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  • 1.
    Aasen, Alex
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Game Design.
    Brate Sjögren, Johanna
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Game Design.
    Improving female character design: Visually enhancing a female character’s personality and role in games  through combing fashion- and game design2014Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This report started with the guideline project that revolved around two problems in the game industry, the hypersexualization of female characters and their stereotypical designs in games, and a wish to solve these problems. Fashion was chosen as a new approach to solving them and the question formulation for the guideline project was: how can we incorporate fashion in order to strengthen a female characters personality, role and overall design in games? 

    Three methods were used; firstly a systematic literature review to gather knowledge about the fashion industry as well as the game industry’s character design process. Secondly, the creation of the guideline, “The design handbook – how to improve female character design”, which would serve by presenting a solution to the problem. Thirdly, qualitative interviews to test whether or not the guideline could serve as a possible solution against the problems of sexist and stereotypical designs and if it could overall improve female character design in games.   

    The results of the qualitative interviews deemed the project a success; nine out of ten interviewees answered that it would serve as a solution against the problem of both hypersexualization and stereotypical designs. The results of the guideline project and the interviews answered the bachelor’s thesis’ question formulation about how to improve female character design through fashion in the following way:  

    • Be inclusive. The priority should be to design interesting characters, regardless of gender.
    •  Know who your character is. Give the character a complex and interesting personality and design with that personality in mind; it should be strengthened through all the other design choices (be it color, silhouette or outfit details).  
    • Make it believable. The outfit needs to work like a second narrator and should not contradict the setting, the personality or the character’s role.  
  • 2.
    Aava, Kim
    Gotland University, School of Game Design, Technology and Learning Processes.
    Game Save: Game Save Incorporation in Game Design through a MDA Analysis2013Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This paper is about save systems and will analyze save functions in various games. Save systems in games are usually blamed for harming the suspension of disbelief as it is an act taking place outside the game and should only be used for its intended purpose: letting the players store their game data, and progress whenever they need.

    The game save function developed as rapid leaps of technology were made, with the beginning era of home consoles and home computers allowing players to spend more time playing, creating a demand for longer play sessions in games which lead to a need of methods for storing game data.

    The analysis of save systems is carried out in this paper by using MDA Framework (Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics), a tool used for documenting game design. This framework can be used to analyze a game from a designer‟s or player‟s perspective. By reversing the framework ADM (Aesthetics, Dynamics and Mechanics) one can analyze the user experience, which is how the player perceives the game‟s aesthetics to be, depending on the dynamics and mechanics.

    This analysis aims to provide knowledge of how consistency in game design and the save system can be used to create a cohesive game world that facillitates the player's experience and immersion.

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  • 3.
    Abbasi, R.
    et al.
    Loyola Univ Chicago, Dept Phys, Chicago, IL 60660 USA.
    Botner, Olga
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics.
    Burgman, Alexander
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, FREIA.
    Glaser, Christian
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics.
    Hallgren, Allan
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics.
    O'Sullivan, Erin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics.
    Pérez de los Heros, Carlos
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics.
    Sharma, Ankur
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics.
    Valtonen-Mattila, Nora
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics.
    Zhang, Z.
    SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Phys & Astron, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA.
    Completing Aganta Kairos: Capturing Metaphysical Time on the Seventh Continent2022In: 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2021) / [ed] Alexander Kappes; Bianca Keilhauer, Sissa Medialab Srl , 2022, article id 1381Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We present an overview of the art project Aganta Kairos (To Fish the Metaphysical Time). This project celebrates the neutrino-the ghost particle-which scientists consider a cosmic messenger and the artist regards as a link between people who care about their relationship to the cosmos and question their origins. The artwork is based on a performance of celebration and seeks to build a human community that encompasses different knowledge domains and interpretations of the universe. This intersection of knowledge is realized during the performance of placing a plaque, held with witnesses, and during subsequent exhibitions. Images, sounds, videos, and sculpture testify to the diversity of approaches to questioning our origins, ranging from traditional western science to ancient shamanism. The sites were selected for their global coverage and, for the South Pole, Mediterranean, and Lake Baikal, their connection to ongoing neutrino experiments. In December 2020, a plaque was installed at the South Pole IceCube Laboratory, the seventh and final site. We provide examples of images and links to additional images and videos.

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  • 4.
    Ackeby, Bina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History. 1988.
    Fulheten i Patricia Piccininis posthumanistiska verk2021Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This paper is about the artist Patricia Piccinini and the subject of perception of ugliness in art through time. I wanted to comparehow The perception about ugly subjects in art has changed over time from classical art to the posthuman category where Piccinini is active.

    There was no research about Piccinini that I could find, but I could work on the perspective from the posthuman and historical points as well as some interwievs and exhibition facts about Piccinini.

    The metod I am using in this paper is Panofskys iconografical analasys method. With this method I am allowed to analyse multiple works by Piccinini and compare them to each other and answer the question about ugliness. I also have the opportunity to analyse the works by themselves in depth to see in wich way they are ugly, in wich time period of future they can be in and so forth. 

    The works I am analysing in this paper are The couple, Teenage Metamorphosis and James (Sitting). The works appar to be in different stages of future and I analyse them I what I believe is in chronological order. 

    My conclusion is that the human reactions upon the unknown and the ugly is the same even if the ugly is a part of the nature or humanmade. But the perception of what can be seen as ugly or not has changed in The sense that we are more tolerable against The things that can be seen as horrific. 

