This thesis analyses the increasing gamification of our present-day global capitalistic societies. It explores the ways gamification, through the production of ‘playbor’, the hybridization of play...Show moreThis thesis analyses the increasing gamification of our present-day global capitalistic societies. It explores the ways gamification, through the production of ‘playbor’, the hybridization of play and work, is shaping a new system of social domination executed through the subjection of its individuals. It proposes that a disengaged and decelerated aesthetic experience of contemporary art can function as an alternative process of subjection which, in turn, can help to counteract our increasing gamified and self-exploitative subjections.Show less
This thesis demonstrates the value of using everyday material culture in producing exhibition narratives. This is done by an in depth analysis of one particular case study, “Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy...Show moreThis thesis demonstrates the value of using everyday material culture in producing exhibition narratives. This is done by an in depth analysis of one particular case study, “Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy: Stories of Chinese Food and Identity in America” by the Museum of Chinese in America (NY). The exhibition aimed at representing the multiplicity of Chinese cuisine in the States, as well as the discussions regarding the definition of authenticity in cuisine and more generally culture. The thesis interprets food first as a frame to identity, an example of Derriderean parergon: food both shapes and is shaped by cultural identity. Statements by chefs and home cooks who were interviewed for the exhibition are analysed in order to support this perspective. In a second moment, the thesis considers the materiality of food as the element which enables the visitor to establish, through synaesthesia, an empathic connection with the stories narrated in the museum. Overall, this thesis aims at enhancing the power of material culture in creating exhibitions which combine the theoretical and abstract with the physical reality which we perceive through our senses and bear great impact on our lives and our perception of the world.Show less
Scriptie over de economische en intrinsieke waarde die de beeldende kunst heeft voor de samenleving van Nederland. Dit wil zeggen dat er wordt gekeken naar economische lasten en baten maar ook naar...Show moreScriptie over de economische en intrinsieke waarde die de beeldende kunst heeft voor de samenleving van Nederland. Dit wil zeggen dat er wordt gekeken naar economische lasten en baten maar ook naar de minder grijpbare voordelen van kunst. Er wordt speciale aandacht geschonken aan musea.Show less
