Bachelor thesis | Nederlandse taal en cultuur (BA)
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In the thesis it is argued that the tableaux vivants had a great impact on the additional meaning a play could have. By interpreting Rodenburgh's "Vrou Iacoba" it becomes clear that meaning...Show moreIn the thesis it is argued that the tableaux vivants had a great impact on the additional meaning a play could have. By interpreting Rodenburgh's "Vrou Iacoba" it becomes clear that meaning originates both in text and the tableau vivant.Show less
Maternal sensitivity influences the maternal working model of the way mothers act on their infant’s signals. In the current study we investigated if this working model also influences mother’s...Show moreMaternal sensitivity influences the maternal working model of the way mothers act on their infant’s signals. In the current study we investigated if this working model also influences mother’s monitoring of an animation of social interaction. Forty mothers participated in the study with their twelve-month-old infants. Maternal sensitivity was observed during three episodes, using the Ainsworth’s Scales. Mothers watched animations while their eye-movements were registered by an eye-tracking apparatus. In the animation a mother-infant interaction was shown at an incline, in which a separation took place. The infant figure made crying or laughing sounds and at the end the larger figure either returned to the smaller figure or went uphill. We analysed the duration of fixations at the baby figure and overall fixations during the response segment. No effects for sensitivity were found, but mothers tended to look longer when the larger figure was unresponsive compared to responsive. Mothers also looked significantly longer at the first four movies, compared to the second four movies. The results suggest that mothers’ looking behaviour at the animation is not affected by maternal sensitivity. This could be due to the relatively small sample or the classification of the low- and high sensitive groups. Another possibility is that the working model of sensitivity is not generalized to other interactions. More research in the future is needed on this topic.Show less
Een studie naar de wijze waarop de Japanse animator Miyazaki Hayao in zijn tekenfilms werelden weet te realiseren die zowel fanatasievol als realistisch zijn te noemen.
This thesis tries to combine characteristics of identity building in a community with the existence of gotōchi hīrō ご当地ヒーロー (local heroes) in Japan. Throughout Japan, almost every prefecture and/or...Show moreThis thesis tries to combine characteristics of identity building in a community with the existence of gotōchi hīrō ご当地ヒーロー (local heroes) in Japan. Throughout Japan, almost every prefecture and/or city has its own hero that represents the specific traits of the region it belongs to. The heroes speak in dialect, visit famous locations and constantly use and refer to local products. One of the primary reasons for creating these heroes is to strengthen the regions community identity. Television plays an important role in the distribution of imagery surrounding the local heroes. Because of cultural proximity, local television programmes are often very popular and consequently, so are the local heroes. To exemplify this connection between identity construction and local heroes, this thesis analyses Ryūjin Mabuyā 琉神マブヤー, a local hero from Okinawa prefecture. By looking at the locations, language, cultural references used and the intentions of the creators of the programme, it becomes clear that Ryūjin Mabuyā was created to introduce and emphasize Okinawan community identity.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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My main interest is to investigate the adjustment of the young returning migrants to the Caribbean. Attention will be paid to their status in terms of cultural adjustment and settlement. The...Show moreMy main interest is to investigate the adjustment of the young returning migrants to the Caribbean. Attention will be paid to their status in terms of cultural adjustment and settlement. The gendered nature of their experience of return migration will be specifically considered. How race intersects and impacts the processes of return migration will be also examined. Special attention will be given to the socio-economic aspect of the young returnee’s lives; here the position of the young returnee in the employment market is going to be analyzed. By concentrating on this relatively small group I take distance from populations such as returning retirees which has been widely studied in the Caribbean migration studies.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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In deze scriptie worden de definierende kenmerken van zowel kannibalisme als orgaantransplantatie behandeld. Dit teneinde een vergelijking tussen beide te kunnen maken en aan te tonen dat ze op op...Show moreIn deze scriptie worden de definierende kenmerken van zowel kannibalisme als orgaantransplantatie behandeld. Dit teneinde een vergelijking tussen beide te kunnen maken en aan te tonen dat ze op op een aantal aspecten met elkaar overeenkomen. Regels en rituelen, het concept van onsterfelijkheid en de ontwikkeling van kennis zijn belangrijke onderdelen van overeenkomst.Show less
