Department of Cultural Sciences / Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper: Recent submissions
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Den kollektiva ensamheten - En kvalitativ intervjustudie om äldre individers upplevelser av pandemin covid-19 under året 2020
(2021-02-17)In the year of 2020 the world was hit by a pandemic named covid-19, or coronavirus disease 2019. The virus affected the entire world population, more or less, and not least the elderly and various risk groups. The virus ... -
“Det smutsigaste som finns” En jämförande studie om synen på sexualitet och prostitution
(2021-02-10)This essay examines the perceptions of sexuality and prostitution, during the regulation of prostitution at the end of the 19th century and today, comparing these two different historical times and their different views ... -
“Are you there Podd? It’s me, your listener.” En kvalitativ intervjustudie om podcastlyssning och fandom.
(2021-02-02)The following study examines how podcast listeners express a commitment through economic investment, time spent listening and an expression of relation to the creators of certain podcasts. By using Henry Jenkins and Jolie ... -
EUROPE 2020: TOWARDS A NEOLIBERAL GOVERNMENTALITY? Neoliberal Dreams and Diffractive Awakenings
(2020-12-28)Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether the Europe 2020 strategy is of neoliberal nature and aims to adjust every aspect of life to be market-conforming. Furthermore, it examines if the target for an ... -
Intra-aktiva maskiner. En undersökning av Carsten Höllers installationer ur ett posthumanistiskt perspektiv.
(2020-12-14)Using Karen Barads posthumanist agential realism as its main theoretical framework, this thesis examines space, body, time and the “interactive spectator” in their roles as participating actors for the interactive experience ... -
TO PERFORM, OR NOT TO PERFORM? A queer reading of feminist theatre performances in Istanbul
(2020-11-30)Feminist theatre, I opine, is a tremendously valuable tool that could help individuals to gaze politically at their own lives. This thesis is compiled by an exploratory research into the theatrical stage of Istanbul ... -
Feminist and Queer Noisemaking: An Exploration of Gender and Sexuality in Electronic Art Music
(2020-11-24)Men can be said to dominate the music industry, especially when it comes to composers and musicians who create experimental music and sounds which fall outside of mainstream music. Women and members of the LGBTQ+ community ... -
Olfaktoriska lager - En fenomenologisk undersökning av doftkonst i utställningen Sense Me.
(2020-11-19)Olfactory art is a relatively new field of study in the art historical field and the existing literature is predominantly based on a distanced interpretation of olfactory artworks. In order to explore the gap caused by ... -
”ATT ALLA ÄR VÄLKOMNA ÄR NÅGOT VI BROTTAS MED” En inblick i kulturskolans arbete med tillgänglighet och inkludering i Göteborg
(2020-11-18)This paper investigates the practical environment of Gothenburg’s seven schools of art for children aged 6-19. The purpose of the paper is to examine how accessibility and inclusiveness work in the schools of art. This is ... -
“Han tyckte ju inte om krusiduller!” En kulturanalytisk studie om samtida planering och utformande av begravningar
(2020-11-18)The purpose of this study is to discuss contemporary tendencies in the planning and designing of funerals from the perspective of funeral directors. We have executed interviews with eight funeral directors in Gothenburg ... -
“TOALETTKLOTTERGUDARNA BOR PÅ LÅNGEN” Toalettklottrets betydelse för identitet och atmosfär på Andra Långgatan i Göteborg
(2020-11-18)Cities are made out of complex networks of individuals, cultural phenomena, places and contesting discourses. This essay aims to nuance one of these cultural phenomena; toilet graffiti and try to determine which function(-s) ... -
Vad kostar en dröm? Den fria kulturens plats i den entreprenörsurbanistiska strategin. Truckstop Alaska, Karlavagnsplatsen
(2020-11-12)The purpose of this thesis is to examine how urban development affects the free culture and cultural institutions in Gothenburg. Through our qualitative study, we choose a discourse analytic method where we analyse how ... -
Dancing in Postcolonial Spotlights The possibility to perceive postcolonial structures within the dance scenes in India Song and Beau Travail
(2020-11-11)This thesis studies the complex relationship between the concept of art cinema, dance performativity and postcolonial theories, with two dance scenes from India Song (Marguerite Duras, 1975) and Beau Travail (Claire Denis, ... -
Estetisk närvaro - Filosofiska, biologiska och konstvetenskapliga perspektiv på den ordlösa upplevelsen av bildkonst
(2020-11-11)Estetisk närvaro - ett tillstånd av intensiv fokusering på och upptagenhet av ett estetiskt objekt, är ett vardagligt fenomen vars betydelse för upplevelse och tolkning av konst kan ha underskattats. Uppsatsen består av ... -
Att närma film Heideggers senare tänkande och poetisk film
(2020-11-11)The aim of this master’s thesis is to mediate a thinking between film and Martin Heidegger’s later (post-)philosophical writings. This period, although not easily pinpointed in term of an inception date, has been characterized ... -
OSS ZINESEMELLAN En fallstudie av konstzinet hos Fredrik Åkum
(2020-11-03)This thesis is a case study of the art zines of contemporary Swedish artist Fredrik Åkum. Examining art zines as platform, art zines as medium and the democratisation of art through the art zine. The questions of how art ... -
MUSIK FÖR HÄLSA En intervjustudie om hur musikterapi upplevs och uppfattas ur ett individperspektiv
(2020-09-11)The purpose of this essay is to investigate how individuals use music for therapeutic purposes that has affected their health. Issues that relate to music therapy as treatment, music as a tool for everyday life and music ... -
DET FÖRÄNDERLIGA MÖLNDAL CENTRUM
(2020-01-07)In this master thesis, Det föränderliga Mölndal Centrum, we have followed developments in the centre of Mölndal, from the square trades beginning in Kvarnbyn to the center on the other side of Mölndalsbro. With a review ... -
SAVE KORTEDALA LIBRARY Gendering Practices in Urban Activism
(2020-01-07)The aim of the study was to discuss conditions for urban activism, through looking at the interest group Save Kortedala Library and its gendering practices. The aim was furthermore to examine the role Kortedala Library ... -
Kvinna & intagen - inte 'kvinnlig' nog enligt Kriminalvården? En studie om Kriminalvårdens arbete med 'Bättre Ut' ur ett kritiskt genusperspektiv.
(2020-01-07)När kvinnor begår brott tycks de inte bara bryta mot lagen utan även mot de förväntningar som finns på just kvinnor. Det normativa synsätt som finns på kvinnor genomsyras i allmänheten och därav även inom våra myndigheter. ...