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Summary The phonological changes undergone by the word rmṯ, ‘person’, are shown to have clashed with its emblematic and almost logographic written form established at the end of the Old Kingdom. The orthography of the lexeme was highly resistant to alterations in its phonology, which resulted in two changes of its gender over time, from original masculine to feminine, and finally back to masculine. However, Egyptian scribes sometimes tried to solve this discrepancy, and in one instance such attempts resulted in what in Egyptology has often been assumed to be a separate lexeme for ‘mankind’. It is argued here, however, that the said word never existed and that its alleged attestations exemplify one solution to the particular mismatches between traditional writing and spoken form of the word rmṯ.

This article examines the challenges and opportunities that arise with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methods and tools when implemented within cultural heritage institutions (CHIs), focusing on three selected Swedish case studies. The article centres on the perspectives of the CHI professionals who deliver that implementation. Its purpose is to elucidate how CHI professionals respond to the opportunities and challenges AI/ML provides. The three Swedish CHIs discussed here represent different organizational frameworks and have different types of collections, while sharing, to some extent, a similar position in terms of the use of AI/ML tools and methodologies. The overarching question of this article is what is the state of knowledge about AI/ML among Swedish CHI professionals, and what are the related issues? To answer this question, we draw on (1) semi-structured interviews with CHI professionals, (2) individual CHI website information, and (3) CHI-internal digitization protocols and digitalization strategies, to provide a nuanced analysis of both professional and organisational processes concerning the implementation of AI/ML methods and tools. Our study indicates that AI/ML implementation is in many ways at the very early stages of implementation in Swedish CHIs. The CHI professionals are affected in their AI/ML engagement by four key issues that emerged in the interviews: their institutional and professional knowledge regarding AI/ML; the specificities of their collections and associated digitization and digitalization issues; issues around personnel; and issues around AI/ML resources. The article suggests that a national CHI strategy for AI/ML might be helpful as would be knowledge-, expertise-, and potentially personnel- and resource-sharing to move beyond the constraints that the CHIs face in implementing AI/ML. Quantifying Culture: a study of AI and Cultural Heritage Collections

The classics have in many ways pioneered the application of digital methods to narrative spatial analysis and developed strong collaborative engagement with infrastructure, producing Pelagios, an ever-growing platform for a plethora of spatial databases and gazetteers, as well as Recogito a digital annotation tool. These two successful examples show a pressing need for community building around SRIs for early modern and medieval Scandinavia to ensure sustainable design, long-term preservation, and further collaborative development. This article discusses this development in the context of the digital periegesis project and the resources used for Pausanias's description of Greece

This article argues that, while the creation and publishing of comics can be seen as activism per se, comics can also be utilised in more direct activist contexts. It relates comics, feminisms and masculinities to climate activism by analysing two prominent examples from Sweden: the comics album Jag vill inte göra slut. Serier för klimatet, [I don’t want to break up. Comics for the climate] (2016), and the comics by Karolina Bång in Maskulinitet, genus och klimaträttvisa [Masculinity, gender and climate justice] (2021), produced by the organisation Jordens Vänner [Friends of the Earth Sweden]. The comics are analysed visually and verbally with regard to the specific masculinities they discuss – the industrial modernist who denies the crisis, the ecomodernist, who suggests unproductive, short-term solutions, and the ecological masculinity, including care for nature and for each other, working for equity, eradicating negative gender norms, reducing unfair consumption and taking action for climate justice. The comics frequently use humour, irony, and satire – and are linked to climate activism.

This article considers in detail the choosing of a language for the liturgy and sermons in Roman Catholic parishes in Belarus. The choice of the Belarusian language is part of a deliberate nation-building policy by the Catholic Church. Moreover, a whole network of local peculiarities, historical stereotypes, and political attitudes is concealed beneath the unified cover of a preference for the use of the Belarusian language. Based on interviews with clergy and religious activists, the article shows that the Roman Catholic Church repeatedly works out compromise solutions that allow it to adapt to the pressures of the state and believers going through a process of contradictory and conflicting nation-building.

Jediism is a new religious phenomenon where fictitious material is used as religious source material. The phenomenon is called hyper-real religion because the fictitious source material being used in the real world makes it ‘hyper-real’. This study explored Jediism and its usage of Star Wars as a religious source material. Semi structured interviews with participants from the two largest Jedi communities were conducted: Temple of the Jedi Order and Force Academy. The informats only answered about the Light Aspect of the community, which means that there is still more to be explored in Jediism as it has sides primarily focused on the Dark and the Shadow Aspects of the ‘Force’. Furthermore the phenomenon of Jediism is put in the context within the theoretical approaches of secularization, sacralization and post secularity by Liselotte Frisk and Peter Åkerbäck. By using this theoretical framework the questions regarding who the people are that are looking for this kind of religion, why they chose to be part of it and how the informants from Temple of the Jedi Order and Force Academy speak of Jediism in terms of religious ideas and praxis were explored. It is argued that Star Wars is the main source material for the studied communities and that it's part of a larger religious movement in Europe and the U.S through the processes of secularization, sacralization and post secularity. Jediism and hyper-real religion, as is shown by this study, should be included in the larger religious landscape that has been shaped by other forms of New Age religion.

The aim of this study is to illuminate how the 19th century’s researchers Carl Axel Gottlund and Albrekt Segerstedt contributed to the design of the cultural heritage of the Forest Finns in northern Värmland. One book from each author was analyzed: Dagbok öfver mina vandringar på Wermlands och Solörs Finnskogar 1821 (1821/2021) by Gottlund, and Segerstedts samling: skogsfinnarna i Skandinavien: en kommenterad och illustrerad källutgåva (1888/2006) by Segerstedt. Theories from the ethnographic field, the critical heritage field and from the field of scientific theories were all utilized. This study shows that the construction of a cultural heritage can be affected by multiple different factors, and that the researchers’ and their different practices often have a central role.

The aim of this study is to examine how the female character Wednesday Addams in the Netflix-series Wednesday is portrayed and if her character reproduces or breaks norms for femininity. Furthermore, the thesis examines which myths and stereotypes are being embodied through Wednesday. The thesis is structured through a case study design and uses semiotic analysis as a method. With the help of the semiotic tools denotation and connotation, 8 episodes of the Netflix-series were analyzed, looking at semiotic resources like attributes, posing, gaze and color. The study relies on a theoretical framework consisting of semiotics, gender theory and various theoretical concepts, such as myths, the gender contract, the performative gender, male gaze, respectability, heteronormativity and stereotypes. The result demonstrates that the Netflix-series Wednesday has made Wednesday's character visible through a femininity that is allowed to be both norm-breaking and normative. Wednesday shows that she is flexible in her representation as a woman. Instead of regarding Wednesdayas an opposite to the male, and what separates her from everyone else, one can argue that her character is questioning and problematizing how a woman should be.

Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka hur begreppet ortskaraktär och samtidens idéströmningar påverkade kulturarvsbygget vid tiden för förra sekelskiftet. Som exempel används Hermanna Stengårds samling och bok Gotländsk sticksöm (1925). Genom litteraturstudier och ideologikritisk analys kontextualiseras Hermanna Stengårdsförfattarskap, liv och samlande genom 1800-talets nationalromantik, Artur Hazelius och hemslöjdsrörelsens insamlingspraktik och syn på ortskaraktäristisk textil. Genom textanalys har Gotländsk sticksöm (1925) även delats in i fyra huvudspår, historiska referenser, litterära referenser, Information och urval samt Hermannas egna ord. I undersökningen påvisas Stengårds nära band med Verner von Heidenstam, ett faktum som stärker kopplingen mellan nationalromantikens sökande efter nationell identitet och tanken om ortskaraktär. Samtidigt visar resultatet att Hermanna Stengårds samling är kurerad och utformad i ett specifikt syfte, vilket gör att samlingen förr speglar samtidens idéströmningar och behov av identitetsbygge än en faktisk ortskaraktär. Detta perspektiv vidgar samlingens kulturhistoriska värde, trots att dess status som bärare av faktisk ortskaraktär försvagas. This essay seeks to understand how the concept of local character and the social climate in late 19th and early 20th century Sweden influenced the constructing of cultural heritage and the curation of collections at the time, with Gotlandic knitting tradition and the book Gotländsk sticksöm (1925) by Hermanna Stengård as the example. Through literature studies and ideology-critical analysis the author examines how 19th-century national romanticism, Artur Hazelius and the handicraft movement’s concept of local character influenced Hermanna Stengård's historiography, collection practice and selection for the book Gotländsk sticksöm (1925). This is achieved by the contextualizing of Hermanna Stengård’s life, collection, and authorship. The result shows a deep connection between Stengård and Verner von Heidenstam. The discovery of Stengård's unreferenced use of paraphrases from Heidenstam’s prose grant a better understanding of the Stengård’s book Gotländsk sticksöm (1925). It also strengthens the connection between the late 19th and early 20th national romanticism’s notion of national identity and the concept of local character. Further, the result shows that the collection itself does not tell what is defining for Gotlandic knitting, but rather how it has been defined at a certain time in history and why. The collection’s cultural-historical value has been broadened through these finds, even though its actual status as a bearer of local character is weakened by it.

This dissertation examines the institutional ontology of museums: how it is being changed and which issues and actors are calling for such change. A museum project that started from scratch in the mid-2010s – the Museum of Movements in Malmö, Sweden – is used as a lens to examine how the global processes of (re)imagining the museum are unfolding in the local Swedish context. The research questions addressed in the dissertation consider the use of politics in the process of museum making (and unmaking); framing of “difficult issues” which cultural institutions are dealing with in both the global and the Swedish museum context; and constituting socially relevant and sustainable museum practices based on agonistic memory framework and museum activism. Addressing these research questions, the text moves constantly between analyses of theories and empirical material. Each chapter also discusses existing research in the relevant field, be it museum politics, memory studies or the concept of “difficult issues”. The study relies on the ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the process of the Museum of Movements’ making and unmaking (2018-2020) and brings in theoretical frameworks to connect museology and memory studies in order to explain museum- and memory politics and museums as processes. Avhandlingen undersöker med ett kritiskt perspektiv förändringar i museivärlden, både i Sverige och globalt. Med utgångspunkt i Rörelsernas museum, ett statligt demokrati- och migrationsmuseiprojekt med inriktning på migration, mänskliga rättigheter, folkrörelser och civilsamhällesbaserad aktivism, som var aktivt i form av en försöksverksamhet mellan 2017 och 2020 i Malmö, tar avhandlingen upp museernas institutionella ontologier och vilka förändringar de genomgår i samtiden. I fokus för analysen står vilka förutsättningar som finns för att skapa ett demokratiskt och samhällsrelevant museum i samtiden samt vilka faktorer som påverkar den utvecklingen. Avhandlingen kretsar kring följande forskningsfrågor: Vilka politiska processer var avgörande för Rörelsernas museums skapande och upphävande? Hur förhåller sig en samtida minneskultur till kontroversiella och svåra ämnen? Vilken form kan ett museum som ska ta upp svåra ämnen ta? Analysen utgår från deltagande observationer och intervjuer samt tidningsmaterial och offentliga dokument. Med det empiriska materialet diskuteras politik och maktutövande i museivärlden samt olika former och praktiker för hållbar och samhällsrelevant museiverksamhet. Analysen drivs av begrepp och teorier från museologi och kulturella minnesstudier. Avhandlingen resonerar kring de skillnader som skapas mellan närliggande minnen och svåra ämnen som historiserats. Den argumenterar för att agonistisk minnesteori kan stödja museer att hantera både samtida och historiskt svåra och kontroversiella ämnen. Undersökningen resonerar kring svåra ämnens politik samt hur detta kan studeras och förstås genom de tvärdisciplinära fälten minnesstudier och museologi. Funding agencies: Knut and Alice Wallenbergs foundation, ICOM Sweden and ICOFOM

Den byggnads- och bebyggelsehistoriska forskningen som berör Västmanlands läns agrara landskap är bristfällig och saknar systematisk dokumentation. Syftet med arbetet är att undersöka hur allmogens byggnader och gårdar var beskaffade i Västmanlands län under perioden 1840–1880. Genom att excerpera data ur syneprotokoll i laga skifteshandlingar och jämföra informationen med tidigare forskning om västmanländsk byggnadskultur, problematiserar vi den vedertagna bilden av länets agrara bebyggelse. Resultaten visar att 1800-talets agrara kul- turlandskap uppvisar en mångfacetterad bebyggelse, vad gäller både byggnads- material och gårdsstruktur. Slutsatserna gör gällande att nya byggnadstekniker och material som brädfodring, tegeltak och övervåningar förekommer tidigare på mangårdsbyggnaderna i länets odlingsbygd, för att sedan sprida sig snabbt till skogsbygden. Vidare påvisar undersökningen att månghussystemet var allmänt gällande fram till laga skiftes genomförande i Västmanlands län. The historical research that concerns the built heritage in Västmanland Countys rural landscape is inadequate and lacks systematic documentation. The main aim of this study is to investigate how the buildings and farms of the common people were furnished in Västmanland County during the period 1840–1880. By extracting data from inspection records associated with the agricultural reform known as ‘laga skifte’ and comparing the information with previous research on Västmanland's building culture, we problematize the previous notions of the built heritage in the county's rural landscape. The results show that the cultural landscape of the 19th century exhibits a multifaceted settlement, in terms of both building materials and farm structure. The conclusions claim that new building techniques and materials such as exterior wall panelling, clay roof tiles and upper floors appear earlier on the residences in the county's farming areas, and then spread quickly to the forested areas. Furthermore, the investigation shows that the ‘multi-building system’ was generally valid until the implementation of ‘laga skifte’ in Västmanland County.

Syftet med denna studie är att belysa dansformen Lindy hop som immateriellt kulturarv och presentera de konflikter som finns kring förmedling och förvaltning i förhållande till dansen idag. Frågeställningarna redogör för vilka attityder som uppfattas bland utövare och experter när det gäller utövanderätten av ett immateriellt kulturarv och bevarandestrategier av en dansform i förändring. Förhållningssätten som redovisats genom intervjuer och enkätsvar kan visa på en kulturell förskjutning av samtida dans som gått från ett afroamerikanskt ursprung till ett västerländskt perspektiv. Studien belyser maktstrukturer i förhållande till en kulturell performance och vad det i sin tur säger om Lindy hop som immateriellt kulturarv i dagens Sverige. The aim of this study is to shed light to a swing dance called Lindy hop, as intangible cultural heritage and also to present the conflicts that exist around the practice and management in the relation to the dance today. The questions sets out which attitudes are perceived among the practitioners and experts regarding to the rights to practise an intangible cultural heritage, and the conservation strategies to a dance form in constante change. The attitudes reported through interviews andsurvey responses may indicate a cultural shift in contemporary dance that has gone from an African-American origin to a western perspective and practise. The study highlights the structures of power in relation to cultural performance and what that says about Lindy hop as an intangible cultural heritage in sweden today.

