factory” and “Love Valerie”), the presence of the cursive fragments and finally the alphabetical lists which appear at different occasions in the novel. The novel acts as a reclamation of power as Valerie recovers her stolen voice, giving herself the opportunity of narrating her own life. The fictional character Valerie salvages her autonomy and receives her rectification by rewriting conversations which have taken place in court rooms, psychiatric hospitals and between different people in her life. She is no longer an external spectator of her own life. Instead she is the one in charge. The narratological levels have collapsed. Only Valarie remains.

Current medical discourse and endless media debates on obesity and health have rendered the fat body highly visible. However, the lived experiences of fat have to a large extent remained absent in these discourses. This thesis, therefore, expands and reconceptualizes notions of fatness and fat embodiments. Using semi-structured, in-depth interviewing with individuals of marginalized genders living in Sweden who identify as being fat, the thesis explores (1) the individuals’ perception of fat; how it is seen, felt, and known, (2) how their fat, gendered embodiments shape their identity and their ”being-in-the-world”, and (3) the coping strategies and/or opportunities for resistance available to deal with and/or challenge negative and stigmatizing experiences. Merging phenomenology, affect theory, and temporality theories, findings suggest that fat individuals experience struggles and hatred while navigating a thin world that excludes their fat flesh, resulting in feelings of hyperawareness, shame, and being out of place. Through everyday experiences in this intersubjective world, they are also constructed as being out of time, affecting their access to the present. Navigating conflicting demands of visibility/invisibility, embodying the innocent/guilty fatty, and embracing the body/disembodying from it, the author reflects on the implication of these findings for understandings of fat embodiments as multiple, ambiguous, shifting, and at times contradictory. The thesis offers thickened understandings of the significance of fat embodiments for challenging the ways in which power operates on bodies, for (re)conceptualizing normative notions of fatness, and for fat people themselves.