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  • 5.
    Adam, Jonathan
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Musicology.
    Street Music, City Rhythms: The urban soundscape as heard by street musicians2018Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The soundscape plays a key, if often overlooked, role in the construction of public urban space. Street music – a conscious deliberate propagation of sound in public space – opens an entryway into comprehending the role of sound in the city, and what it reveals about the city’s inhabitants. Ethnographic fieldwork in Brussels and Stockholm focuses on street musicians of all kinds, exploring how their music is shaped by their personal motivations, how their practices negotiate meaning in sound and in space, and how their rhythms shape, and are shaped by, the city. These explorations give reason to question R. Murray Schafer’s philosophies on soundscape studies, particularly in the urban context. Drawing from Henri Lefebvre’s notions of the production of space, and rhythmanalysis as an analytical tool, the urban soundscape is understood as an ongoing negotiation of individual actions, where dynamics of power, identity, and ideology become audible. Street musicians and their sound cultures feature not just as a topic worthy of study, but also as a guide of how and why to listen to and analyze the rhythms of the city.

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  • 6.
    Adams, Barbara
    et al.
    Wesleyan Univ, Design, Middletown, CT 06459 USA;New Sch, Parsons Sch Design, New York, NY 10011 USA.
    Keshavarz, Mahmoud
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology.
    Traganou, Jilly
    New Sch, Parsons Sch Design, Architecture & Urbanism, New York, NY USA.
    Introduction from the New Editorial Team2019In: Design and Culture, ISSN 1754-7075, E-ISSN 1754-7083, Vol. 11, no 2, p. 153-155Article in journal (Other academic)
  • 7.
    Adams, Ernest
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Game Design.
    Rollings, Andrew
    Fundamentals of Game Design2006 (ed. 1)Book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    An introductory undergraduate textbook on the design of computer and video games.

  • 8.
    Adams, Jonathan
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Scandinavian Languages.
    Hanska, JussiDepartment of History, University of Tampere, Finland.
    The Jewish-Christian Encounter in Medieval Preaching2014Collection (editor) (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This book explores the complexity of preaching as a phenomenon in the medieval Jewish-Christian encounter. This was not only an "encounter" as physical meeting or confrontation (such as the forced attendance of Jews at Christian sermons that took place across Europe), but also an "imaginary" or theological encounter in which Jews remained a figure from a distant constructed time and place who served only to underline and verify Christian teachings. Contributors also explore the Jewish response to Christian anti-Jewish preaching in their own preaching and religious instruction.

     

    Contents:

    1. Jonathan Adams and Jussi Hanska, Introduction: The Jewish-Christian Encounter in Medieval Preaching

     

    Part I: Regional Studies

    2. Raúl González Salinero, Preaching and Jews in Late Antique and Visigothic Iberia

    3. Regina D. Schiewer, Sub Iudaica Infirmitate — "Under the Jewish Weakness": Jews in Medieval German Sermons

    4. Jonathan Adams, Preaching about an Absent Minority: Medieval Danish Sermons and Jews

     

    Part II: Preachers and Occasions

    5. Kati Ihnat, "Our Sister Is Little and Has No Breasts": Mary and the Jews in the Sermons of Honorius Augustodunensis

    6. Filippo Sedda, The Anti-Jewish Sermons of John of Capistrano: Matters and Context

    7. Maria Giuseppina Muzzarelli, The Effects of Bernardino da Feltre’s Preaching on the Jews

    8. Jussi Hanska, Sermons on the Tenth Sunday After Holy Trinity: Another Occasion for Anti-Jewish Preaching

     

    Part III: Symbols and Images

    9. David I. Shyovitz, Beauty and the Bestiary: Animals, Wonder, and Polemic in Medieval Ashkenaz

    10. Giacomo Todeschini, The Origin of a Medieval Anti-Jewish Stereotype: The Jews as Receivers of Stolen Goods (Twelfth to Thirteenth Centuries)

    11. Pietro Delcorno, The Roles of Jews in the Florentine Sacre Rappresentazioni: Loyal Citizens, People to be Converted, Enemies of the Faith

    12. Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby, Mendicants and Jews in Florence

    13. Martine Boiteux, Preaching to the Jews in Early Modern Rome: Words and Images

  • 9.
    Adelswärd, Rebecka Millhagen
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Monument, minne, museum: Stockholms slott under det långa 1900-talet2021Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This study examines how the Royal Palace of Stockholm gradually, from 1880–2000, became established as a monument in art and cultural history, as well as a site of national heritage. The musealisation process of the royal residence is described by analysing the origin of new museal and exhibition milieus, and changes in the palace’s State and Bernadotte Apartments. These measures were taken to enhance and manage this cultural heritage and to make it accessible by using art historical and antiquarian expertise. The thesis discusses the origins of the Palace Museum (1936), Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities (1958, 1992), the Treasury (1970), the Royal Armoury (1978) and the Tre Kronor Museum (1999). Two periods of consolidation are discernible. First, the façade restoration of 1898–1902, during the reign of king Oskar II, and the completion of the sculpture programme make manifest the late 19th- century positioning of the Tessin palace as a national heritage site. With the appointment of the art historian John Böttiger as Surveyor of the Royal Collections, the king’s commitment to the royal collections led to both object-based scientific research and new conservation practices. Second, collection and exhibition activities evolved during the reign of king Gustaf VI Adolf, 1950–1973, with pronounced educational ambitions and democratic characteristics. The study illuminates the contributions of the palace architects, the role of the Office of the Governor of the Royal Palace and the relationship with the state-run Nationalmuseum and Royal Armoury, which have contributed to continuity in the presentation of historic collections. The thesis demonstrates the importance of art history writing for museal and restoration practices, particularly Stockholms slotts historia 1–3 (1940–1941), a publication decisive in the restoration work in the State and Bernadotte Apartments from the 1940s until the 1970s. The study examines the palace’s dual function as a national monument and royal residence, and how this has been a condition of the musealisation process. Important analytical concepts in the study are musealisation, institutionalisation, professionalisation and scientisation. 