This study aims to examine the impact of and the interconnection between Twitter and Free Speech, with a focus in Swedish policy and culture, as well as the differences regarding Jack Dorsey’s versus Elon Musk’s management of Twitter Inc. An analysis based in conceptual history examines the utilization of Freedom of Speech through the ages which is then complemented by a Critical discourse analysis of Twitter and the culture wars being waged in Sweden. The usage of Bourdieu’s Forms of Capital and his ideas about fast-thinking and invisible censorship is used to illuminate the ways of which Twitter is being used as well as theway Twitter is, in return, using its user base. This study shows that Twitter lacks traditional accountability usually afforded media companies who are in the business of publicizing information and public opinion. This lack of accountability has led to the misuse and abusive way which Free Speech is being utilized on Twitter, with evidence based in the Swedish culture wars

This thesis studies how mínzú (ethnic) agency is effectuated through propaganda literature among Muslim minority cadres in the Yānqí Huí Autonomous County of the Xīnjiāng Uyghur Autonomous Region of North-West China in the 2010s. The aim is to understand to what extent and in what ways mínzú identification can have a socio-politically significant impact on the activities of mínzú cadres in a restrictive environment and in a medium where mínzú agency is controversial and difficult to implement. The thesis is motivated on the one hand by studies that presume the “monolithic” nature of cadres that speak the language of the Party-State, and on the other hand by studies that too readily presume that the invocation of Party-State orthodoxy is mere lip-service paid to authorities. The questions are approached by studying the implications that the cadre writers’ literary activities have on Huí mínzú identity in the context of the discourses that they invoke. In the process, national concerns are contrasted to mínzú concerns in order to evaluate and ascertain the intentional nature behind the invocation of mínzú concerns. The implications of the writers’ literary activities are identified by studying the role that they play in the discursive context of the literary Kāidū River magazine. The study finds that the discursive context can best be described as hybrid in nature, involving the three “sub” discourses of Neo-Confucian cosmology, Republican race theory, and Maoist thought transformation. The first revolves around a notion of cosmic truth, the second around the significance of mínzú or nations, and the third around the threats of and safeguards against ideological pollution. By employing this hybrid discourse of truth, the writers legitimized their texts as state orthodoxy. Having identified the implications relevant for the formulation of Huí identity, the thesis describes the ways in which the Muslim minority cadres attempted to address mínzú concerns. Although national concerns permeated the texts of the Kāidū River, the writers demonstrated awareness of and the ability to work around the restrictions of Party-State discourse during the early 2010s—at least to some extent. Through selective interpretation, they legitimized off-center views while remaining within the discourse of "truth.” The thesis demonstrates how the intention of mínzú authors can be identified by studying the implications of their texts in the discursive context within which they are embedded, even when these implications are multivalent. Significantly, the thesis is able to do so by studying how relevant implications consistently are invoked and examining the degree of tolerance for contradictory meaning.

This article argues that Amalia Alvarez’s comics album The Stories of Five Undocumented Women (2013), based on a collection of stories told by migrant women, and Daria Bogdanska’s autobiographical comics album Wage Slaves (2016) can be regarded as feminist comics activism. They are examples of comics activism since the comics point to an essential topic in opposition to a controversial issue, namely, the treatment of migrant women. The comics’ emphasis on the situation of migrant women also makes it relevant to regard them as feminist activism, since they have a performative potential to create change regarding politics and legislation. The stories can influence how readers formulate and communicate thoughts about themselves and others, and they can contribute to changing societal structures. The comics also show how it is possible to mobilise resistance, generate support networks, and create hope. By making and publishing the comics, Alvarez and Bogdanska give migrant women an opportunity to come to voice and talk back against their situation, as well as against people who just express pity instead of taking action.

Denna uppsats i ämnet kulturvård undersöker den gotländska sticktraditionen, lokalt benämnd som gotländsk sticksöm. Stickning har varit betydelsefull för Gotland genom historien och framför allt under 1700-talet exporterades stora mängder stickat från ön. I och med industrialiseringen förlorade stickningen sin betydelse och småskolelärarinnan Hermanna Stengård (1861–1941) var rädd för att hantverkstraditionen skulle falla i glömska och började samla in rester av stickade föremål. Resultatet publicerade hon i sin bok Gotländsk sticksöm (1925). Det har dock visat sig att flera mönster och tekniker som Stengård pekar på som gotländska förkommer på andra platser. Syftet med undersökningen har varit att studera den gotländska sticksömmen i förhållande till Hermanna Stengård och hennes samling. Uppsatsen redogör för hur den gotländska sticksömmen har definierats och hur utvecklingen sett ut fram till idag samt om traditionen kan klassas som ett immateriellt kulturarv. En jämförande analys har gjorts mellan stickböckerna om gotländsk sticksöm som publicerats mellan 1981 och 2008 samt intervjuer och arkivstudier har utförts. Resultatet visar att det inte går att exakt definiera den gotländska sticksömmen. Trots att Stengård pekar på vissa karakteristiska drag i hennes bok, motsäger sig hennes samling till viss del detta, som består av fler exempel. För varje bok som publiceras på ämnet läggs nya tekniker och mönster till definitionen, vilket visar på traditionens utveckling. Trots att flera mönster och tekniker förekommer på andra platser är de fortfarande starkt förknippade med Gotland. Utifrån Unescos definiering över immateriella kulturarv går det att argumentera för att gotländsk sticksöm är ett men det är upp till utövarna, att nominera till en av Unescos listor över immateriella kulturarv. This essay in conservation studies the knitting tradition on Gotland, locally named ‘sticksöm’. Knitting has been important for Gotland throughout the history and mainly during the 18th century the island exported loads of knitted product to the mainland. As a result of the industrialization the knitting lost its importance on the island and risked disappearing altogether. This was defined by the teacher Hermanna Stengård (1981–1941), who started to collect old pieces of knitted clothing. She published her result in the book ‘Gotländsk sticksöm’ (1925). It has shown that multiple patterns and techniques that Stengård points as Gotlandic has been found in other places. The aim has been to study how Gotlandic knitting is defined by Hermanna Stengård and see how the knitting tradition has developed after the ‘Gotländsk sticksöm’ was published in 1925 to today. At last, the knitting tradition has been discussed if it can be classified as an intangible heritage. By analyzing and comparing the knitting books about Gotlandic knitting tradition that has been published between 1981 to 2008, it has shown how the Gotlandic knitting has been depicted and how the distinction of the term Gotlandic knitting has changed. Interviews and archive studies is giving a background to the contemporary the books were published. The result shows that it is not a clear definition of the ‘sticksöm’. Stengårds collection is broad, more examples than she states. The patterns and techniques occur at other places but are still Gotlandic because they have been used on Gotland. The tradition can be defined as an intangible heritage but it is only the practitioners that can nominate the craft to one of UNESCOs lists and therefor officially be entitled as an intangible heritage.

