Open Books at Lund University

The Representation of the Spanish Metropolis in the Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar and Ventura Pons

2025-05-19T08:36:52+02:00

How does the gradual transformation of the Spanish metropolis from 1980 to 2013 reflect not only concurrent socio-political changes in contemporary Spain, but also the increasingly fluid space that is the global urban habitat of today? And how can unfixed gender identities and an altered human anatomy in the cinema of Pedro Almodóvar and, to some extent, Ventura Pons be viewed as metaphors for the
changing city in which this transformed individual lives? The fluid body and identity of the on-screen transvestite and transsexual occupies a third space located somewhere between the traditionally male and female. The body becomes a construct that mirrors the increasingly artificial and dual cinematic city where the scale replica often replaces the real urban space.

This thesis thus analyses the cities of Madrid and Barcelona in films by both filmmakers as spaces that are becoming ever more abstract, fluid, complex and artificial as globalization takes a hold of our postmodern era. The films explored are considered important visual documents that reflect not only Spain’s move from dictatorship to democracy, but also the transformation of the Spanish and Catalan capitals and the move from concrete urban habitat to a more abstract global space – which is not always entirely Hispanic in feel. It is therefore to be concluded that Spain both on- and off screen, is becoming ever more outward-looking in perspective. In the analysis of films spanning from the 1980s to date, the thesis argument revolves primarily around Zygmunt Bauman’s theories on postmodern liquid societies and related theories applicable to postmodernity and the urban environment by cultural geography scholar David Harvey. With regard to fluid gender representations in the cinema analyzed, Judith Butler’s views on gender performativity will be linked to the Develuzian concept of becoming, which again relates to Bauman’s more all-encompassing idea of a liquid global society defined by its overall lack of stability and constant motion.

This is Jytte Homqvists thesis that was submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in February 2015 at The University of Melbourne.

Rational empiricism

2025-06-17T09:02:53+02:00

This book attempts to reconstruct elementary physics in full compliance with reason, thus continuing the work of philosophers (experimental and mathematical) throughout the centuries. The unabridged Newton's mechanics is recovered, Gauss intuitions about relational electromagnetism are developed and completed and Schrödingers undulatory quantum theory is reproposed, unifying all three theories in one formulation, and connecting with psychological and philosophical works, as well as with the historical context. Out of the development of the three fundamental theories in physics spawns a discussion about how general scientific theories evolve, as well as the decisive role of reason highlighted through its "marvelous self-correcting property" (Peirce).

Lex Machina

2025-05-14T08:32:49+02:00

The text and software experiments on international law and technology collected in this volume produce an irritating echo. It is an irritating echo because, at times, the algorithmic attempts to modify, create, and translate legal texts reveal residual traces of reality which rigorous and systematic legal processes aimed to eradicate. Conversely, it is also irritating because, at times, the algorithmic engagement with law surpasses the lawyer’s desire to reduce reality into legal form by ruthlessly succeeding with the expulsion of any non-technological elements from the realm of legal language.

The Aesthetic Authority of Law

2025-04-28T13:10:05+02:00

The legal form dictates the contours of law’s appearance. Texts are neatly divided into (often) numbered paragraphs. Pages must conform to specified layouts. Conventions regulate the use of fonts, punctuation and colours. Legal terms of art replace colloquial expressions. Human experiences enter legal texts only in mediated, sanitized forms. The dictats of legal form are all but incidental. They condition law’s authority. By repeatedly modifying the Case of the S.S. Lotus (Permanent Court of International Justice 1927), this book invites readers to consider how modifications of law’s appearance alter law’s authority.

Valentin Jeutner is an Associate Professor of Law at Lund University, Sweden, and a Senior Retained Lecturer at Pembroke College, Oxford, UK.

Urban Creativity

2025-01-16T08:55:34+01:00

Public space is fundamental to democracy. It is a common arena that we all have the right to use. In Urban Creativity, nine European researchers from different disciplines describe how subcultures utilize public space. The essays are about graffiti and street art, the Occupy movement, the umbrella protests in Hong Kong and the Freeparty movement. These are examples of interventions in the city that aim to temporarily or permanently change the meaning, function or accessibility of urban public space.

The book is the result of an interdisciplinary research collaboration initiated in 2018 at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies at Lund University on the theme of Urban Creativity.

Nils Månsson Mandelgren och kampen för kulturens framtid

2025-03-04T07:26:35+01:00

Nils Månsson Mandelgren och kampen för kulturens framtid är en antologi med syftet att ge nya perspektiv på Mandelgrens omfattande livsverk. Hittills har forskningen främst haft fokus på hans dokumentation av äldre kulturyttringar, men hans stridbarhet och oräddhet i att utmana etablissemanget hade sikte på hur samtidens och framtidens kulturinstitutioner borde utformas och organiseras. I boken diskuteras vad Mandelgren faktiskt uppnådde i sitt arbete för utvecklingen av museiväsendet, kulturminnesvården och konst- och hantverksutbildningarna i Sverige. Här framgår också hur Mandelgren som enskild person med stor energi och övertygelse lyckades driva sina idéer och projekt med hjälp av ett vittförgrenat nätverk i flera europeiska länder. Han skaffade sig fiender på vägen, men hade också lojala vänner och donatorer som stod honom bi även när det stormade som mest.
Boken riktar sig till läsare som vill fördjupa sig i hur vår tid
hänger samman med 1800-talets kulturliv och framtidsvisioner.