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  • 10.
    Adelswärd, Rebecka Millhagen
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    More Than Meets the Eye. "Castles and Manor Houses in Sweden" Revisited2016In: Konsthistorisk Tidskrift, ISSN 0023-3609, E-ISSN 1651-2294, Vol. 85, no 1, p. 97-108Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The landmark book series Slott och herresaten i Sverige (transl. Castles and Manor Houses in Sweden), published in 1966-1971 by Allhems forlag, is still today considered the most important art historical reference work on Swedish manor buildings and country houses. The 18 volumes seem to present a near complete picture of the nation's rich heritage of manor buildings, combining the comprehensive and topographically organized guide book with the thoroughness of the architectural monograph. This paper will address the more problematic aspects of the book series, its critical role in the writing of a Swedish architectural history and in shaping a national country house narrative. While each volume provides an authoritative and concise overview of the history, ownership and stylistic development of the most significant manor buildings in the province - their architecture, interiors, gardens and collections - the presentation with its general descriptions, formal analysis and neutral tone omits a more in-depth analysis of these complex environments as well as underlying social, political and economic aspects. The descriptions have, in a sense, been working against the depth of historical understanding and the identification of more complex networks. As a consequence, the Swedish manor house is presented as a continuous and self-contained "treasure house", with the critical perspectives and broader European context very seldom present in the characterizations.

  • 11. af Geijerstam, Jan
    ”Huru kunna beskrifva de känslor med hvilka jag denna morgon skådade detta land, gamla Indien”1998In: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, ISSN 0349-2834, E-ISSN 2002-3812, no 36, p. 77-86Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 12. af Geijerstam, Jan
    Industrins förflutna i minnen och landskap2005In: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, ISSN 0349-2834, E-ISSN 2002-3812, no 50, p. 113-124Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 13. af Geijerstam, Jan
    et al.
    Houltz, Anders
    Industriarvet i regional antikvarisk praktik. Reflexioner kring en enkät till Sveriges länsstyrelser2013In: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, ISSN 0349-2834, E-ISSN 2002-3812, no 65, p. 37-51Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 14.
    af Klinteberg, Kristina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Diadem och identitet: En studie kring identiteter i kejsarinnan Josephines pärl- och kamédiadem2020Student paper second term, 5 credits / 7,5 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This paper, on the identities shown in one of the cameos in Empress Josephine’s pearl and cameo diadem, has first of all focused on the mythological characters, and thereafter raised the question if these are to be seen as an allegory for people from the time. The process of identi-fication has followed the three levels in Panofsky’s method for analysing art, where the first and second levels consist of already known material from the Bernadotte Library, Royal Palace in Stockholm and the jeweller house of Chaumet (former Nitot et Fils) in Paris.                     

    To decipher both the mythological individuals and the possible allegories, that is the third level, the iconology itself, the thoughts and methods of  Göran Hermerén on the rise and fall of allegories along with Leora Auslander’s solutions using visuals comparisons, when no written material is available, have provided the academic framework for the study.                               

    When comparing the cameo with pieces of art from the time, the subject fits the description of the Roman mythology’s love goddess Venus and her son Cupid, the lovechild fathered by Mars. Moving on to allegories, well-known material shows that Emperor Napoleon was keen to be portrayed as the god of war Mars and Empress Josephine as Venus.  A portrait of special interest to the study, a rather private painting by Parent from 1807, which is probably still unknown to most people, shows how Josephine is depicted with a recently deceased grandchild, a young boy how was also the nephew of Napoleon’s, a close relative to them both, and in the line of  succession to the throne, while Napoleon still was Emperor. This picture has an expression which is close to the one of Venus and Cupid, and it is also made to look like a cameo. These portraits were known at the time when Napoleon gave the diadem to Josephine in 1809.                                                      

    Among portraits from the Napoleonic era, there has earlier only been one known painting, even if in two examples, where the diadem is shown. It is a miniature of Empress Josephine, a work from her final period at Malmaison, 1814. However, another miniature picturing the daughter Hortense in the very same piece of jewellery, from 1812, has now become known. In both these examples, the depicted cameo has a hight measuring only millimetres, why a discussion on the execution and the rendering has to be done with restraint. But in the daughter´s portrait there is a certain attempt to show the outlines of the central cameo that differs from the later painting of the Empress. This may be an indication of how much more important it was for the daughter to relay the picture of her mother and the memory of her son, in 1812, than it was for Josephine in 1814, after the divorce, probably after the fall of Napoleon too, when she was no longer his Venus, and there was no longer a throne for any of her grandsons to inherit.        

    Therefore, in short, the chosen methods give the answer that the mythology depicted is a scene of Venus and her son Cupid, and the allegorical interpretation of Venus is the Empress herself. The child in shape of Cupid here, may well be read as one of her daughter’s sons, at the time a much longed-for heir to the throne of Napoleon I.

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  • 15.
    af Klinteberg, Kristina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Ett diadem och dess ikonografi: En studie av kejsarinnan Josephines pärl- och kamédiadem i porträtt mellan 1812 och 20102021Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The main purpose of this study of a pearl and cameo diadem, given by Napoleon to his first wife Josephine in 1809, is to follow its representation in portraiture from Paris in 1812 to Stockholm in 2010, and explore how the iconography develops during these 200 years. From the earlier years, the diadem is found only in miniatures, then after coming to the new royal family in Sweden, the Bernadottes, it is given a role of an heirloom representing history and families in grand paintings, arriving to the present well-known wedding hairpiece, covered by modern media, where the diadem is more of a crown than the open, forehead-covering piece of fashion jewellery it was during the Napoleonic era in France. The portraits from 1812, 1814, 1836, 1837, 1877, 1976, 2000/2003 and 2010 also portray a development of the female role model of its time. Just like the hair piece attains an iconography which comprises not only the highest dress codes but also a possibility of status transformation for the people involved in ceremony, the role of the country’s First Lady is about to change into a higher, more egalitarian position of present days.

