Browsing Institutt for sosialantropologi by Title
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Bakom sløret
(Bachelor thesis, 2023) -
Bananas and Bullets: Non-Governmental Governmentality in Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2012)The state and the civil society are often presented as two opposing forces in both popular and academic circles. The state is ascribed with vertical properties, while the civil society, and thereby NGOs, are “rooted” and ... -
Becoming a "Foreigner" in Norway: The Experience of Policy-Based Civic Integration
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne masteravhandlingen utforsker utviklingen av samfunnsintegrering som et politisk tiltak i Norge. Gjennom beretningene til informanter fra feltstedet, et ressurssenter for innvandrere, diskuteres konsekvensene av ... -
Being Rwandan in Quebec: The Influence of Rwandan Politics on Identity Formation, Social Relations and Organisation in the Diaspora.
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis concerns Rwandese emigrants living in Quebec, Quebec, Canada, and the relations between them. It is based on 7,5 months ethnographic research in Quebec. The Rwandan diaspora in Quebec is constituted of individuals ... -
Beitegris i Trøndelag - En tradisjon i emning
(Master thesis, 2021)Den overordnede tesen i denne avhandlingen er at beitegris i Trøndelag er et fremvoksende fenomen, motivert av dyrevelferdsforestillinger og lokalmats kulturelle identitetspolitikk. Jeg har utforsket beitegris i Trøndelag, ... -
Between administration and innovation - on entrepreneurial management in an Alaskan context
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Artikkelen belyser rollen til en bedriftsleder i et selskap i Alaska. Med utgangspunkt i en kommersiell organisasjon som eies av den alaskanske urbefolkningen, argumenteres det for en generativ tilnærming til entreprenørvirksomhet ... -
Blogg som arena for akkumulering av kapital - En studie i bloggeres semiotiske ressurser i et multimodalt spill
(Master thesis, 2017)Masteroppgaven gjør en sosialantropologisk analyse av norske blogger og bloggeres akkumulering av kapital, med utgangspunkt i Pierre Bourdieus begreper om sosial- og kulturell kapital. Ved hjelp av caser og eksempler ... -
Blurry lines and spaces of tension. Clinical-ethical and Existential issues in Intensive Care: A study of three European Intensive Care Units
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2016:184, Doctoral thesis, 2016)“Come on”, the medical student said, practically tugging my sleeve. “We’re gonna go talk to a patient. And he has AIDS! It’s super interesting.” We went in a hurry, a young doctor, two medical students, and myself, off to ... -
«But I Don't Want to Touch the Cow Poop!» A Study of the Generational Differences in the Interpretation of Rites of Passages among the Newars of Kathmandu Valley
(Master thesis, 2018)Among the Newars, the indigenous inhabitants of Kathmandu valley, rites of passage are a central part of society. Through this thesis I will explore the differences between youth and adults in the interpretation of rites ... -
"Cambio!" : a study of economic instability in Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis attempts to describe some of the techniques that are employed to preserve economic value in Argentina, when the peso looses its purchasing power through inflation, and the exchange rate towards the US dollar ... -
Changeable Ears: Ernst Mach’s and Max Planck’s Studies of Accommodation in Hearing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This article offers an examination of the psychophysical studies of accommodation in hearing by Ernst Mach and Max Planck, natural scientists better known for their accomplishments in physics and philosophy. Early in his ... -
Circumcision as an ethical dilemma
(Bachelor thesis, 2023) -
Città del buon vivere : en studie av slow living og la dolce vita i den italienske byen Positano
(Master thesis, 2016)Denne avhandlingen omhandler Cittàslow- bevegelsens effekt i den italienske byen Positano. Den ser på hva Slow representerer for lokalbefolkningen, og hvordan denne livsstilen påvirkes i møte med den globale turismen. ... -
Connecting the Dots: An Ethnographic Study of Interaction and Community Building in a Transnational Company
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:348, Doctoral thesis, 2013) -
Consulting virtue: from judgement to decision-making in the natural gas industry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Shifts in the terrain of energy politics have given rise to consultant experts who produce and distributeknowledge of energy futures. Drawing on fieldwork at executive roundtables in global cities acrossNorth America, this ... -
Contested Mobilities: On the Politics and Ethnopoetics of Circulation
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Creating stability in constant uncertainty : dealing with crisis in the Chilean aquaculture industry
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis is the result of a fieldwork conducted in Fish Inc., a Chilean branch of a Norwegian-owned company dealing with equipment for fish farming. The Chilean aquaculture industry has since the sanitary and financial ...