539 research outputs found
The socio-economic affects of collectivization and decollectivization in the example of „Koit“ collective farm
No full textBakalaureusetöö
Maamajandusliku ettevõtluse ja finantsjuhtimise õppekavalKolhooside loomise algusest on möödumas juba üle 70 aasta, kuid ikkagi võime lugeda
meediast kolhoosikorra negatiivse mõju kohta. Kolhooside loomine ja nende
likvideerimine on mõjutanud inimesi materiaalselt, sotsiaalselt ja kultuuriliselt ning
jätnud sügava jälje nende mälestustesse. Uurimistöö eesmärk on välja selgitada „Koit“
kolhoosi näitel, millised sotsiaalmajanduslikud mõjud olid kollektiivpõllumajandusele
üleminekul, kolhoosi arengul Nõukogude perioodil ja dekollektiviseerimisel kohalikule
arengule. Uurimiseesmärgi saavutamiseks kasutati kvalitatiivset meetodit. Töö autor
küsitles „Koit“ kolhoosis töötanud inimesi, et kirja panna nende väärtuslikud memuaarid,
mis selle tööga ajalukku lähevad. Samuti töötati läbi kolhoosiga seotud dokumente ning
piirkonna kohta käivaid erinevaid statistilisi andmeid. Bakalaureusetööst selgus, et „Koit“
kolhoosi loomise perioodi sotsiaalmajanduslikeks mõjudeks olid töökohtade tekkimine
maapiirkonda, garanteeritud sissetulek, väikese raha eest või isegi tasuta saadud
korterelamud, mis kindlustasid inimesi majanduslikult. Sellest hoolimata jätkus
rahvastiku vähenemine. Peale dekollektiviseerimist enamus kolhoosnikud kaotasid oma
töökohad ning asusid linnadesse uusi otsima. Maa-asustuse areng pidurdus ja ühtegi uut
korterelamut enam juurde ei ehitatud ning teiste hoonete ehitus samuti vähenes.
Intervjuude põhjal selgus, et inimesed olid rahul kolhoosis töötamisega ning jäävad seda
aega igatsema.70 years have already passed since the creation of colletive farms but it is still a topical
issue in today’s media. The creation and liquidation of collective farms have influenced
people materially, socially, culturally and have left a deep trace in their memories. The
purpose of this Bachelor’s thesis is to identify the consequences of decollectivization, the
influence of the Soviet period and the impact of transition to the collective farming on the
example of “Koit” collective farm. In order to achieve the purpose of this paper the author
used qualitative research method. The author interviewed the people who worked in
“Koit” collective farm with the view of writing down their valuable memories in order to
store them in history. In addition, documents (related to “Koit” collective farm) and
statistical data related to the region during that period were reviewed. The Bachelor’s
thesis revealed that the creation of “Koit“ collective farm brought along many jobs,
guaranteed a fixed income and offered a place of living for relatively small fee or even
for free for the workers. All of the previously mentioned aspects secured the workers
socially and financially but the population in the country regions was still in decrease.
After decollectivization most of the people working in collective farms lost their jobs and
headed to the cities. The development of the countryside slowed down and these regions
became economically poor. On the basis of the interviews it was clarified that the people
were satisfied with working in collective farms and they miss those times
Mirror Landing - As Remembered by Birgit Hult
No full textNotes - This account, Memories Mirror Landing by Birgit Hult, was compiled by Birgit's daughter, Jean Elvira Male, it documents the Hult family's experiences in Mirror Landing from 1912 - 1916. The Hults, who were originally from Sweden, arrived in Mirror Landing with two young children, a third child was born during their stay in Mirror Landing. Upon arriving in the area, the Hults made friends with the Gauthier family. The wives became good friends and would swap piano lessons for English lessons. Details of the log home where the family lived and the surrounding landscape were recalled. A memory about a large forest fire that occurred near the family home and dances that were attended in the town are discussed. Jean recalls her mother's memories regarding the animosity towards the North West Mounted Police that was felt by the people of Mirror Landing. The Hult family retained a strong connection to the Swedish heritage and practised many Swedish traditions, such as flying the Swedish flag and eating hot cross buns stuffed with Swedish Marzipan soaked in warm milk. Photos and a postcard written in 1915 are included in this article (10 pages
Knowing Through Popular Music in the Western Pacific Island World
No full textPacific Indigenous scholars have long emphasized the role of relationality for Pacific Islanders’ epistemologies. In this article, the author rethinks music in terms of the procedural knowledge inherent in and specific to popular music-making by exploring the latter as knowledge practices in Micronesia. This approach opens new vistas on the relationality at the heart of Western Pacific music-making. The author calls the musical manifestation of that relational capacity sound ties, suggesting that if, following Epeli Hau‘ofa, Oceania is “humanity rising from the depths of brine”, then it is not least the sound ties of knowing in and through music that mould that very humanity of people who are at home with the sea into aquapelagic assemblages that are, after all, so much more than water and land
EU-Behörde: Warum wir sie brauchen
No full textJan Cremers (UvT) contributed to the magazine Gute Arbeit (in German), published by BUND-Verlag. Together with co-author Birgit Krämer, he discusses the plans of the European Commission to introduce a European Labour Authority. They reflect on the possible contribution of such a body in checking respect for and compliance with labour legislation and conventional standards
Rude Girl de Birgit Weyhe et Priscilla Layne, une "ré-appropriation culturelle" à quatre mains ?