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  • 16.
    af Wåhlberg, Daniel
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Musicology.
    Bosse Broberg: I huvudet på en trumpetare1996Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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  • 17.
    Agander, Nils Georg
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy.
    Cogitationes politicæ de hodierna artium elegantium constitutione, cum prisco illarum habitu comparata, quarum partem primam, suffrag. ampl. colleg. philosoph. Upsal. publicæ censuræ submittit Nicolaus Georg Agander ... respondente Johanne Holmbergsson, Angermanno, stip. Stiegler. die XXIII. Junii MDCCLXXXIV. in auditorio Gustaviano majori horis a. m. solitis., P. 11784Dissertation (older thesis) (Other academic)
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    Agander, Nils Georg
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy.
    Cogitationes politicæ de hodierna artium elegantium constitutione, cum prisco illarum habitu comparata, quarum partem secundam, suffrag. ampl. colleg. philosoph. Upsal. publicæ censuræ submittit Nicolaus Georg Agander ... respondente Petro Gustavo Ekeberg, Uplando, stip. Piper. die XXIII. Junii MDCCLXXXIV. in auditorio Gustaviano majori horis p. m. solitis., P. 21784Dissertation (older thesis) (Other academic)
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  • 19.
    Ageberg, Erik
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Musicology.
    Who's that girl?: Skivbolagskultur och dess påverkan på Robyn2006Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    ABSTRACT

    Erik Ageberg: Who's that girl? – Skivbolagskultur och dess påverkan på Robyn. Uppsala Universitet: Institutionen för Musikvetenskap. C-uppsats, 2006.

    Robyn has been one of the most successful Swedish pop stars during the last decade. She has during these ten last years gone from being a young star to being the owner of her own record label, Konichiwa Records. As a result of her last record she became an artist, highly respected by her fellow artists and the audience. The aim of this essay is to discuss the term artistic freedom in the light of Robyn's career. The organization of the music industry is the starting point of the discussion. The way the record companies create their artists are linked to the demands of the public regarding the music they wish to purchase. Accordingly, the artistic freedom is limited by the public in an indirect manner. When artists refer to artistic freedom, or lack of it, it is the author's opinion that it should be understood as a confusion of conceptual arguments. The claim of this thesis is that as the artist refers to the negligence of artistic freedom he or she is in fact targeting on the organizational culture of the music company.

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  • 20.
    Agnevik, Maja
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Musicology.
    Sara Wennerberg-Reuter: att vara kvinna och kompositör kring sekelskiftet 1800 / 19002013Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This essay presents an example of the musical life of a female composer active in Sweden during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through a case study on composer Sara Wennerberg-Reuter (1875-1959), the essay contributes information to her biography, which had been lacking specific details.

    Wennerberg-Reuter's biography has been discussed regarding traditional roles of women in music, her relationship to her own artistry and other active women composers, and finally the contemporary reception of Wennerberg-Reuter as a legitimate composer. Aesthetical theories prevalent during Wennerberg-Reuter’s life has been applied in these discussions, such as those presented by Citron, Öhrström and Hanson, combined with Citron's additional theories considering masculine/feminine elements in the musical approach.

    The main conclusions reached regarding the specific conditions enabling a professional status as a composer and woman in Sweden during the given time are;

    a) the liberal permission by the family to pursue higher education in composing, since this was in opposition to the traditions of the time.

    b) the access to a network of musically active women, from which a sense of being part of a female community can be created.

    c) the acceptance from musical institutions such as higher educations, composer's societies and media critics.

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  • 21.
    Agnidakis, Paul
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology.
    Place as Cultural heritage?: Towards a norm critical and norm creative spatial cultural heritage production2014Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 22. Agnidakis, Paul
    et al.
    Houltz, Anders
    Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, Nr. 71 (2016)2016Collection (editor) (Refereed)
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  • 23.
    Agrell, Carina
    Gotland University, Department of Art History.
    Formträdgården – befriad från politisk skuld och kognitiv skam: Ikonologisk analys av rehabträdgården i Alnarp2008Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Föreliggande uppsats studerar rehabiliteringsträdgården i Alnarp via Erwin Panofskysikonologiska metod. Rehabiliteringsträdgården är skapad utifrån undersökningar av människorsföreställningar om natur- och kulturupplevelser som de anser positiva för hälsa och välbefinnande.Trädgården är uppdelad i åtta olika kategorier som är kopplade till graden av informell respektiveformell design, det finns också mellan dem gränsland som har en mer flytande stil. Uppsatsen harbegränsats till att avhandla två av de åtta kategorierna, skogsträdgården som är mer naturlik, ochentréträdgården som är formell. Syftet med uppsatsen är koppla samman de båda delträdgårdarnamed stilhistoriska förebilder inom trädgårdskonsten genom att valet av former och materialjämförs med varandra och med historiska trädgårdar, liksom att jämföra de båda delträdgårdarnamed andra konstnärliga manifestationer, t ex måleri och arkitektur. Slutligen är syftet att i denikonologiska intuitiva syntesen undersöka trädgårdarnas idémässiga ursprung. Resultatet visar attträdgårdarna har tydliga referenser till sina respektive genrer, den italienska formträdgården ochden engelska landskapsparken. Skillnaderna finns även representerade i andra konstnärligaverksamheter. Den syntetiska intuitionen som vilar på författarens kunskaper och erfarenheter,länkar de olika trädgårdsidealen till politiska ideologier och kognitiva strukturer.

