PhD theses in Fine Arts
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Å tenke gjennom affekt: Affektiv usikkerhet i politisk engasjert samtidsteater
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 347, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Denne avhandlingen undersøker det kritiske potensialet i tilskueropplevelser preget av affektiv usikkerhet. I prosjektet analyseres tre forestillinger som griper inn i sammensatte samfunnsutfordringer uten å tilby løsninger ... -
Amplified Connections: Exploring Performative Co-Creation and Distributed Creativity in the Context of Accessible Music Creation Technologies
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 505, Doctoral thesis, 2024)In recent decades, interactive music systems have begun to be integrated into popular music performance. Advances in digital technology have enabled the inclusion of a large number of co-creators, encompassing even the ... -
The Personal Encounter with World Politics : An attempt at criticizing and manifesting an alternative to global capitalism’s way of functioning through research-based performance
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 492, Doctoral thesis, 2024)1. Performance series: A Reversed Crime Story Background: On Christmas Eve 2015, in Rio de Janeiro, Edy Poppy, Julian Blaue, and their six-month-old son are assaulted and robbed by two men, wielding a large knife, from a ... -
Performative arts-based audience research : Investigating experiences with high modernist works for solo flute
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 340, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Musical communication has been examined from multiple perspectives, ranging from semiotic analysis and cognitive approaches to social and cultural contexts. Nevertheless, an approach that combines qualitative methods with ... -
Musified Togetherness; Co-Singing in Families Living With Dementia
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 452, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Dette ph.d.-prosjektet har som mål å utforske muligheter for og implikasjoner av lavterskel hverdagssang for mennesker med demens og deres nærmeste. En sentral problemstilling er hvordan mennesker med demens og deres ... -
Material–relational abstraction. Museum educational situations with abstract art
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 422, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The purpose of this Ph.D. thesis is to study how museum educational situations with abstract art can be created and understood in light of new materialist theorypractice. My approach is inspired by Gilles Deleuze’ (2021/1968, ... -
A performative approach to wool felting : Rhizomatic relations in visual arts making and art education
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 415, Doctoral thesis, 2023)As the first combined dissertation in Fine Arts with the specialisation Arts in context submitted to the University of Agder, comprising artistic and scientific works, this research evolves between artistic and written ... -
Immersed in Pop! Excursions into Compositional Design
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 352, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Recent changes in consumer audio and music technology and distribution - for example the addition of 3D audio formats such as Dolby Atmos to music streaming services, the recent release of “Spatial Audio” on Apple and Beats ... -
Music in International Development : The Experience of Concerts Norway (2000–2018)
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 323, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This article-based doctoral thesis contributes to the multifaceted debate concerning the role of music in “development.” By development, I refer to the international aid sector and the deliberate actions of states and/or ... -
Materiell-kollektiv praksis. En tilnærming til fagdidaktikk for kunst og håndverk utviklet i veveprosjektet : Veve i åpne dører
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 322, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This study inquires into the potential of a material-collective practice as a pedagogical approach for a world-centred arts and crafts education. It challenges the Norwegian individually centred education policy with its ... -
Enabling mMTC and URLLC in 5G : Initial Access, Traffic Prediction, and User Availability
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 321, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The 5th generation (5G) mobile communication networks focus on three main technology pillars as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable and low latency communications (URLLC), and massive machine type communications ... -
RETUNE – A toolbox for composing based on Hardanger fiddle music from Setesdal
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 285, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Signature characteristics in music can inform our sense of a genre or repertoire or style’s particular processes and serve as tools for composing more of it. This combined scientific and artistic study of popular music ... -
Doing It to Death: An investigation into a session musician’s migration
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 263, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This doctorate dissertation is about the guitar and technology in a creative perspective – about a change and transformation in musical direction. Dreyer's quest is to clarify how technology can help break new ground for ... -
Sporfinnere : En undersøkelse av norsk musikkproduksjons teknologiske utvikling i et bevaringsperspektiv
(Doktoravhandlinger ved Universitetet i Agder; nr. 243, Doctoral thesis, 2019) -
Från Grundton till b2 : Ett jazzmetodiskt Forskningsprojekt : Avhandling för graden PhD i populärmusik
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Denna avhandling presenterar ett forskningsprojekt som fokuserat på ökad kunskap om improvisationsmetodik och improvisatorisk utveckling. Målet med projektet var att prova och dokumentera en ledande jazzimprovisatörs ... -
Metaphor as a communication strategy within a pop music recording setting
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 58, Doctoral thesis, 2013)My area of research is the figurative language used by artists/songwriters, musicians, producers, and sound engineers when working together in the studio to record a pop album. The aim of this dissertation is to explore ... -
Reading pop production : sonic markers and musical identity
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 59, Doctoral thesis, 2013)