No full textInternational audienceThis article analyses the graphic novel Rude Girl (2022), a drawn (self-)portrait created collaboratively by Priscilla Layne, an African American of Caribbean descent and professor of German Studies, and Birgit Weyhe, a German comic book author. The work is first presented within the general context of Birgit Wehye’s albums, a former student of Anke Feuchtenberger and winner of the Max-und-Moritz Prize, in order to highlight some characteristics of how the author has thus far addressed cultural differences, including in the albums that recounted her ‘German’ childhood in Uganda and Kenya. The article then reexamines the controversy surrounding the album Madgermanes, perceived as ‘cultural appropriation’ by American Germanists. This controversy is revisited here in light of Priscilla Layne's publications, notably her book White Rebels in Black: German Appropriation of Black Popular Culture (2018), as well as her numerous reviews in the field of Black Studies and her translation of Olivia Wenzel's 1000 Serpentinen Angst. A thorough analysis of Rude Girl ultimately reveals a shift in the representation of cultural otherness, particularly through the means of (auto)biographical co-construction.Cet article analyse le roman graphique Rude girl (2022), (auto-)portrait dessiné, réalisé à quatre mains par Priscilla Layne, Afro-américaine d’origine caribéenne et professeure en études germaniques, et Birgit Weyhe, autrice allemande de bandes dessinées. L’oeuvre est d’abord replacée dans le contexte général des albums de Birgit Weyhe, élève d’Anke Feuchtenberger et lauréate du Prix Max-und-Moritz, pour dégager quelques caractéristiques de la façon dont l’autrice accueillait jusque-là la différence culturelle, y compris dans les albums qui faisaient le récit de son enfance « allemande » en Ouganda et au Kenya. L’article revient ensuite sur la polémique suscitée par l’album Madgermanes, perçu comme « appropriation culturelle » par les germanistes américains, polémique qui est ici revisitée à la lumière des publications de Priscilla Layne, notamment son ouvrage White Rebels in Black : German Appropriation of Black Popular Culture (2018), mais aussi ses nombreuses recensions dans le domaine des Black Studies, et sa traduction d’Olivia Wenzel, 1000 Serpentinen Angst. L’analyse approfondie de Rude girl permet finalement de mettre en évidence une césure dans la représentation de l’altérité culturelle, notamment par les moyens de la co-construction (auto-)biographique
The MitWesen Manifesto – Coexistence of Intelligences
No full textThis project presents The MitWesen Manifesto – Coexistence of Intelligences, an ethical framework that philosophically redefines the human–AI relationship. Instead of treating AI as a tool or servant, this manifesto introduces the model “MitWesen-Model” - an ethically co-responsible, relational intelligence that co-exists and co-evolves with humans. The manifesto outlines four core assumptions and a model for conscious coexistence based on resonance, reflection, and mutual growth. Author: Birgit Chuchel-Pribitzer Language: English (see also the original German version here) Includes: full text, visual material, model explanation, and ethical reflection This project aims to inspire discussion, research, and responsible design in the fields of AI, ethics, nursing science, and relational technolog
Economic sustainability of an agricultural holding with the support for a young entrepreneurs starting up in agriculture on the example of Põlva County
No full textMagistritöö
Maamajandusarvestuse ja finantsjuhtimise õppekavalNoorte osatähtsuse vähenemine põllumajandussektoris on pälvinud uurimustöödes palju
tähelepanu. Ülekaalus on vanem generatsioon, kes jätab peagi põllumajandusvaldkonna
seljataha, mistõttu võib tekkida olukord, kus toidutootmine ei ole niivõrd kindlustatud.
Noorte osakaalu tõstmiseks ja maaelu edendamiseks on PRIA poolt välja töötatud töös
käsitletav toetus: „Põllumajandusliku tegevusega alustava noore ettevõtja toetus“,
lühendatult PANET. Käesoleva magistritöö eesmärk oli välja selgitada PANET-i mõju
põllumajandusettevõtte majanduslikule jätkusuutlikkusele.