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  • 24.
    Agrell, Carina
    Gotland University, School of the Humanities and Social Science.
    Hundertwassers arkitektur: att vara eller inte vara2010Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Föreliggande uppsats studerar Friedensreich Hundertwassers (1928-2000) organiska/vegetativaarkitektur, begränsad till utvalda signifikativa arkitekturelement på fyra olika bildnivåer, frånöversiktsbild till en avgränsad del av ett mindre utrymme. Den byggnad som avses är kvarteretDie Grüne Zitadelle i Magdeburg, Tyskland. Uppsatsen är tudelad i den meningen att den utgårifrån nämnd arkitektur och analyseras/syntetiseras enligt Erwin Panofskys ikonologiska metod. Urdenna första analys framvaskas relevanta dikotomier, en metod som i sin ursprungliga form ärHeinrich Wölfflins komparativa. Dock jämförs inte Hundertwassers verk genom epokskiljandestilfaktorer, utan genom jämförande med en konstnär som enligt tidigare forskning anses varanärliggande Hundertwasser. Denne arkitekt är Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), verket för analysen ärCasa Milá i Barcelona i Spanien. Syftet med uppsatsen är att genom dikotomierna experimentelltjämföra arkitekterna och deras verk, och forskningsinriktningen ligger i att urröna omdikotomierna kan blottlägga insikter om skillnader och/eller likheter som annars kunde varit svåraatt identifiera. Resultatet visar att arkitekterna tolkat filosofin på delvis lika och delvis olika sätt.Sammanfattande har Hundertwasser ett betydligt mer individualiserat formspråk avseende designifikativa arkitekturelementen. Oavsett om den dubbla metoden tillför nya kunskaper eller inte,torde dikotomierna kunna fungera som stöd för arkitekturanalyser och som hjälp vidkonstreflektion.

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  • 25.
    Agrell, Carina
    Gotland University, Department of Art History.
    Vad är det för skillnad på en pinne?: Ikonologisk analys av rondellkonstverket "Vridning" av Anders Lönn2007Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Uppsatsen beskriver konstverket ”Vridning” av Kalmarkonstnären Anders Lönn. På den pre-ikonografiskanivån beskrivs verket i avseende på vad som är möjligt att konkret uppfatta med ögat, både gällande material och form på den plats där det står. På samma nivå beskrivs också vad som finns i konstverkets omedelbara närhet geografiskt, samt Kalmars lokalisering i förhållande till konstverket och regionen. Verket är placerat i den så kallade Karlsrorondellen strax söder om Kalmar. Rondellen är en punkt där tre huvudvägar och en lokal väg sammanstrålar. Konstverket reser sig 17 meter över marken och har verkat provokativt på vissa individer. ”Vridning” är välkänt i Kalmar och går i folkmun under beteckningen ”pinnen”. Materialet är trä och även marken i rondellen runt konstverket ingår i konstverkets idé.

    På den ikonografiska nivån går analysen djupare och avser att besvara frågor som: Vad i Kalmar eller andra platser kan ha inspirerat konstnären. I generell mening; vad i traktens natur och kultur kan verka inspirerande för vilken som helst konstnär. Vår perception orsakar att vi drar till oss idéer i vår omgivning som sedan blandas och omtolkas. För en konstnär manifesteras resultatet av denna process genom olika konstverk. Uppsatsens ambition för denna nivå är således att knyta konstverket till konstnärens medvetna och omedvetna inspirationskällor i den lokala/regionala kulturen, vilken har stora delar gemensam med den nationella. Rubriken Material & Dimensioner relaterar till trämaterialet och de dimensioner som är förknippade med lokala/regionala/nationella byggnadsverk och skepp. Rubriken Form& Idé relaterar till formen i universell mening, d v s vilka andra konstverk runt om i världen som inspirerat både tidigare och senare konstnärer. Detta knyts till idén om hur formen påverkar betraktaren att uppfatta en rörelse i konstverket.

    Den ikonologiska nivån ligger än djupare i den tidigare. Med hjälp av abstraktioner som beskriver individuella, mellanmänskliga och kollektiva skeenden och föreställningar avseendeklass, genus, kommunikation, möten, kopplade till material, form, idé och plats föreslås olika objekt som inspirationskällor. Förförståelsen jämförs med texter om t ex konstruktivism, den betydelsebärande skillnaden, gruppdynamik osv. Rubriken Material & Form relaterar tillmaterialet som klassbärare och varaktighet, formen som genusbetydande och avantgardistiska referenser. Rubriken Plats & Idé behandlar vägarnas och vägskälens betydelse för människors möten och kommunikation, liksom hur en plats kan bära individers identitet och meningsföreställningar.

    Diskussionen landar i att ett konstverk som visar upp sig offentligt, utan att människor aktivtbehöver välja om de vill ta del av det inte, uppenbarligen kan verka mer provocerande än institutionell konst. Det kan också sammanbinda en lokalbefolkning, utgöra en del av dess identitet. En handfull skulle kanske fortfarande lättat andas ut om det plockades ned, men de flesta skulle nog ändå sörja ett förlorat sjö- och landmärke som tillhör kollektivet.

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  • 26.
    Ahl Engholm, Emma
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Illustrerade berättelser: En undersökning av Bim Erikssons tecknade serier2023Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This study explores what is characteristic of Bim Eriksson's cartoons in her two published books Det kändes lugnt när mina känslor dog (It felt calm when my feelings died) and Baby Blue. Additionally, it explores the function of her drawing style, the interaction between text and image, as well as the differences between the two works. This has been accomplished through a semiotic and hermeneutic analysis, where the smaller elements of the comics have been divided and interpreted individually and in relation to each other. To gain a deeper understanding of the mixed and changing medium of comics, a background on the comic definition and history of comics has provided the foundation for the analysis and orientation in the subject. 

    Eriksson's cartoons convey a visual emotional representation through stylized drawings both with and without accompanying text. Her comics tell stories filled with emotions through attributes, symbols, and text. Her drawings feature unique and innovative characters that are characteristic of her style. Eriksson's comics progress visually with a limited color palette and stylistic approach. The interaction between text and image differs between the comics, and the sequential storytelling plays a significant role in leading the reader through the story. However, Eriksson's single-panel comics have the ability to tell a type of emotional story. The accompanying text makes it easier for the reader to understand what the sender, in this case Eriksson, wants to convey, but they can also be interpreted without the accompanying text. The illustrated images, therefore, stand better on their own than the text does. 