This thesis is a study of representations of Pacific Asia in exhibitions in Stockholm. In the Swedish culture and art sphere, a public discussion surrounding Asia is conspicuously absent even though there are significant amounts of residents in Sweden with an Asian background. The thesis analyses three selected exhibitions: Korea Gallery at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Dreamers’ Quay, Dreamers’ Key at Bonniers Konsthall, and From dying to living at Moderna Museet. The material consists of field observations, exhibition catalogs, handouts, wall texts, and interviews with the involved curators alongside with the exhibitions themselves. The thesis aims to initiate a critical discussion around the representations of the so-called “Other” and the implications of curatorial approaches in these exhibitions that primarily revolve around Asian themes with the help of the following research questions: 1) How is Asia portrayed and represented in each exhibition?; 2) What perception of Asia and Asianness is conveyed through the exhibitions as well as by the way of other related material?; and 3) How is the curatorial approach to the exhibitions with ethnographic themes revolving around Asianness? The qualitative case studies assess both the content and visuals of the exhibitions and the preparation processes of the exhibitions, and theoretically, they are informed by Stuart Hall’s theory of representation as well as Hal Foster’s and Miwon Kwon’s writings on the artist as ethnographer. Through an examination of the three case exhibitions, the thesis finds that representations of Asia are varied and have benefited from extensive curatorial efforts but show occasional weaknesses in terms of displaying the Other. The thesis contributes to a better understanding of representations of Asia in exhibitions in Sweden and hopefully paves the way for future research of this kind.

This study offers an in-depth examination of the motives and reflections impacting international students' choice to study in Sweden. Three central themes emerge, namely: motivations for choosing Sweden, cost-benefit evaluations, reflections on immigration prospects, and the impact of Sweden's immigration policy. Inspired by the push-pull theory, human capital theory, and sociological theories, these themes highlight the intricate dynamics that shape the students' decision-making process. This understanding is further enriched by qualitative interviews with a diverse pool of international students, adding layers of individual perspectives to the theoretical framework. The findings explore the noteworthy influence that the prospect of immigration and Swedish immigration policies have on students' destination preferences. Factors such as the educational quality, allure of the country, financial considerations, and post-study opportunities surface, with a strong emphasis on the pivotal role of immigration prospects in students' decision-making. The study notably reveals immigration prospects as a major pull factor for students, an aspect often underrepresented in the discourse on international student mobility. Additionally, despite potential drawbacks, students perceive the benefits of studying in Sweden, such as high-quality education and potential post-study work, as outweighing the costs. This research provides valuable insights for educational institutions and policymakers to better understand and cater to international students' needs and preferences, thereby bolstering Sweden's reputation as an appealing global destination for higher education.

I mitt examensarbete utforskar jag allmogestilen i Skåne och för samman den med nordisk badkultur. Allmogestilen utgör ett betydande kulturellt och designmässigt arv som riskerar att försvinna på grund av bristen på tillräcklig restaurering av allmogemöbler och till och med olaglig export. Med inspiration från nordisk badkultur där aktiviteter såsom kallbad, rökbastu och dricka brunn är centralt omtolkar jag det moderna spat. Den reducerade estetiken som i vanliga fall associeras till den här typen av rum ersätts med den kraftfullt ornamenterade allmogestilen. Allmoge kan vara både en lyxartikel och något vardagligt, beroende på hur det används och värderas. Syftet för mitt examensarbete är att belysa allmogestilen genom att använda dess stilistiska element som inspirationskällor och genom interiören berätta en historia, i sann allmogeanda.Dessutom utforskar jag allmogestilens och ornamentikens förmåga att kommunicera budskap och historia genom materiella objekt.

Sometime in the second century CE, Pausanias of Magnesia (modern-day Turkey) wrote the Description of Greece. Ostensibly a tour of the places to see on the Greek mainland, the Description also provides historical accounts related to the topography through which Pausanias moves. Little attention has been given to how these building blocks of narrative, the entities of place and time, relate to and intersect with each other. In this article, we establish a framework for systematically investigating Pausanias’s chronotopes through a process of semantic annotation. We describe our typology for categorizing place and time, with the aim of enabling this text’s database of information — the descriptions of the built environment, its temples, statues, etc. — to be mapped and analysed. Our emphasis, however, is on how the technology equally facilitates close reading, as we trace how individual locations, objects and people relate to each other through the unfolding of chronotopes, and examine how in turn these chronotopes transform our understanding of the spaces of Greece and Greece as a place. We conclude by offering reflections on the potential for semantic annotation of the kind documented here not only for conducting chronotopic investigations of literary geographies, but also for bringing the textualization of space into direct dialogue with the material culture on the ground. VR Time and People in Pausanias

The purpose of this essay was to identify and compare the differences and similarities between two illustrators' works from the book Bröderna Lejonhjärta, which were visually analysed at two different points in time. Ilon Wikland made the illustrations for the 1973 edition and Jesper Waldersten made the ones for the 2018 edition. The outset was to examine if the reading experience was affected or not by different pictures and if it was possible to see this deference from the perspective of changing cultural politics. To analyse the illustrations, semiotic image analysis was used and for the analysis of the articles published in 1973 and 2018, discourse analysis was used to understand the two discourses around Wikland’s and Waldersten’s illustrations. To understand the two discourses Duelunds definition of cultural politics and Escarpit's concept of creative treason were used to gain a greater understanding. The conclusion through the analysis of the pictures and articles is that the reader experience became different, and the focus of the story changed from being nostalgic to portraying darkness that is not embellished.

This is a comparative cultural study from a literary perspective, focusing on characterization in Western and Eastern storytelling. By comparing a selection of Korean dramas with Anglo-American TV series and films, I want to examine possible similarities and differences in the character representation, emotional expressions and philosophies of the stories, as well as how these may be grounded in different cultural structures. For this purpose, I will mainly be focusing on Train to Busan (2016, directed by Yeon Sang-Ho) and The Walking Dead (2010-2022, by multiple directors), as well as The King's Affection (2021, directed by Song Hyun-Wook) and House of the Dragon (2022 -, by multiple directors). I will use these examples, containing certain similarities in terms of genre, setting or story structure, in order to more easily compare how the characters are portrayed in similar situations and environments, and thus show important differences in the behaviors and values portrayed in each work. I examine the worldview depicted in the stories by looking at how the characters are responding to different situations - focusing on the attitudes and behaviors portrayed in each work related to different cultural values - ans seek answers to the following questions: What differences are portrayed in the characters' mentality, morals and values? What behaviors are socially acceptable within these fictional worlds, and what does that imply about the culture in which the works are based? What emotions and ideologies do these television series and films seek to convey to the audience? Varying aspects of these questions will be examined in relation to each story, depending on their relevance to the respective works, but they are all based on which emotional expressions and behaviors are considered the norm or ideal within the respective culture.

