scholarly journals What is ‘space’ for dress? Theoretical considerations of a spatial turn for fashion studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-23
Author(s):  
Anna-Mari Almila
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Spatial Turn ◽  
The Core ◽  
Fashion Studies ◽  
Spatial Practice ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Whole Life Cycle ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

This article seeks to contribute to the increasing body of fashion scholarship focused on space. Along with a spatial turn in human and social sciences, it is increasingly recognized by fashion researchers that spaces and places of fashion matter – but it is less discussed how a theoretical framework could be created to explore these. Thus, a Lefebvrian spatial analysis is considered here. The approach suggested recognizes that dress is fundamentally political, as is the space which it inhabits. Dressed bodies are subject to hegemonic ideologies, but individuals have the power to resist these, too. Some parameters of a spatialized fashion sociology and what benefits such an approach can bring for fashion scholarship more generally are considered. Dress should be understood as spatial practice, which in its turn creates spaces and realities, too. Such a framing allows for analysis of various spaces dressed bodies move through, and of how garments operate in these. Furthermore, it allows for extending the analysis by following garments through their whole life cycle, exploring the different kinds of spaces they enter. Such an approach has the potential for overcoming some persistent biases inherent in fashion scholarship, which tends to focus more on the ‘core’ than the ‘periphery’ locations of fashion.

scholarly journals The Uncomfortable Lack of Space and Spatiality in Strategy Studies as Social Practice: a Research Agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (97) ◽  
pp. 343-369
Author(s):  
Jacquelaine Florindo Borges ◽  
Adriana Roseli Wünsch Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Organizational Strategy ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
Spatial Turn ◽  
Business World ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Socially Situated

Abstract In this theoretical essay, we analyze how strategy studies, seen as social practice, benefit from a dialogue with studies of Philosophy, Sociology and Geography about space and associated concepts such as spatiality, territory, region and place. These studies compose a diversified epistemic and theoretical framework. Human and Social Sciences have promoted two epistemic changes in the late 20th century, namely: the return to practice and space. The practical turn in the organizational strategy field was not followed by spatial turn. The aims of the present study are to analyze the spatiality of strategy seen as practice and to suggest a research agenda to connect organizational strategy to topics that go beyond the business world. It has also expanded the frontiers of studies focused on investigating strategy as a complex of socially-situated strategizing practices implemented by a plurality of actors who create and transform space as multiplicity: physical / material, cultural / symbolic, political / economic, represented / narrated.

scholarly journals A Incômoda Ausência do Espaço e da Espacialidade em Estudos da Estratégia como Prática Social: uma Agenda de Pesquisa

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (97) ◽  
pp. 343-369
Author(s):  
Jacquelaine Florindo Borges ◽  
Adriana Roseli Wünsch Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Organizational Strategy ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
Spatial Turn ◽  
Business World ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Socially Situated

Abstract In this theoretical essay, we analyze how strategy studies, seen as social practice, benefit from a dialogue with studies of Philosophy, Sociology and Geography about space and associated concepts such as spatiality, territory, region and place. These studies compose a diversified epistemic and theoretical framework. Human and Social Sciences have promoted two epistemic changes in the late 20th century, namely: the return to practice and space. The practical turn in the organizational strategy field was not followed by spatial turn. The aims of the present study are to analyze the spatiality of strategy seen as practice and to suggest a research agenda to connect organizational strategy to topics that go beyond the business world. It has also expanded the frontiers of studies focused on investigating strategy as a complex of socially-situated strategizing practices implemented by a plurality of actors who create and transform space as multiplicity: physical / material, cultural / symbolic, political / economic, represented / narrated.

scholarly journals Expectations, Satisfaction and Professional Achievement. An Analysis of their Relation in light of a New Systemic Paradigm: The Three- Dimensional Spiral of Sense

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Miriam Aparicio
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Core ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Linear Relationships ◽  
Qualitative Technique ◽  
Professional Achievement ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Systemic Paradigm

This research has been done in the field of Education, Sociology and Social and Organizational Psychology. Issues are taken up from two research studies carried out with researchers and PhDs from different disciplinary fields and national contexts. The relationship between Expectations, levels of Satisfaction and Professional Achievement are analyzed in light of different theories: Expectancy-Valence, Attributional theories, Education theories such as Consumption or Investment / Human Capital and the theory of Anomy. The methodology utilized was quantitative-qualitative: two questionnaires, one semi-structured survey including open phrases which allowed actors to speak freely, one interview and, in the case of the French-Argentine research with PhDs, a special qualitative technique was applied: hierarchical evocation. This allowed us to determine which aspects related to professional pathways (objective and subjective) formed part of the “core” of social or shared representations and which were secondary aspects at the periphery of said core. Our findings show non-linear relationships between study variables – Expectations, Satisfaction and Achievement – and self-sustained interplay along three levels: micro individual, meso organizational and macro social. These are interpreted in light of a new systemic paradigm in human and social sciences, a paradigm which the author defines as “The Three-Dimensional Spiral of Sense”.

scholarly journals Spatiale forklaringer – Da den geografiske tænkning kom på den humanvidenskabelige dagsorden