Om forum i brottmål

2025-01-14T12:45:41+01:00

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De svenska rättskällornas historia

2025-01-14T12:56:32+01:00

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Associationsrätt

2025-01-14T12:50:59+01:00

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Företagsvärdering vid tvångsinlösen

2025-01-14T12:47:32+01:00

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Om tolkningen av traktater

2025-01-14T12:59:01+01:00

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Avtalsviten

2025-01-14T12:43:07+01:00

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Testamentsrätt

2025-01-14T12:54:27+01:00

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Medling i arbetstvister

2025-01-14T12:49:07+01:00

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Fria varurörelser i den Europeiska gemenskapen

2025-01-14T13:03:01+01:00

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Hans (ord) eller hennes?

2025-01-14T13:11:16+01:00

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Konkurrerande culpakriterier

2025-01-14T13:07:32+01:00

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Neutralitet i juridisk forskning

2025-01-14T13:17:59+01:00

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Free Movement and Tax Treaties in the Internal Market

2025-01-14T13:13:35+01:00

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Objektiv moral

2025-01-14T13:09:21+01:00

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Barnet som subjekt och aktör

2025-01-14T13:15:45+01:00

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Daylighting and lighting

2025-01-31T09:55:19+01:00

After nearly a century in which electric lighting has dominated interior building design, there is now a shift back to using daylight as the primary ambient light source. This return is driven by considerations of energy efficiency, environmental impact, and human health. Effective daylighting in building interiors not only supports low energy consumption, but also has the potential to reconnect people to the natural day-night cycle, which is known to enhance health and well-being.

Daylight is particularly significant for people in the Nordic countries, where light is scarce in the winter and overabundant near the summer solstice. The unique character of Nordic daylight—characterized by weak intensity in winter and low sun angles in summer—demands careful study and consideration, as it holds special value in this region.

However, the trend of urban densification makes it increasingly challenging to ensure adequate daylight in buildings under Nordic sky conditions, particularly in winter. Advanced building simulation tools are often necessary to accurately predict daylight levels and guide design adjustments. Building regulations and certification standards, which play a critical role in promoting sustainable daylighting practices, must be thoroughly understood by practitioners. Additionally, integrating state-of-the-art electric lighting technologies, such as LEDs and advanced control systems, with daylighting design is essential for optimal results.

Addressing these challenges, this book offers essential knowledge and background for students and practicing professionals seeking to illuminate buildings under a Nordic sky. It focuses on utilizing daylight as the primary ambient light source, with support from energy-efficient electric lighting systems.

På tvärvetenskapliga stigar

2024-12-03T10:08:19+01:00

"Flertalet av dessa essäer handlar helt eller åtminstone delvis om Oceanien, den del av världen där jag rest och forskat mest. Men under de gångna decennierna har jag även intresserat mig för mycket annat längs tvärvetenskapens stigar. Kanske har jag därmed likt apan i en av kapitelrubrikerna tagit mig vatten över huvudet – men roligt har det varit!”

Så skriver Thomas Malm i inledningen till denna antologi av tillbakablickar på en allt annat än enkelspårig forskarbana. Obekymrad om hävdvunna gränser mellan humaniora, natur- och samhällsvetenskap tar han oss med på överraskande strövtåg i tid och rum.

Vi besöker söderhavsöar, som enligt legenderna fiskats upp ur djupen och där den stora oceanen alltjämt präglar mycket av livet. Under färder mellan skyskrapornas Honolulu och bladhyddornas Tanna funderar vi över ”havet av öar” och dess förutsättningar för hållbar utveckling i en alltmer globaliserad värld. Bland Påsköns stenjättar söker vi svaret på frågan om de verkligen kom till med allvarliga miljökonsekvenser som följd och om jämförelser med ”Ön Jorden” är berättigade. Vi följer Linnébeundraren Joseph Banks på den första tvärvetenskapliga världsomseglingen och möter ”Söderhavets Kleopatra”. Efter mer än hundra år avslöjas vem mannen var som fick hela Skandinavien att drömma om Hawaii och vad Paul Gauguin egentligen ville säga med titlarna på sina Tahiti-inspirerade konstverk. Varvat med oceaniska perspektiv serveras vi lärdomar om Tarzans apspråk, etnografiska museer och botaniska trädgårdar, drakar och okända djur, läkarnas ormsymbol och mänsklig vattenanpassning. Författaren tvekar inte heller att utmana vad han ser som en inskränkt universitetspedagogik och befängda påståenden om naturen.

Om detta och mycket annat handlar essäerna, som kommit till under många år av resor, forskning och begrundan. Väl valda illustrationer och en medryckande berättarstil gör detta till en högintressant bok för alla med sinne för originell tvärvetenskap.

THOMAS MALM är den utpräglade tvärvetaren: biologen som blev docent i socialantropologi och sedermera professor i humanekologi vid Lunds universitet. Hans forskning har framför allt varit inriktad på etnoekologi, biologins och upptäcktsresornas historia samt förhållanden mellan människa och natur i Oceanien.

Ett barns rättigheter

2024-11-13T08:37:57+01:00

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Familjerättsliga avtal

2024-11-13T08:26:32+01:00

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Problemet rättsvillfarelse i straffrätten

2024-11-13T08:35:47+01:00

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Parts kostnad i civilprocess

2024-11-13T08:24:00+01:00

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Tvistemål

2024-11-13T08:33:37+01:00

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"Vi hade ju haft ihjäl en gubbe"

2024-11-13T08:39:06+01:00

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Kommunalrätt

2024-11-13T08:27:36+01:00

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