Sveriges avrasifiering är en forskningsantologi som berör frågor om ras, rasism, antirasism och vithet i ett svenskt efterkrigstida och samtida sammanhang. Antologin samlar 13 studier av författare från olika fält som sammantaget utforskar hur begreppet ras gradvis avvecklades och blev tabu i Sverige efter 1945, och hur en specifikt svensk form av antirasism i stället kom att bli normerande. Antologins bidrag kan beskrivas som fallstudier, vilka berör nyckelpersoner, samhällsdebatter, tankefigurer, institutioner, migration och marknadsföring, utifrån material från arkiv, dagspress, forskningsintervjuer, sociala medier med mera. Genom denna empiriska och metodologiska bredd blir antologin som helhet ett tvärsnitt som belyser hur Sverige utvecklades från att vara en rasbiologisk pionjär till att bli världens mest utpräglat ”färgblinda” land. Boken är redigerad av Tobias Hübinette och Peter Wikström, med bidrag författade av Martin Ericsson, Johan Samuelsson, Ludwig Schmitz, Emma Severinsson, Mattias Tydén, Mats Wickström, David Assadkhan, Karin Idevall Hagren, Catrin Lundström, Sayaka Osanami Törngren och Jeff Werner.

Det här arbetet går ut på att göra en jämförelse av J.R.R Tolkiens bok Sagan om ringen med Peter Jacksons film Sagan om ringen. De två verken jämförs med varandra i hur rasliga skillnader framstår och relateras med sina respektive historiska kontexter. Syftet blir då att få en förståelse av hur mycket den historiska kontexten kan påverka en och samma berättelse. De två verken skiljer sig på flera områden i hur raserna skildras. Grunden med de här skillnaderna är då att filmen i den mån det går minskat på de rasliga specifika egenskaperna mellan raserna. Det här beror då på att när filmen kom ut 2001 var det inte lika aktuellt att tala om mänskliga raser som det var under första halvan av 1900-talet när boken skrevs.

This thesis examines how themes about migrant workers, especially women migrant workers are depicted in the two films The world, Shijie 世界 (2004), directed by Jia Zhangke 贾樟柯 and Angels wear white, Jianianhua 嘉年华 (2017), directed by Vivian Qu, also called Wen Yan 文言. In the background of the thesis the subjects hukou 户口, the system of household registration; the floating population, liudong renkou 流动人口, the people who are not living at the place where they are registered at, according to the hukou system and black hukou, heihu 黑户, the people who lack hukou altogether are discussed. The methods used in the thesis are a qualitative thematic analysis and semiotics. The theories that are the basis of the analysis are Laura Mulvey’s theory of the male gaze, Emirbayer and Mische’s concept of agency and Steven Lukes’s concept of power. The themes that are explored in this thesis are work, accommodation, the ID card and the passport, the commodification of the female body and women who are sex workers, the female virginity, violence as well as symbols and role models. Both films show that a person’s status as a migrant worker who is lacking an ID card or as a migrant worker who has their hukou elsewhere determines the living conditions of the person in China. Angels Wear White depicts how being in possession of an ID card or not affects whether you get access to healthcare, work opportunities and your housing situation. In The World poor living conditions for the migrant workers are depicted. Both films show differences between the sexes, where women are treated as object of male desire and the female body becomes an object that can be bought by means of money or services. The female’s virginity before marriage is valued greatly, which affects the young women migrants’ experiences in the film. Some symbols that appear in the film are the white dress, that symbolizes a female ideal, the ID card and the passport that are symbols of social as well as physical mobility in Chinese society, lastly the theme park is a symbol of the dreams and desires that are being shaped in contemporary China. Keywords: “the floating population”, “hukou”, “female migrant workers”, “The World”, “Angels Wear White” Den här uppsatsen undersöker vilka teman kring migrantarbetare, särskilt kvinnliga migrantarbetare skildras i the två filmerna The world, Shijie, 世界 (2004), regisserad av Jia Zhangke 贾樟柯och Angels wear white, Jianianhua嘉年华 (2017), regisserad av Vivian Qu också kallade Wen Yan 文言. I bakgrunden beskrivs bland annat hushållsregistreringssystemet hukou 户口; den flytande befolkningen liudong renkou 流动人口, de personer i Kina som inte bor på den plats som de är registrerade på enligt hukou-systemet samt heihu 黑户, svart hukou, de personer som helt saknar hukou. Metoden för studien är en kvalitativ filmanalys som grundar sig på en tematisk analys och semiotiken. Teorier som används i analysen är Laura Mulveys teori om den manliga blicken, Emirbayer och Misches begrepp som beskriver agens samt Steven Lukes maktbegrepp. De teman som behandlas i uppsatsen är jobb, boende, id-kortet och passet, kommodifiering av kroppen och kvinnor som säljer sex, den kvinnliga oskulden, våld samt symboler och förebilder. De båda filmerna skildrar hur en persons status som migrantarbetare utan hukou eller status som migrantarbetare med hukou på en annan plats påverkar personens levnadsvillkor i Kina. I Angels wear white skildras hur id-kortet eller avsaknaden av id-kortet påverkar möjligheten att uppsöka vård, möjligheterna till anställning och boende. Även i The world har migrantarbetarna erfarenheter av boenden som är undermåliga. I båda filmerna uppvisas skillnader mellan könen, där kvinnor blir objekt för manlig åtrå och där det finns exempel på när den kvinnans kropp och sexualitet blir en vara som kan köpas med pengar och tjänster. Kvinnans oskuld innan äktenskapet värderas högt, vilket påverkar de unga kvinnliga migrantarbetarnas erfarenheter i de två filmerna. Flera symboler framträder i filmerna, den vita klänningen fungerar som en symbol för kvinnoideal, id-kortet såväl som passet fungerar som symboler för social och fysisk rörlighet i det kinesiska samhället och temaparken blir en symbol för de begär och drömmar som formas i Kinas samtid.

This qualitative research study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the narratives surrounding the experience of sexual violence during the Holocaust, focusing on the localized context of the Warsaw and Łódź ghettos and their immediate surroundings. The main objectives of this research are to examine how Holocaust survivors recount experiences of sexual violence in video testimonies and investigate the scope of sexual violence in the localized context by analyzing different perpetrator groups and the power relations that enabled sexual violence in the ghettos and in hiding. The study is grounded in the field of Narrative Analysis, which as a methodological framework together with theoretical concepts such as collective memory and Narrative Theory allows for a detailed examination of survivors' testimonies, providing rich insights into their experiences and perspectives. Moreover, by adopting an intersectional perspective, the research acknowledges the importance of considering multiple dimensions of identity, such as gender and age, in understanding the experiences and narration of sexual violence. The analysis of selected primary sources from the Fortunoff Archive and Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive uncovers significant variations in narrative structures, themes, and patterns, further underlining the complexities of survivor testimonies. The research also reveals the significant influence that collective memory of the Holocaust had on the testimonies of sexual violence. Additionally, the research reveals insights into the scope of sexual violence in those localized contexts by emphasizing the role of different perpetrator groups and existing power dynamics. The study concludes that the narratives of Holocaust survivors provide significant insights into the experiences of sexual violence during that period.

