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'You Cannot Own an Animal!' : Animals, Agency and Activism in Håkan Alexandersson's and Carl Johan De Geer's Television Series for Children
Get PDFThis article studies the human-animal relations in three fiction series aimed at children and broadcasted on Swedish public service television 1973–1983: Tårtan, Doktor Krall and Privatdetektiven Kant. The interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approach combines theoretical concepts and methods from cinema studies and childhood studies, focusing on the power relations between humans and non-human animals. The analysis reveals a certain ambivalence throughout all the series: On the one hand, the non-human animals have a strong agency, human exceptionalism is openly challenged, Haraway's attitude of 'greeting significant others' is held up as ideal, and animal rights activism is encouraged. On the other hand, the series also display speciesist traits such as objectification of non-human animals, disnification, naive anthropomorphism, and a production process exposing non-human animals for severe stress. The article points out that the depictions of human-animal relations in the studied television series differ from the vast majority of stories for children, especially by not depicting children at all, and thereby questioning the supposed historically strong link between children and non-human animals. Concludingly, the article discusses the inherent potential of children's television to influence the young audience, in this case by extension contributing to a less anthropocentric society where humans treat non-human animals with respect. We might even talk of children's television as a natureculturetechnology (cf. Haraway). 
Bild- och texttolkning av djur, människa och vidunder i Bröderna Lejonhjärta
Get PDFThis study examines the complex relationships between animals, humans, and monsters in Astrid Lindgren’s The Brothers Lionheart, focusing on the interplay between the text and illustrations by Ilon Wikland. The analysis challenges traditional power dynamics, suggesting that the boundaries between species are negotiable and subject to change. The research underscores the profound significance of animals in children's literature, particularly in Lindgren’s works, where animals often symbolise innocence and wildness. By dissecting anthropomorphism and zoomorphism, the study uncovers how Lindgren and Wikland blur the lines between these categories, contributing to a post humanist perspective. The findings suggest that Lindgren’s portrayal of animals and monsters challenges the conventional hierarchy, presenting a more egalitarian view of these relationships. The study employs a combination of textual and visual analysis, considering how metaphors and descriptive language contributes to the portrayal of animals, humans, and monsters. The research also examines the role of illustrations in enhancing the narrative, noting that images provide additional information not found in the text. The post humanist approach offers an understanding of the complex interactions between species, emphasizing the fluidity of these relationships. Finally, the study underscores the crucial role of illustrations in shaping readers’ interpretations, suggesting that images play a significant role in the narrative and should be appreciated for their contribution to the story. This study examines the complex relationships between animals, humans, and monsters in Astrid Lindgren’s The Brothers Lionheart, focusing on the interplay between the text and illustrations by Ilon Wikland. The analysis challenges traditional power dynamics, suggesting that the boundaries between species are negotiable and subject to change. The research underscores the profound significance of animals in children's literature, particularly in Lindgren’s works, where animals often symbolise innocence and wildness. By dissecting anthropomorphism and zoomorphism, the study uncovers how Lindgren and Wikland blur the lines between these categories, contributing to a post humanist perspective. The findings suggest that Lindgren’s portrayal of animals and monsters challenges the conventional hierarchy, presenting a more egalitarian view of these relationships. The study employs a combination of textual and visual analysis, considering how metaphors and descriptive language contributes to the portrayal of animals, humans, and monsters. The research also examines the role of illustrations in enhancing the narrative, noting that images provide additional information not found in the text. The post humanist approach offers an understanding of the complex interactions between species, emphasizing the fluidity of these relationships. Finally, the study underscores the crucial role of illustrations in shaping readers’ interpretations, suggesting that images play a significant role in the narrative and should be appreciated for their contribution to the story.
'Maybe that is not what they would choose' : Human-horse relations, faraway settings and identity exploration in Lin Hallberg’s Vem är du Johanna and Adzerk: Den vita hingsten
Get PDFCountless horse stories provide examples of young riders leaving civilization behind for shorter or longer periods of time, when going for rides in rural settings. But sometimes these journeys serve a more profound purpose. This article explores how the importance of the horse and the faraway rural setting are depicted from a human perspective in Lin Hallberg’s Vem är du Johanna? and Adzerk: den vita hingsten. The article argues that the journeys of the young female protagonists to remote countries provide an opportunity to revalue life and explore their identity as young women, thus exemplifying how the horse and wild nature provide prerequisites for positive changes. Two kindred theoretical approaches are used as an analytic framing: a) human animal studies with its theories about interspecies relationship and power and b) posthumanism with its readings of animal stories. Not least are Donna Haraway’s notion of companion species and the interdependency between human beings and animals (2003; 1991), as well as Cynthia Willett’s concept biosocial network (2014) important to the analysis. The findings reveal that three different views on interspecies relationships are in play in Hallberg’s two horse stories, thus bringing into question what characterizes a well-balanced and ethical relationship between the different species. The article contributes to filling a research gap regarding Swedish horse stories at large as well as highlighting their importance as an arena for exploring interspecies relationships in a YA literary context. 