  • 27.
    Ahlberg, Sofia
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of English.
    Goodbye Crude World: The Aesthetics of Environmental Catastrophe in Michel Faber's The Book of Strange New Things and Edward Burtynsky's Oil Photographs2017In: The Comparatist: Journal of the Southern Comparative Literature Association, ISSN 0195-7678, E-ISSN 1559-0887, Vol. 41, p. 78-92Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 28.
    Ahlund, Mikael
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Landskapets röster: Studier i Elias Martins bildvärld2011Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This thesis is about the Swedish landscape painter Elias Martin (1739-1818). The main interest is in his depictions of nature, landscape images and topographical views. Chronologically, it covers the period 1760 to 1810. The first part puts Martin's artistic achievement in a historiographic perspective and presents an overview of his artistic career - from his birthplace Stockholm to Paris and from there to London, where he successfully established himself on the English art scene in the 1770s. Returning to his native Sweden in 1780, he soon emerged as the country's leading landscapist of the period.

    In the second part of the thesis, a study is presented of Martin's relationship to the art markets of England and Sweden, and in the third an attempt is made, through the medium of a specific genre of Swedish eighteenth-century literature - travel writings - to gain a deeper insight into the attitudes and values of the period. Here, the focus of interest is on different ways of viewing nature and landscape art in Sweden in the late eighteenth century. On the basis of this discussion, an attempt is made to reconstruct a Swedish 'period eye', specific to the upper-class culture of the Gustavian age.

    These discussions of the importance of the market and of a Swedish period eye form the basis for an answer to the overarching question of this thesis, concerning the relationship between Martin's images and contemporary perceptions of nature. From the conclusions drawn, it becomes clear that different ways of relating to landscape existed side by side. The attitudes discernible in the artist's pictures, as in the travel writings of the period, are diverse and contradictory, complicating an understanding of the eighteenth century's view of nature as something uniform. Elias Martin's art thus illuminates the many vantage points and variations in the Gustavian era's feeling for nature.

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  • 29.
    Ahmadu, Jubril
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Game Design.
    Consumer perspectives towards monetization and its impact on AAA game designs2023Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Monetization is now a fundamental aspect of video game creation and currently, all developers are trying to utilize it in the various designs of their games. Contemplating the monetized aspect of video games, this research has seen a gap in the studies pertaining to monetization from the perspective of the consumers, who are also the gamers and the buyers of these monetization designs. This paper approaches monetization from the perspective of consumers to bridge that lacuna. It aims to gain insights into the consumer mind by initiating a conversation between previous theories and present discussions to arrive at a middle ground on monetization in AAA games between consumers and game designers. It achieves this by the use of an online survey and semi-structured interviews with core and casual consumers. Furthermore, this research is supported by a discourse analysis on YouTube by game critics and reviewers. The results of the study showed that monetization is beneficial to independent developers and mobile games, it is also beneficial in AAA games if it is left to the part of the game design that does not affect the quality of the game. For example, cosmetics and DLCs, as long as those DLCs are not gated game lore that consumers are forced to buy. The impact of monetization on AAA games is a fifty-fifty issue on the part of the consumer and developer. The financial impact consumers project to developers justifies the rationale for the continuity of monetization models regardless of the quality of the games design. In the future research is needed to better understand consumer perspectives on monetization, particularly among consumers who have grown up in different gaming eras. Additional studies with larger sample sizes should be conducted in order to make valid generalizations and capture the perspectives of teens. Future studies should also focus on games and game studios that have implemented micro-transactions successfully, considering game design quality, revenue, and customer satisfaction.

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  • 30. Ahnlund, Mats
    Kasernbyggnadsnämnden och dess arkitekter1990In: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, ISSN 0349-2834, E-ISSN 2002-3812, no 20, p. 143-156Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 31. Ahnlund, Mats
    Kyrkobyggmästaren Johan Nordell1991In: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, ISSN 0349-2834, E-ISSN 2002-3812, no 22, p. 137-146Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 32. Ahnlund, Mats
    et al.
    Brunnström, Lasse
    Bolagssamhällen i Norden – från brukstid till nutid1993In: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, ISSN 0349-2834, E-ISSN 2002-3812, no 25, p. 49-80Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 33. Ahnlund, Mats
    et al.
    Brunnström, Lasse
    Forskning kring nordamerikanska bolagssamhällen1984In: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, ISSN 0349-2834, E-ISSN 2002-3812, no 8, p. 67-77Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 34. Ahnlund, Mats
    et al.
    Brunnström, Lasse
    Från Dawson till Pullman. Nordamerikanska bolagssamhällen – en översikt1987In: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, ISSN 0349-2834, E-ISSN 2002-3812, no 13, p. 7-54Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 35.
    Aho Lind, Hanna
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Game Design.
    How can levels of stylized game-character details contribute to creating representation and relatability in female player characters?2020Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 180 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This thesis´ aim is to discuss how different levels of details can contribute to creating perceived levels of representation and relatability. This was firstly done through a pilot study, which was made to gather more intel about female opinions on set player characters in games. Then through the creation of six stylized 3D busts, and finally through a main study, serving to find trends in female informants’ opinions about the levels of details, representation and relatability in said busts. Earlier research is presented and discussed, and notable connections between the earlier research and this thesis´s findings are presented.