Purpose: The objectives of this study are to (a) invest adaptively in the cultural assets which play a part in generating the cultural identity manifestations, (b) review a group of sustainable bottom-up-centred and/or circular economy-based projects (CHRISTA and Västra Götaland Regional Development Policy (SE); CLIC; Be.CULTOUR), and (c) strategically support the sustainable culture tourism process in Forsvik (a Swedish industrial heritage destination) by involving the local community members. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research was carried out in Forsvik as a circular governance model adopting a people-centred approach. The research qualitatively presents its review through a descriptive analysis of the aforementioned projects. In addition, the paper consists of two in-depth individual interviews with the key governmental decision makers, as well as the experience of the 1st author as a project leader. Findings: The results show a People–Public–Private Partnership approach, as a community-driven social innovation tool, that seeks to operationalize a strategic dynamic partnership mainly among three partners: (1) people or the host community, (2) the public sector, and (3) the private sector. Originality/Value: One of the contributions of this study is to develop a corporate committee valorising and emancipating the role of community engagement in circular governance providing a sustainable people-centred cultural tourism strategy.

Syftet med undersökningen är att uppmärksamma ett industriområde i förändring. Detta har gjorts genom att studera hur ett specifikt områdes kulturvärden har planerats att bevaras och vilka byggnader som ska rivas ochgöras om. Fallstudien som genomförts har utgått ifrån studiens frågeställningar och har använt CV-området iÖrebro som utgångspunkt. CV-området har varit en viktig del av Örebro stad och dess identitet i över 120 årmen nu har staden växt sig för stor för att ha industrier i centrum. Området står nu inför en förändring: att gåfrån ett industriområde till ett bostadsområde. Teorierna som använts för att besvara frågeställningarna är centrala inom fältet industriarv. Med en grund iteorin har sedan en diskussion och analys utförts kring diverse texter om industriarvet och CV-området. Dettaför att skapa en större förståelse av hur Örebro kommun och Jernhusen AB tänker kring området och hur devill utveckla det i framtiden. Undersökningen visade att det fanns ett stort fokus på att bevara industriarvet från1900-talets början till 1930-talet i den planerade utvecklingen av CV-området. Slutsatserna visade att Örebrokommun och Jernhusen AB förstår vilken inverkan det nya området kommer att sätta på den redan befintligabebyggelsen och att kulturvärdena kommer att förändras. De båda parterna var medvetna om att rivningar påområdet är oundvikligt men en avvägning har gjorts för att välja de byggnader som upplevs ha minst påverkanpå CV-områdets helhetsuppfattning. The purpose of the thesis is to understand an industrial heritage in transformation. The questions raised in thethesis are the following: how does the new district propose to preserve the cultural values of the buildings andhow will they be used in the future? How does the demolishing process of choosing a certain building happen?The questions will be answered by the chosen case study: CV. The CV district has been a part of Örebro Citt´s history and identity for more than 120 years but now the city has reached its limit with an industrial district inthe city centre. The district now faces a new challenge in transforming an industrial district into a residentialarea. The theories that have been used in answering the question comes from the field of industrial heritage.The discussion and the analysis have been answered with the help of different literature that covers the districtand the industrial heritage. This creates a better understanding of how Örebro municipality and the propertyowner, Jernhusen AB wants to develop the area in the future. Both parties understand that the cultural valueswill be changed and that the demolishing of buildings will affect the area.

In 1944, the Soviet Union deported hundreds of thousands of Crimean Tatars from Crimea, one of whom was the Ukrainian artist Jamala's great-grandmother Nazylchan. Almost a hundred years later, and only two years after Russia's annexation of Crimea, Jamala represents Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "1944". The song is about the great-grandmother's experiences of the deportation of Crimean Tatars and was accused of containing political messages, which becomes relevant as the competition prohibits all kinds of political elements. The contribution was reviewed by the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, and was not judged to be political. The Eurovision Song Contest is an avowedly non-political competition that was started after the Second World War with the aim of keeping the peace in Europe and giving Europeans something to unite around. The countries participating in the competition nominate artists and songs that represent the country in the international music competition. This study examines how the case of Jamala and the contribution "1944" has been used in and outside the competition by Jamala to create awareness and mobilize support for both Ukraine and Crimean Tatars with the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944, the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. To examine how Jamala identifies with her family, how she relates to what is political and what is not, as well as how she and other representatives of countries in international cultural events can be understood as political ambassadors, this study can provide some answers to how politics, national identity and representation in that type of context can be understood to be related. År 1944 deporterade Sovjetunionen hundratusentals krimtatarer från Krim, en av dem var artisten Jamalas gammelfarmor Nazylchan. Nästan hundra år senare och bara två år efter Rysslands annektering av Krim ställer Jamala upp som representant för Ukraina i Eurovision Song Contest 2016 med låten "1944". Låten handlar om gammelfarmoderns upplevelser av deportationen av krimtatarer och anklagas för att innehålla politiska budskap, vilket blir relevant då tävlingen förbjuder alla typer av politiska inslag. Bidraget granskas av EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, och bedöms inte vara politisk. Eurovision Song Contest är en uttalat icke-politisk tävling som startades efter andra världskriget med syfte att behålla freden i Europa och ge européerna något att enas kring. Länderna som medverkar i tävlingen utser artister och låtar som representerar landet i den internationella musiktävlingen. Denna studie undersöker hur fallet Jamala och bidraget "1944" använts i och utanför tävlingen av Jamala för att skapa medvetenhet kring och mobilisera stöd till såväl Ukraina som krimtatarer i och med deportationen av krimtatarer 1944, annekteringen av Krim 2014 samt invasionen av Ukraina 2022. Genom att undersöka hur Jamala identifierar sig med sin familj, hur hon förhåller sig till vad som är politiskt och inte samt hur hon och andra representanter för länder i internationella kulturella evenemang kan förstås som politiska ambassadörer kan denna studie ge några svar på hur politik, nationell identitet och representation i den typen av sammanhang kan förstås höra samman.

This ethnographic study examines the multiple ways in which a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 disease and infection is known in an academic research group in Sweden. This academic research group has been working to develop a vaccine since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. Theoretically, this study builds on a grounded theory methodological approach as re-worked by medical sociologist Adele Clarke in her 2005 work “Situational analysis”, as well as on studies of immunology and microbiology within anthropology, sociology, science and technology, and philosophy of science. The findings are generated mostly through interviews with scientists of the academic research group and through participant-observation of the group’s work during September 2020-April 2021. This thesis conceptualises the vaccine being developed by the research group as not one, but multiple objects of knowledge – the vaccine is namely known both as machinic and as a loved deity. These different knowledges of vaccine are constituted through different discursive practices in vaccine development work, and by differential relations between human and non-human actors including discourses that participate in these practices. These different knowledges of vaccine also entail different perspectives on whether the vaccine being developed by the research group is a solution for protecting people from COVID-19 disease.

Prehistoric remains show that people have lived in the Munkedal area since the Stone Age. The early industrialization was favored by the rich natural resources, especially the proximity to forests and water. The fjord opened up the area to the world and provided good opportunities for export. These conditions attracted wealthy merchants and traders who boosted the area's economic development. The affluent built lavish manor houses, which led to a concentration of manor house complexes around the inner part of Gullmarsfjorden. The manor houses have origins from the 1700-1900th century and are more or less preserved today. Their strong connection to the area's history permeates the entire study. The result shows that the manor houses possess high cultural-historical values and should be treated accordingly. In the detailed development plan, all manor houses should have legally binding protection against alteration and be marked with the letter "q". With inadequate knowledge combined with insufficient legal protection, the manor houses and with them, a large part of the area's history, are at risk of being lost. Today, several of them are well preserved, but some inappropriate measures have been taken and three have been demolished. Very little of the gardens, park environments, and other farm buildings are preserved.

