Edinburgh College of Art thesis and dissertation collection
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Envisaging alternatives: representations of women in Kurt Schwitters’ collages
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)In the existing literature on Kurt Schwitters, many excellent discoveries about process, materiality, and his life have been made. The careful reconstruction of these narratives by scholars such as Werner Schmalenbach, ... -
Negative space of things: a practice-based research approach to understand the role of objects in the Internet of Things
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)This is a practice-based research thesis situated in the research context of the ‘Internet of Things’, and critiques contemporary theoretical discourse related to the 21st century turn of connecting everyday objects to ... -
Confluences: folk wisdom in contemporary music
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-28)This thesis explores ways of adopting elements of Calabrian folk music in compositions of contemporary music beyond the mere adoption of melodies and instruments. Through this work, I aim to create a practice for ... -
Contemporary memorial landscape: how to convey meaning through design. A study based on cases from London and Palestine
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-04)Minimalism in contemporary memorial design has been criticised for being meaningless and inappropriate in creating powerful monuments (Long, 2007). However, abstraction in modern art and landscape design can appeal to ... -
National phonography: field recording and sound archiving in Postwar Britain
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-25)Vast numbers of historical field recordings are currently being digitised and disseminated online; but what are these field recordings—and how do they resonate today? This thesis addresses these questions by listening ... -
Roads designed for pleasure: British influences on the American Motor Parkway
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-25)By 1800 the idea of pleasure driving, traveling through the landscape in a vehicle to appreciate nature and scenery, became not only popular, but also practical. What began in Britain as a ... -
Precarious lives, practices and spaces: an investigation into homelessness and alternative uses of public space
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)The aim of this doctoral thesis is to investigate the practices of rough sleeping and inhabiting public space, with a focus on the modern city of Rome. By inhabiting public spaces, people who are homeless expose their ... -
Iludens! A concept opera
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)Iludens! – a concept-opera comprises conceptual essay and music portfolio. The conceptual essay explores musical, dramatic, and ritualistic aspects that qualify play as a structuring factor in culture. It aims at producing ... -
Reid concerts at the University of Edinburgh: the first 100 years, 1841–1941
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)Reid Concerts began in 1841 and were defined by Donald Francis Tovey as those concerts presented by the University of Edinburgh under the auspices of the Professors of Music, based on the guidance laid down in the will ... -
Portfolio of compositions
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The overall aim of this portfolio was to develop an understanding of how music fits socially, historically, and technically into the landscape of 21st century culture. The aims of the portfolio were to explore static ... -
Confusions of meaning in the concept of place: an investigation into the role place occupies in influencing the production and reception of the artwork
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)This practice-led research examines ideas surrounding the interpretation of place; the representation and experience of place are explored in my practice and throughout the thesis. The practice and thesis develop an ... -
Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, antiquario (1878-1955): the art market and cultural philanthropy in the formation of American museums
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)This thesis aims to document and discuss the role and legacy of the Italian antiquario Alessandro Contini Bonacossi (1878-1955) in the international secondary art market for Old Master paintings during the first half of ... -
Mission infrastructure development in the Canadian North, c. 1850-1920
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)This thesis explores the development of missionary infrastructure in the Canadian north between approximately 1850 and 1915 and its impact on the evangelization of northern indigenous people by missionary organizations. ... -
Present performer: a humanised augmented practice of the clarinet
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This practice-based research articulates a performer’s perspective from within the rapidly expanding field of mixed music, wherein traditional acoustic instruments are augmented by means of live electronics. Contemporary ... -
Whose Documentary is it anyway? Encounters with the global digital family on social media and the rise of a participant-centric mode of documentary filmmaking.
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This study examines the way social media changes the way documentaries are developed, produced and distributed. I want investigate how web 2.0 technologies disrupt the documentary sector and the way producers navigate ... -
Trading nations: architecture, informal empire, and the Scottish cast iron industry in Argentina
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Bridges, railways stations, warehouses, bandstands, fountains, shop fronts, lamps, gates and other cast-iron elements can still be found throughout Argentina. Some of these elements are impressive, others humble; some ... -
Determinacy, indeterminacy and collaboration in contemporary music-making
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)This thesis is structured around three key phases in the process of collaborative music-making—composition, preparation, and performance—examining the function of indeterminacy at each stage, and the way in which musical ... -
Title tunes and the branding of music in Hollywood film franchises
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The use of leitmotifs in films has often been critiqued. Theodor Adorno and Hanns Eisler went as far as to claim in 1947 that “The whole form language of current cinema music derives from advertising” and that leitmotifs ... -
Fractal dimensions of landscape images as predictors of landscape preference
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Many studies of natural landscape preference have demonstrated that qualities such as 'complexity' and 'naturalness' are associated with preference, but have struggled to define the key characteristics of these qualities. ... -
Lived experiences of Passivhaus occupants using a grounded approach
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The Passivhaus standard is a building methodology that was established in Germany in the 1990s. It uses a passive design strategy to achieve built environment comfort with minimum energy consumption. However, research shows ...
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