The topic of this thesis is the development of the song lyrics to Nils-Aslak Valkeapää and Mari Boine. How they have been evolving and changing through times and looking for the long lines of the song lyrics, what is possible to see when looking at them. The Sámi society and communities have been changing in the last 50 years since the Sámi pop music in Sámi language made its way to the scenes. All ...

Experimental evidence has implicated genotoxic <i>Escherichia coli (E. coli)</i> and enterotoxigenic <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> (ETBF) in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, evidence from epidemiological studies is sparse. We therefore assessed the association of serological markers of <i>E. coli</i> and ETBF exposure with odds of developing CRC in the European Prospective Investigation ...

Ethnography is a multi-method human-conducted examination of what humans do, say, think and believe. As Sherry Ortner flawlessly explains: “ethnography has always meant the attempt to understand another life world using the self – as much of it as possible – as the instrument of knowing.” (2006: 3) My thesis will be devoted to study how people experience alternative lifestyles and new ways of living ...

Folk i fra hele verden kommer strømmende til Silicon Valley for å bo i trange, stappfulle hus, for en urimelig høy pris. Mange satser stort for å dra dit, men det de finner er ikke nødvendigvis det de søkte, og det de trodde de søkte er ikke nødvendigvis det de ender opp med å verdsette. Avhandlingen skildrer hvordan dynamikken mellom Apolloniske og Dionysiske tendenser utspiller seg på et sted med ...

This dissertation contributes to the implementation of the interdisciplinary topic public health and life skills in the Norwegian Language Arts in upper secondary school. It combines humanities and social science approaches with the aim of examining teaching materials, methods and teachers’ perspectives based on 13 qualitative interviews. First, the challenges that current conceptualizations of ...

In political games, a good reputation is an invaluable asset. Hence, this research intends to expand the current understanding of the determinants of success imperative for the reputation of local political leaders. This article reviews the literature on reputation management, as well as empirical cases, to elucidate the reputational success factors of political leaders. Empirically, this study ...

The impacts of climate change are damaging many aspects of human environment and increasing the vulnerabilities of millions of people in different parts of the world. Among different consequences of climate change, human displacement caused by natural disaster, both sudden and gradual, is one of the most obvious scenario in recent times. Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world ...

Sammendrag Mange destinasjoner i Norge har blitt sertifisert som Bærekraftig reisemål. Denne oppgaven tar spesielt for seg hvordan serveringsbedrifter og småskala matprodusenter i Lyngenregionen er integrert i denne satsingen. Jeg har tatt utgangspunkt i guiden «Lokalmatguiden – Matprodusenter, catering og spisesteder i Lyngenfjord-regionen» (visit-lyngenfjord.com, 2021) og gjort undersøkelser ...

Vertskaps rollen er helt sentral i reiselivet. Det er vertskapet som ofte er ansiktet utad og representerer bedriften. Problemstillinga i denne masteroppgaven lyder: Hvilke faktorer kan være med på å sikre høyest mulig kundetilpasset vertskap for gjestene hoe en overnattingsbedrift? Hoved essensen av det jeg skriver om er vertskapsrollen, opplevelsesrommet og kundetilpassning. Jeg valgte å bruke ...

This thesis focuses on performances in relation to Disney theme parks. The project asks: How do guests narrate their Disney theme park performances? This question is examined by conducting semi-structured interviews with people who had been to a Disney theme park within the last three years. The findings were analyzed looking at ways guests performed in relation to fellow performers, and the setting. ...