This study explores how churches as a place for religion and worship, a cultural heritage and a public place, also can function as spaces for art by analysing three different church interiors and works of art from the late 20th century. Theories include Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital and David Dean’s theory about different forms of display and Carol Duncan’s writings about museums and churches as ritual spaces. Simon Unwin’s modifying elements of architecture have been used to analyse the interiors, and the three works of art, created by Herman Reijers, Anna-Lisa Odelqvist-Cruse and Kjellaug Nordsjö, have been analysed using a semiotic analysis. The result of the study suggests that churches as a place for art is unique, and that the use of art has both an aesthetic and educational purpose by mediating the Christian beliefs. The study also suggests that when churches act as a place for contemporary art it might help preserve the churches cultural heritage and keep the church room active.

“Perpetual little girl” – Gender coding of the costume design-profession: A critical discourse analysis is a bachelor’s thesis in Performance Studies written by Yonna S. Thil in the spring of 2023 at Stockholm University. This study focuses on the gendering of the costume design-profession, as well as the gendering of theatre professions in general and attempts to answer the question “How does female gender coding affect the professional role of the costume designer?”. Fashion history and theatre history is used to map out the ways in which the costume designer is at a point of intersection between fashion, a highly feminized phenomenon, and theatre, a system which has excluded women from the practice for thousands of years. Statistics from Stockholm University of the Arts and interviews with both male and female costume designers working in theatre and film in Sweden tell the story of how the feminization of their profession affect the practice. The study includes comparisons with male coded professions in the theatre system, questions of the wage gap between male and female coded professions as well as discussions of the artistic genius and charismatic authority.

This theses will try to explain how the miners (bergsmän) were dressed in Ovansjö parish in Gästrikland in the beginning of the 19th century in contrast to the farmers in the same parish. This is done by comparising ten estate inventories each for the two groups. Also by looking into other sources such as what has been written in litterature regarding textiles and miners and dialogue with experts within the fiels of textile and ethnology. Some information is found in old photographs and paintings from the period. The welvet costume at Ovansjö Homestead was available for an object analysis. The conclusion is that during the period around 1840 the miners in Ovansjö parish did use their dresses of velvet as a mean of conspicious consumption. This was a way for the miners to differ themselves in the society and try to show themselves as more sophisticated and wealthier than the o rdinary farmers in the parish.

This thesis aimed to explore the experiences of Turkish immigrants living in Sweden, their perceptions of cultural heritage, and the ways in which they maintain connections to their culture, while observing the generational differences in cultural heritage values, with a focus on utilising Homi Bhabha’s concept of Third Space. Additionally, the concept of multiculturalism was studied. The study finds that the lack of official recognition of the diverse cultural practices and traditions of the Turkish diaspora can lead to feelings of alienation and marginalisation. The community's efforts to keep their cultural heritage alive individually are challenged by the absence of physical spaces and cultural policies that recognise their unique identity. Furthermore, the importance of making sure not to lose their cultural heritage, through the generations, is lifted. This study argues that it is essential to understand the personal cultural heritage of the Turkish diaspora and work with them beyond the assumption of their identity based on ‘official’ cultural heritage, which is essential for bridging the gap between their identity and the Swedish society's perception of them. Utilising Homi Bhabha's concept of the Third Space, this study argues that it is essential to work towards creating physical spaces and cultural policies that recognise and protect the cultural heritage of diasporic communities in Sweden. By doing so, we can celebrate the diversity of our society and build a more inclusive and understanding community. Ultimately, the preservation of the cultural heritage of the Turkish diaspora is crucial for their sense of belonging and cultural freedom, and the creation of a more inclusive and diverse society where all individuals feel seen, heard, and valued.

Gender bias in teaching materials may influence students’ development and contribute to social inequalities. This study investigates possible gender bias in a newly published English textbook series in Vietnam. Holding gender as a social construct, the research uses a multimodal critical approach to examine language and ideological systems. The results show despite some effort for gender equity, the making of textbooks in today's Vietnam is still affected by patriarchal Confucian values. Males inhabit bigger verbal space and have more social properties. Females are portrayed as less independent; their choices are more limited, and with less resources. Textbook author interviews show the writing was influenced by conscious and unconscious bias, but they agreed gender equality is important, although male domination beliefs still seem to be deeply ingrained in the society. The study raises questions on challenging the status quo and creating a new cultural narrative for women’s rights recognition and enactment. National Geographic Society, Grant No HJ-127EE-17 Gender bias in English textbooks in Vietnam: Textbook representations, teacher perspectives, and classroom practices

The purpose of the thesis is to investigate and draw attention to current discussions around the use of artificial intelligence to produce images, as well as to examine different ways to perceive the relationship between artificial intelligence and creativity. The thesis’ theoretical framework consists of an account on the historical understanding of the concepts regarding creativity and art, as well as the theories that have dominated the Western world in terms of understanding the internal processes of creativity and art. Six articles published by various newspapers regarding AI-generative art have been examined by use of a modified Toulmin method. The result shows that the authors behind the articles regard AI-generative art to be considered as art and the process to be creative. Their view seems to indicate that the relationship between creativity and artificial intelligence may have several societal and ethical implications that need to be addressed in the future.

Among the four dimensions of sustainability (environmental, economic, social, and cultural), it is the latter aspect that is least examined. However, understanding how culture contributes to the long-term sustainability of communities and societies is one key to a holistic understanding of sustainability itself, and further how it can impact the textile in different cultures. This project is based on understanding cultural influence when practice is moved from one place to another. As traditional artisans struggle with addressing the consequences of economic issues and finding new models of conducting their temporal business, their very existence and preservation contribute to the long-term sustainability of communities and societies as a whole. This project is taken further by following two approaches: first, to understand the values and ideals embedded in traditional textile which contributes to the textile industry and serves as the foundation of long-term survival; second, by acting ‘culturally sustainable,’ to ensure its endurance, thus vouching for safe interests of future generations. The project presents a perspective of a traditional practice moving from India to Sweden as a craft practice instead of a business opportunity to produce functional products. It investigates what happens to an Indian practice when it merges with the aesthetics of Swedish craft and culture. This paper puts light on the fact that eastern crafts are led by western designers and associations for its globalisation into industries. However, it is followed by the negative impact in the form of the exploitation of artisans and the loss of tradition in traditional crafts in this process. Also leading to singularity in craft all over world losing the cultural value. This practice-based research brings the two cultures (Indian and Swedish) and their traditional practices together in one work, presenting the influence of it on each other and presenting my perspective on these cultures being part of both without losing the cultural value and leading to the evolution of traditional practice.