2018 ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Louise Fabian
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Cultural Geography ◽  
Henri Lefebvre ◽  
Spatial Turn ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
The Social

The article examines the emergence and content of the ongoing interdisciplinary Spatial Turn within the humanistic and social sciences. It is first shown how a seriesof scholars from cultural geography such as Henri Lefebvre, Doreen Massey and Edward W. Soja have recently reinterpreted the social and political significance of spatiality, and argued that space must be conceived as something dynamic, relational, and socially constructed. It is then investigated how phenomenology contributes theoretical and methodological insights to the field of spatial analysis. Finally the paper reflects on what characterizes an analytical and methodological turn, and on how the spatial turn is connected to the related turns towards materiality and practice.

scholarly journals Introduction to Topologies of Digital Work

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Mascha Will-Zocholl ◽  
Caroline Roth-Ebner
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
Spatial Turn ◽  
The Social ◽  
Digital Work ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

AbstractAt the turn of the millennium, a “spatial turn” appeared, first in cultural studies and then increasingly in the social sciences. From today's perspective, it can be said that the reinvention of space as a category of analysis has led to a renewed focus on spatial issues. On this basis, we pursue spatial constellations, references and structures using the concept of “topologies”. This volume aims at broadening the basis of topological research, taking into account the current developments of the digital transformation, theoretical considerations and empirical evidence.

scholarly journals Construction of exchange integrated information chain management model leading by information nurse for large instrument and equipment in operating room

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinghua Dai ◽  
Xiaoqiang Ren ◽  
Peng Wu ◽  
Xiangdong Wang ◽  
Jiang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Equipment Management ◽  
Observation Group ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Information Chain ◽  
Whole Life Cycle ◽  
Running Mode

Abstract Background This study aims to explore the information chain management model of large instrument and equipment inter-working in the operating room (OR) led by information nurses. Methods Through the chain management process of large instruments and equipment in the OR, which was based on information nurses, the management model of inter-working and integrating information chain was established, the key links were controlled, and the whole life cycle management of instruments and equipment from expected procurement to scrapping treatment was realized. Using the cluster sampling method, 1562 surgical patients were selected. Among these patients, 749 patients were assigned to the control group before the running mode, and 813 patients were assigned to the observation group after the running mode. The related indexes for large instrument and equipment management in the department before and after the running mode were compared. Results In the observation group, the average time of equipment registration was (22.05 ± 2.36), the cost was reduced by 2220 yuan/year, and the satisfaction rate of the nursing staff was 97.62%. These were significantly better, when compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the awareness rate of the whole staff for equipment repair application was 95.12%, and the arrival time of maintenance personnel and the examination and approval time of equipment management were greatly shortened (P < 0.05). Conclusion The integrated management model of large instrument and equipment interworking in the OR based on chain flow realizes the whole life cycle management of instruments and equipment, which is essential to improve management efficiency.

scholarly journals CAD integrated automatic recognition of weld paths

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuan Anh Tran ◽  
Andrei Lobov ◽  
Tord Hansen Kaasa ◽  
Morten Bjelland ◽  
Ole Terje Midling
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Automatic Recognition ◽  
Integrated Method ◽  
Weld Joints ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Sequential Assembly

AbstractIn this paper, a CAD integrated method is proposed for automatic recognition of potential weld locations in large assembly structures predominantly comprised of weld joints. The intention is to reduce the total man-hours spent on manually locating, assigning, and maintaining weld-related information throughout the product life cycle. The method utilizes spatial analysis of extracted stereolithographic data in combination with available CAD functions to determine whether the accessibility surrounding a given intersection edge is sufficient for welding. To demonstrate the method, a system is developed in Siemens NX using their NXOpen Python API. The paper presents the application of the method to real-life use cases in varying complexity in cooperation with industrial partners. The system is able to correctly recognize almost all weld lines for the parts considered within a few minutes. Some exceptions are known for particular intersection lines located deep within notched joints and geometries weldable through sequential assembly, which are left as a subject to further works.

scholarly journals Contribution of HIV/AIDS-Related Human and Social Sciences Research to a Better Understanding of the Challenges of Hepatitis B Prevention, Diagnosis and Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1166
Author(s):  
Charlotte Bauquier ◽  
Marie Préau
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Retention In Care ◽  
World Health ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Virus Research ◽  
Screening And Prevention ◽  
Hepatitis B Prevention ◽  
Hiv Aids

Recent scientific advances in hepatitis B virus research hint at the possibility of finding a cure in the medium term. In this context, the characterization of infected persons constitutes a major public health issue in terms of implementing adapted screening and prevention strategies. Overcoming the current challenges national health systems face in hepatitis B diagnosis is essential if the World Health Organization’s target of treating 80% of infected patients by 2030 is to be reached. These challenges reflect those previously faced in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Using the knowledge produced to date in Human and Social Sciences research in the fight against HIV/AIDS, we propose avenues of reflection to support and guide the development of research in the diagnosis of hepatitis B infection. More specifically, we present theoretical, methodological and epistemological considerations for how HSS research can be optimized in the following three HBV diagnosis-related areas: (i) access to screening; (ii) retention in care; and (iii) the integration of quality of life measurement in clinical trials.

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