On the Successful Migration of Research Data
No full textMore than five years ago, we crafted a detailed scenario for migrating our research data from our locally-maintained, departmental repository to an external, institutional repository for which we had only little control over. Now, with the rising cost of updating and maintaining our repository software to the latest version, personnel fluctuation, and the opportunity to use data services of a newly founded Digital Humanities Center, we decided to put into practise the scenario step by step. This paper describes the actual challenges we encountered in the migration process, the deviations from the original scenario and the compromises we needed to make, and finally, how we succeeded to get all data transferred in a safe and information-preserving manner
An Infrastructural Approach to Terminology Work: The Case of Research Infrastructures
Get PDFThis study explores the role of research infrastructures,in particular the role of CLARIN and DARIAH, with regard toterminology work in institutional settings (academic andnon-academic) by analyzing a body of qualitative interviewdata, collected in 2023 across Europe. The contribu-tionalso discusses how research infrastructures (RIs) couldreach out to new non-academic communities e.g., in thepublic sector
Improved Unit Inference and Checking in Modelica
Get PDFThis paper will present a new unified algorithm for unitchecking and inference, and showing the benefits forvarious libraries.The Modelica Language supports declaring units forvariables using the SI-standard. This allows dimensionalchecking to detect possible errors in equations. The unitsfor variables make it easier to interpret, input and plottheir values. When we infer the unit of a variable we getthe same benefits also for variables without a declaredunit. We will use unit inference and checking for thecombination, even if the check is primarily a dimensionalcheck.Both dimensional checking and unit inference are alreadyimplemented in several Modelica tools, but notconsistently. The original motivation for this paper was tounderstand the different approaches, and demystify the unithandling with the goal of making it more available. Basedon that understanding this paper will also present a newunified algorithm combining the different strengths, andshowing the results for various libraries
Combining static and dynamic optimization approaches for path planning, with collision avoidance
Get PDFIn response to staff shortages in hospitals, healthcareproviders aim at increasingly automating their systems.Defining automated system paths – with collisions avoidance– is a critical step towards automation. In this paper,three different approaches for path planning areinvestigated: a static, a dynamic and a hybrid approach.The hybrid approach, that sequentially combines part of thestatic and dynamic approaches, results in improved accuracyagainst the static approach and improved performanceagainst the dynamic approach
Collaborative Digital Twin Development for Railway Braking and Traction Applications
Get PDFThe paper presents the collaborative development of adigital twin for railway braking and traction applicationsas part of the ERJU MOTIONAL project. The project’s goal isto enhance the efficiency, user-friendliness, andmaintainability of European railways through theapplication of digital twin concepts across nine distinctuse cases. Contributing components are shared in a commonlibrary as Functional Mock-up Units (FMUs), enabling thecreation of digital twins for various applications.Specifically, this study focuses on the braking andtraction use case for virtual validation purposes. Thepaper details the vehicle dynamics model, control units,and their interfaces, presenting simulation results underdiverse adhesion conditions. Additionally, it highlightsthe potential benefits of digital twins in optimizingrailway operations and monitoring system integrity,ultimately enhancing the reliability and efficiency ofrailway transportation
Context-Oriented Equation-based Modeling in ModelingToolkit.jl
Get PDFCyber-physical systems are self-adaptive, changing theirbehavior at run time to adapt to their context. Hence,their simulations must also handle variability at run time.The lack of support for variability in industrialequation-based modeling languages, such as Modelica, causesproblems when simulating self-adaptive systems, e.g., theyonly limitedly support structural variability, and statetransitions are based on if-then-else conditions that cancause conflicts, especially for complex control mechanisms.We present a modeling technique for equation-basedmodels containing variability by implementing concise anddedicated language constructs to express state space andtransitions via contextual modeling. Contextual modelingabstracts the modeled world and allows the definition ofconstraints that reduce the risk of reaching conflictingstates. We demonstrate the feasibility of our approach on acase study, presenting the advantages of our modelingtechnique regarding the definition of state control and thereduction of risk for reaching conflicting states
TAeZoSysPro: A Modelica Library for Thermal Aeraulic and Buildings Thermodynamics Calculations
Get PDFTAeZoSysPro is a Modelica library developed for thermal andfluid dynamics simulations in industrial applications. Thelibrary provides components and models for heat transfer,fluid flow, and mass-energy release calculations. Itincludes modules for simple thermal modeling, fluiddynamics phenomena, specialized media, and partialdifferential equations. This paper presents the motivationsbehind developing this specific library and demonstratesits capabilities through industrial use cases, particularlyfor applications involving ventilation systems, equipmentthermal behavior, and accident scenarios