Följande uppsats är en undersökning av ett antal svenskars inställning till-/ och kunskap om byggnadsvård. Informationsinhämtning till uppsatsen har skett via en webbenkät och en intervju med representanter från Svenska Byggnadsvårdsföreningen. Enkätsvaren har analyserats med hjälp Huuhka och Vestergaard’s teori om byggnadsvård och cirkulär ekonomi och av tidigare utförd forskning. Enkätsvaren har granskats tillsammans med svaren på enkätens huvudfråga ”Besitter du kunskap kring byggnadsvård?”. En majoritet av respondenterna, 61%, uppskattar att de besitter kunskap om byggnadsvård. 31% uppgav att de inte innehar någon kunskap om ämnet och ca 8 % svarade att de är ”Osäker på vad byggnadsvård innebär”. Resultatet visar en trend bland respondenterna till ökat intresse för återbruk och på så sätt även cirkulär ekonomi. The following essay is an investigation of a number of Swedes' attitudes towards-/ and knowledge of building preservation. Information gathering for the essay has taken place via a web survey and an interview with The Swedish Association for Building Preservation (Svenska Byggnadsvårdsföreningen). Analysis of the survey responses has been carried out using Huuhka and Vestergaard's theory of building preservation and circular economy, of previous research and the survey responses have been reviewed together with the answers to the survey's main question "Do you have knowledge about building preservation?". A majority of the respondents, 61%, stated when asked that they have knowledge of building preservation. 31% stated that they have no knowledge of the subject and about 8% answered that they are "Unsure of what building preservation entails". The result shows a trend among the respondents towards increased interest in recycling and thus also the circular economy.

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This thesis engages with sustainable cultural heritage by considering how user-produced maps may reveal new knowledge about heritage values. Through interrogating whether authorized heritage values and unauthorized heritage values are aligned, as manifested in cartographical sources, by taking the World Heritage city of Visby, Sweden as a case study. The thesis will use primary source maps produced by users and compare them to sites of authorized heritage values to determine if, and where, new and divergent heritage values may appear. By considering a bottom-up approach to cultural heritage valuation, as well as supporting the preservation of user heritage values, this thesis contributes how to sustainably plan for cultural heritage from both a social and physical perspective. The findings from the study reveal how heritage is functioning within the city of Visby, and the larger Gotland Island, to both reenforce authorized values, as well as portray new sites of heritage values. A major feature of Visby and Gotland has to do with its many periods of heritagization, which have created a phenomenon described by the user-produced maps as several heritages existing together in a singular geographical location. The user-produced maps are therefore proved to be exceptionally rich sources for user values and trends related to heritage, and should be considered for digital preservation for scholars, learners and those preserving heritage environments into the future. This study demonstrates the usefulness of user-produced maps as primary sources, and highlights key ways in which authorized heritages may be limiting to user contributions. Therefore, initiatives to encourage users to continue to create maps related to their heritage values should be encouraged. The creation of digital maps by users has limitless potential to enrich, portray, and preserve the lived heritage realities of the users, supplementing the authorized heritage values already established.

The purpose of this study is to examine what temple vision the jewish temple activist Gershon Salomon, the unchallenged leader who founded the first ever jewish organization to focus on the significance of the Temple Mount and the rebuilding of the jewish temple, had about the Temple in Jerusalem in Jewish tradition. The study will apply whether Salomons temple vision was a religious/ritual in which the rebuilding of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem was the main goal, a nationalistic/zionist where the significance of the Temple Mount was political, cultural and spiritual rather than religious, or a worldwide temple vision. This will be investigated by using the psychiatric phenomenon of the Jerusalem syndrome as well as Maria Läppekaris (2004/5) definition of apocalyptic representations of the Temple Mount. This study will examine the material which consists of two interviews with Gershon Salomon through a qualitative text method. The results of this thesis found that Gershon Salomons representation of the rebuilding of the temple was nationalistic/zionist.

This study examines how the discussion around femdom is conducted in comments on an internet forum. Femdom is a sexual role-taking where the woman is superior to the man in a sexual relationship. A large part of the previous research on sexual power structures is based on a role-taking where the woman is subservient to the man. Therefore, it was studied how and what role gender and power have within the phenomenon of femdom, with a focus on female empowerment in sexual relationships. The approach to study the discussion around femdom in discussion threads was via text analysis with content analysis as a methodological approach. The theories used in the essay were Hirdman's theory of the gender contract and Gagnon & Simon's theory of sexual scripts. The results showed that the discussions around femdom that make up the study's empiricism were focused on gender, power and equality.

The Norwegian company Hurtigruten operates ships cruising along the Norwegian coast and has played an important role in tourism for over a century. This article provides a multimodal discourse analysis of the website advertising Hurtigruten’s most popular journey, drawing on a critical tourism studies approach. It aims to answer the question as to what central themes emerge in tourism discourse on Norway, targeted at an international audience. Central characteristics of tourism discourse (Dann 1996), i.e., strangerhood, conflict, authenticity, and playfulness, are shown to be crucial in the analysed material. The paper discusses the notion of authenticity as a performative strategy in the promotion of Norwegian cruise tourism. One central aim of this paper is finding out what and how the notion of “authentically Norwegian” is advertised. The results imply that these topics, and especially the notion of authenticity, are aligned with general tourism imaginaries, which are similar globally.

This thesis examines the role of aesthetic experience of the audience within art exhibitions and its influence on their exhibition making and curatorial decisions of art institutions. This is done by comparing the practices within two case institutions located in Stockholm -Moderna Museet, a public art museum and Bonniers Konsthall, a private art institution. The research questions for this study are: What strategies do Moderna Museet and Bonnier Konsthall use to understand the aesthetic experience of their audience? Do the current visitor surveys used in these institutions capture the aesthetic aspect of the visitor experience? How does this knowledge about the aesthetic experience of the visitor influence the curatorial decisions within the two museums? The material consists of visitor survey questionnaires used in both the institutions as well as interviews that were conducted with staff members of the two institutions. The material is examined using the aesthetic experience theory, in order to focus specifically on the aesthetic aspect of the total visitor experience. The thesis groups the different strategies used within the two institutions in two categories of formal and informal strategies, based on the formality of their conduction. It further compares the practices of the two institutions in order to examine the difference in the perspective of public and private art museums towards their visitors. By eventually tracing how knowledge collected by the formal and informal strategies reinforces each other, the thesis draws a more complete picture of the role the aesthetic experience of the visitor plays within art institutions and their art exhibitions.

Uppsatsen skrivs inom det tvärvetenskapliga forskningsfältet kulturarvsstudier. Med utgångspunkt i ett herrgårdsmuseum i Sverige utforskar uppsatsen, genom den verksamhet som bedrivs där idag, kulturarv som bestående av flera processer i samverkan. När en plats doneras till staten, blir kulturarv och marknadsförs som ett historiskt besöksmål blir den både en del av en ökande kulturarvsturism och en del av en institutionaliserad kulturarvsförvaltning. Olika tiders subjektiva och personliga minnen som materialiserats på platsen bevaras, vårdas och införlivas i ett kollektivt och nationellt minnes- och kulturarvsskapande. Platsen skapas som kulturarv och besöksmål av olika aktörer och det testamenterade minnet medieras och fiktionaliseras på olika sätt beroende på aktör och vilket mål aktören har. Studien synliggör att målet att bevara och vårda samvekar med målet att återskapa något av det förflutna liv som levts på platsen. Detta påverkas av ägare och förvaltare, men också av utomstående aktörer som exempelvis besökare, Tv-producenter och romanförfattare. Kulturarv är inte något statiskt som bevaras helt oförändrat till kommande generationer utan en process som kontinuerligt (om)förhandlas och (om)tolkas beroende på samtidens ideal, behov, kunskapssyn och föväntningar.