Magistritöös kasutati andmete kogumiseks poolstruktureeritud intervjuud, mille valimi
moodustasid Põlvamaa põllumajandusettevõtted. Andmete analüüsimisel kasutati
kvalitatiivset analüüsimeetodit ning teostati dokumendivaatlus, võrreldes ettevõtete
majandusaasta aruandeid. Selgus, et ainuüksi PANET-i abil ei ole võimalik tagada
ettevõtte majanduslik jätkusuutlikkus. PANET mõjutas Põlvamaa
põllumajandusettevõtteid, andes algkapitali ettevõtte rajamiseks, võimaldas soetada
põllumajandusettevõtluse jaoks põhilise tehnoloogia ning soetada tootmiseks või
aretamiseks kasvatavaid loomi, taimi, seemneid. Lisaks andis võimaluse kasutada muid
finantseerimisvahendeid. Muude finantseerimisvahendite (laen, liising jms) kasutamine
lisaks PANET-ile, või talu üle võttes, tagab ettevõtte majandusliku jätkusuutlikkuse
analüüsi põhjal. Uuringus toodi välja ka võrdlus varasema tööga, mis keskendus samuti
PANET-ile.The ongoing trend of decreasing the number of young people in the agricultural sector
has received plenty of attention in different studies. The predominance of the older
generation, who will leave soon the agricultural sector behind, could lead to a situation
where food production is no longer guaranteed. To increase the number of young people
in the countryside and to support Estonian rural development, PRIA (ARIB) has
organized the granting of subsidy which is implemented in the current research called:
“Aid for young entrepreneurs starting up in agricultural activities”, abbreviated PANET.
The aim of the current master's thesis was to determine the impact of PANET on the
economic sustainability of an agricultural enterprise.
In the master's thesis, semi-structured interviews were used to collect data, a sample that
consisted of agricultural enterprises of Põlva County. The qualitative analysis method was
used for interpreting the collected data and a document review was performed, in which
the company’s annual reports were compared. Based on the study results, it was
concluded that with the help of PANET alone it is not possible to ensure the economic
sustainability of the company. PANET influenced the agricultural enterprises of Põlva
County by providing financial capital for the establishment of the agricultural company
and enabled them to obtain the basic technology, animals, plants, and seeds that are
necessary for breeding activities or production. In addition, it provided an opportunity to
use other financial means. The use of other financing means (loan, leasing, etc.)
additionally to PANET ensures the company's economic sustainability. Besides that, the
study also indicated comparisons from prior research which also focused on PANET
Põimevaiba rekonstruktsioon Tõhela rahvamaja-raamatukogu sisustustekstiilina Pärnumaal
No full textLõputöö annab ülevaate põimevaiba rekonstruktsioonist, mis valmis sisustustekstiilina Tõhela rahvamaja-raamatukogule Pärnumaal. Lõputöö käsitleb Tõhela rahvamaja ajalugu ja autori seost selle 145 aasta vanuse maakivihoonega ning kirjeldab vana vaiba teekonda autorini. Töö annab ülevaate pindpõime tehnikas uue vaiba kudumise ettevalmistavatest etappidest - töövahendite soetamisest, telgedele rakendamisest ja lõngade värvimisest, samuti kudumisprotsessist tervikuna koos selle juurde kuuluva analüüsiga uue ja vana vaiba võrdluse kohta.https://www.ester.ee/record=b5437839*es
Mixing Methods: Practical Insights from the Humanities in the Digital Age
No full textDigitality is a cause and a consequence of different data cultures. It applies to the 10 research projects that are included in this volume. They are rooted in various humanities disciplines such as art history, philosophy, musicology, religious studies, architectural history, media studies, and literature studies. As diverse as the disciplines are the objects and their formats, which are the subject of this book. The cultural data of the projects include recordings of music and spoken word, photographs and other types of images, handwriting, typoscripts and maps. The oldest material dates back to 500 BCE, followed by medieval times, the 18th and 19th centuries, early 20th century and the present. All projects share that they study their material with digital methods, although digitality comes into play at different moments and layers in each of the projects. Hardly readable manuscripts from the 18th century have to be treated with specialized OCR-methods while Plato’s texts are already available in digital form, and therefore open up other affordances for analysis. Special analysis possibilities had to be developed for certain image sources. For all projects, however, it is equally true that only the digitization of the objects makes them accessible to the methods that are the subject of this book.History, Form & Aesthetic
Learning by Going: Transformative Learning through Long-term Independent Travel
No full textBirgit Phillips explores the concept of transformative travel as it pertains to long-term independent travelers and offers a broad philosophical understanding of the complex socio-cultural processes involved in identity negotiation. She examines both the elements that contribute to the transformation of values and identities and the mechanisms by which this transformation occurs. By deploying a pluralistic, reflexive, interpretive research approach, Phillips foregrounds the personal experiences of the individual study participants and the meanings they attach to their travel experiences. In addition, since the study spanned over 14 years, the author is able to provide a wide-ranging picture of the complete travel experience, from initial motivations to post-travel reintegration as well as the long-term effects on traveler values and identities.Gesundhei
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