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  • 36. Ahrland, Åsa
    et al.
    Björklund, Annika
    Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, Nr. 61 (2011)2011Collection (editor) (Refereed)
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  • 37. Ahrland, Åsa
    et al.
    Persson, Bo
    Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, Nr. 57 (2009): Landskapets resurser2009Collection (editor) (Refereed)
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  • 38. Ahrland, Åsa
    et al.
    Roeck Hansen, Birgitta
    Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, Nr. 37 (1999): Uppsatser och studier1999Collection (editor) (Refereed)
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  • 39.
    Akkerman, Renske
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Musicology.
    Film music as a guide in complex temporal narratives: An analysis of the narrative function of Hans Zimmer’s film music in Inception (2010) and Interstellar (2014)2023Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This thesis analyses Hans Zimmer’s film music in Inception (2010) and Interstellar (2014) that resulted from his collaboration with director Christopher Nolan. The focus lies on the narrative and temporal functions that film music can attain when used in temporal complex narratives. The analysis looks into how time is presented, manipulated, and connected through the music. Three aspects that are examined are: 1) how musical motifs function as a guide for understanding narrative themes, 2) how music gives temporal clarity within a narrative, and 3) how sound design contributes to an understanding of the temporal structure of the narrative. This thesis offers more insight into how music can function temporally, a subject worthy of more academic attention. It concludes that Zimmer’s “minimalistic maximalism” style and his creative process with Nolan are essential to how the music of Inception and Interstellarfunctions.

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  • 40.
    Akmaev, Pavel
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    "Och ljuset lyser i mörkret, och mörkret har icke fått makt därmed": En studie av hesykastiska influenser på Bysans sakrala konst i slutet av 1300- och början av 1400-talet2020Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This paper examines the influence of Hesychasm as an integral part of Orthodox theology on the art of the Orthodox Church in Byzantium in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The main research question is how and for what reason the hesychasm doctrine projects its ideas in sacred art. 

    On the example of several sacred images that belong to the school of painting in Constantinople, the iconographic and stylistic features inherent in the art of hesychast are analyzed. 

    As a result of the study, the close connection between the theology of the Hesychast light and Byzantine art of the indicated period is demonstrated. Byzantine masters through emphasizing the role of the uncreated Tabor light in the life of a Christian and using whitewashing strokes and dryness of forms create theology in colors. 

    The source of this theology comes from the patristic tradition of the Orthodox Church, in particular from St. Gregory Palamas, who initiated disputes around the uncreated divine light. 

    The Orthodox icon in this context can be perceived as a kind of manifesto that expresses the faith of the church through artistic sacred images. 

  • 41. Aldskogius, Maj
    "… kunn’ I dock så wackert låta …": Uppsala Akademiska Kammarkör 50 år2007Collection (editor) (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    A 50th anniversary portrait of the artistically ambitious Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala is drawn by a variety of authors: choristers, listeners and musicologists,all familiar with choral singing and choral music.

    The characteristics of the choir repertoire are extensively described by conductors, composers, Swedish and foreign soloists and instrumentalists. The choir has commissioned and delivered first performances of works by a number of Swedish composers.

    It can also be noticed how economic and organizational changes in society influence the motility of choristers, the number of performances in concert halls, churches as well as other circumstances and possibly also the very choral sound.

    The choir is invited to choral festivals, goes on tours in Europe and North America and hosts visiting choirs. The choir can also be heard on records.

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  • 42.
    Alev, Uellar
    et al.
    Tallinn Univ Technol, Bldg Phys & Energy Efficiency, EE-19086 Tallinn, Estonia..
    Kalamees, Targo
    Tallinn Univ Technol, Bldg Phys & Energy Efficiency, EE-19086 Tallinn, Estonia..
    Eskola, Lari
    Aalto Univ, Dept Energy Technol, Aalto 00076, Finland..
    Arumägi, Endrik
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History, Conservation. Tallinn Univ Technol, Bldg Phys & Energy Efficiency, EE-19086 Tallinn, Estonia..
    Jokisalo, Juha
    Aalto Univ, Dept Energy Technol, Aalto 00076, Finland..
    Donarelli, Anna
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History, Conservation.
    Siren, Kai
    Aalto Univ, Dept Energy Technol, Aalto 00076, Finland..
    Broström, Tor
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History, Conservation.
    Indoor hygrothermal condition and user satisfaction in naturally ventilated historic houses in temperate humid continental climate around the Baltic Sea2016In: Architectural Science Review, ISSN 0003-8628, E-ISSN 1758-9622, Vol. 59, no 1, p. 53-67Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Indoor climate and user satisfaction were analysed by field measurement and a questionnaire in 67 traditional rural houses in Estonia, Finland and Sweden. Our findings showed that the indoor climate in all the investigated historic rural houses needs improvement. The room temperature was mainly too low during winter. Leaky houses had also a larger vertical temperature difference. The relative humidity in the unheated and periodically heated houses was high during winter and caused risk for mould growth in 17% of all houses and 33% of unheated houses. Significant differences of indoor humidity loads in different houses were revealed depending on the living density and usage profile. During the winter period, the design value of moisture excess was 4-5g/m(3) and the average moisture load was 2-3.5g/m(3). The indoor humidity load in historic houses was similar to that in modern houses. The results of the questionnaire showed that main problems were related to unstable or too low temperatures. At the same time, inhabitants rated the overall indoor climate as healthy and no statistically important relations were found between average indoor temperature and complaints about too cold or too warm indoor temperatures.

