History can be experiences in many ways, it can be taught in schools, it can be studied by archaeologists in the field. It can also be done by reading historical fiction, and it can be experienced through walking a mile in an historical person’s shoes. Literally walking. This thesis focuses on the experiences of wearing a Legionnaire uniform during the historically inspired larp Legion, made by the company Rolling, in the czech republic. The thesis explores the physical experience of wearing a uniform in harsh winter terrain during this larp as well the emotional process a person goes through while in uniform during the larp The main questions of issue were: * How does modern humans experience this kind of historical uniform in winter terrain? * What does the uniform do with the person wearing it? The first question focused on the physical part of wearing the uniform, and the second question focused more on the emotional part of wearing it. The data was collected by asking larpers who had attended the larp to fill out a survey containing questions about their experiences. The analysis was done using Actor Network Theory, a theory which made it possible to see connections between the larpers, the terrain, the temperature, and the uniform itself. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs was also used to further analyse the data. The results of this study show that there are many clusters of actors that play an important part of the experiences of wearing the uniform. The temperature was an important actor, as well as how the uniform erased differences between individuals making comradery a major part of the experience. Emotions of inner strength, confidence and calm were also important parts of what the larpers experiences when wearing the uniform.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-454568 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Mannberg, Lina |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Konstvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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