  • 43. Alev, Ullar
    et al.
    Eskola, Lari
    Arumägi, Endrik
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Jokisalo, Juha
    Donarelli, Anna
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Siren, Kai
    Broström, Tor
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Kalamees, Tango
    Renovation alternatives to improve energy performance of historic rural houses in the Baltic Sea region2014In: Energy and Buildings, ISSN 0378-7788, E-ISSN 1872-6178, Vol. 77, p. 58-66Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper analyses renovation alternatives to improve energy performance of historic rural houses in three countries (Estonia, Finland, Sweden) in the Baltic Sea region (cold climate). The study was conducted by a combination of field measurements and simulations. Indoor climate, typical houses and structures as well as the current condition and need for renovation were determined by field measurements. Based on field measurements, indoor climate and energy simulation models were validated and used to calculate energy use for different renovation measures. Energy renovation packages were calculated for different scenarios (minimal influence on the appearance of the house, improvement of thermal comfort, improvement of building service systems) for different energy saving levels. The analysis showed that the improvement of building service systems and the energy source holds the largest energy saving potential. The building envelope of old rural houses needs improvement also due to high thermal transmittance and air leakage. The insulation of the external wall has the largest single energy saving potential of the building's envelope. The results show how energy savings depend on energy saving targets, typology of the building, thermal transmittance of original structures, and building service systems. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  • 44.
    Alfredsson, Teresia
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Jag går omkring i mitt Pompeji bland ruiner: En uppsats om Pompejis inverkan på nutida konst2014Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Har vi alla ett eget Pompeji att relatera till? Vi omger oss dagligen med metaforer som länkar till Pompejis öde, trots att katastrofen ägde rum för nästan 2000 år sedan. Denna uppsats undersöker hur Pompejikatastrofen tar sig i uttryck i visuell gestaltning, med fokus på skulpturala verk av Gerhard Nordströms, Emma Göranssons och Antony Gormley, och ger en bild av varför Pompeji fortsätter att fascinera idag.

  • 45.
    Ali, Ahmad
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Game Design.
    Marcus, Svensson
    Animation through Body Language: A study using the fictional character Mokhtar2016Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Learning to read body language is something we do throughout our whole life. It is a complex non-verbal language that can express more than words. In this study we investigate the possibility to use only body language to portray emotions to the viewer. In a background of a game project we have used a character that has his face covered, therefore, facial expression is not visible during the online survey, which we used as a method for our investigation. As a foundation we have created four character animations to portray anger, frustration, exhaustion and hurt. To find the answer if it is possible to recognize those five emotions in the character animations survey, participants were obligated to name the emotion expressed on each of the video clips. The results of this study show that the characters body language could be sufficient to portray those five emotions. However, it was concluded that body language could be enough to represent the character's emotional state to the viewer; but by including facial expressions we could help to portray the emotion even further.

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  • 46.
    Ali, Nadja
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Musicology.
    Nina Simone In Concert: Identifying Activism and Self-awareness Through Interactive Qualities2018Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The singer and activist Nina Simone played a crucial role in the political and musical outcome of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s. This thesis aims to assess how Simone’s activism and self-awareness are expressed through interactive qualities by doing a case study of the performances of “Go Limp” and “Mississippi Goddam” on the live album In Concert. A relational approach has been suggested, where the focus has been on sociological elements of musical encounter such as interaction, rather than the aesthetical. Searching within four dimensions of social relations within which culture is enacted (division of labor, relations of power, tuning in and cultural embeddedness), constructed by sociologist of culture William G. Roy, shows that musical encounter is highly dependent of the social relations within which it manifests. Expressing social strategies such as irony, sing-along and humor as interactive methods shows that the performances of “Go Limp” and “Mississippi Goddam” were not solely defined by their composition and musical content, but also by how they were performed.

    Seeking beyond aesthetical features on the album In Concert have shown that the interactive qualities within the performances of “Go Limp” and “Mississippi Goddam” are highly dependent of and defined by Simone’s activism and self-awareness.

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  • 47.
    Alit Wedhantara, Dewa Ketut
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Theology, Department of Theology.
    Fear and Loathing in Streets of Europe: Reading the Right-Wing Protestors’ Visual Expressions2020Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    In the last ten years, significant increase in national protest and transnational activism within the area of Western Europe brought a new impact to the study of the visual: a pictorial turn to argumentation. Visual texts in the form of posters and banners can be seen throughout the streets of Europe, alongside the rise of right-wing organizations with populistic tendencies. This research examines the posters and banners produced by three Western European right-wing organizations, namely English Defence League in the United Kingdom, PEGIDA in Germany, and PVV in the Netherlands. This thesis observes how the three organizations utilized posters and banners displayed in their rallies to manufacture a particular imagination regarding immigrants with an Islamic background. This research situates the three right-wing organizations in a specific vertical organizational hierarchy to explore the possibility of understanding which organization is at the most advantageous, generating benefit for the sake of visual mobilization of other groups.  Furthermore, the operationalization of the fear strategies as an inherent part of their visual argumentation and encounter them with the myth of Islam in the West will also be considered.

  • 48. Alm, Göran
    I tidens smak. Om kungliga miljöer i Danmark, Norge och Sverige under empiren1989In: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, ISSN 0349-2834, E-ISSN 2002-3812, no 17–18, p. 91-102Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 49.
    Alm, Mikael
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of History.
    Johansson, Britt-IngerUppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Scripts of Kingship: Essays on Bernadotte and Dynastic Formation in an Age of Revolution2008Collection (editor) (Other academic)
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    When French Marshal Jean Baptiste Bernadotte was elected heir to the Swedish Throne in 1810, a dramatic dynastic venture commenced. In an age of revolutions, marked by political as well as cultural upheavals, the commoner from Pau was transformed into King Charles XIV John and the head of a new royal dynasty in Sweden and Norway. Although fraught with challenges, the venture proved successful. As restoration set in, and the Napoleonides of Europe fell one after the other, Bernadotte held fast, and today the dynasty is approaching its bicentennial on the throne.

    In nine illustrated essays, the formation of a dynasty is explored as it unfolded in media such as ceremonies, spatial arrangements, opera performances, publicity and panegyrics.

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    Almer, Judit
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History.
    Ingmar Bergman och bildkonsten: Bildmotiv i Det sjunde inseglet och Viskningar och rop.2013Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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