102 research outputs found
Mellostalgia::looking forward to looking back
Nostalgia has predominantly been situated as a positive orientation to the past – a function of either personal or vicarious rose – tinted memory, triggered by circumstances in the present – a past/present dichotomy. Yet, nostalgia has no counterpart, a concept to explain a longing for the future, anchored in the present and determined by actions taken in the present. This paper details such an emotion by proposing the concept of “Mellostalgia.” Drawing on a study of visitors to the site of a British TV drama, the process of experiencing mellostalgia through a series of triggers and actions is examined. These include; stimulating mellostalgia; mellostalgia, the present and the future, and, capturing the mellostalgic experience, or “looking forward to looking back.
Sociocultural brand revitalization:the role of consumer collectives in bringing brands back to life
The consumption of tattoos and tattooing : the body as permanent text
In this thesis, I investigate permanence through exploring tattoo consumption in terms of the social-historical context of being tattooed. The analysis is based on four years of data collection adopting a grounded theory approach. I present an analysis of how permanence occurs in terms of tattoo consumption, with particular interest in the physical permanence in relation to identity creation. This is set within the framework of Consumer Culture Theory (CCT). The reason for this is twofold, firstly to illustrate the ability of using tattooing as an instrument to investigate permanence within CCT. Secondly, to show the lack of use of the socio-historical perspective within such an investigation, and to show that the use of such data is a valid strategy and which adds depth and context to such an investigation. Furthermore, I suggest that tattoo consumption has become a site of embodied expression that is bounded by physicality, and permanence. I present a typology of tattooed consumers based on levels of commitment and explore in depth two main categories, physicality, and, permanence. I find that the physical permanence is shown through the commitment to tattoo usage. Its permanent nature determines the tattoo as an act of consumption that is dualistic in nature; both accepted, and yet equally rejected, which is seen within the consumers‘ negotiation of its use, in terms of mimicry and placement. Being tattooed represents a form of consumption that contravenes certain rules and norms of society, and yet at the same time is the basis for community membership and adherence to a set of sub-cultural norms and values.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo
Cyprus' image—a sun and sea destination—as a detrimental factor to seasonal fluctuations. Exploration into motivational factors for holidaying in Cyprus
Cyprus is established as a summer destination. To aid the destination in developing its winter season as well, this research uses a qualitative inductive approach to explore the tourists’ current image of the island and their motivations of visiting it. The research indicates that the current image, which essentially portrays Cyprus as a sun-and-sea destination is thought to dissuade tourists from perceiving the island as a year-round destination. Nonetheless, increasing the pull factors of the destination through the development of unique special interest products can help in extending the tourism season as well as broaden its narrow image
JWST UNCOVER: Discovery of Galaxy Candidates Behind the Lensing Cluster Abell 2744
We present the results of a search for high-redshift () galaxy
candidates in the JWST UNCOVER survey, using deep NIRCam and NIRISS imaging in
7 bands over arcmin and ancillary HST observations. The NIRCam
observations reach a limiting magnitude of AB. The
identification of high candidates relies on a combination of a dropout
selection and photometric redshifts. We find 16 candidates at and 3
candidates at , eight candidates are deemed very robust. Their lensing
amplification ranges from to 11.5. Candidates have a wide range of
(lensing-corrected) luminosities and young ages, with low stellar masses
( log(M/M) ) and low star formation rates
(SFR=0.2-7 M yr), confirming previous findings in early JWST
observations of . A few galaxies at appear to show a clear
Balmer break between the F356W and F444W/F410M bands, which helps constrain
their stellar mass. We estimate blue UV continuum slopes between
and , typical for early galaxies at but not as extreme as the
bluest recently discovered sources. We also find evidence for a rapid
redshift-evolution of the mass-luminosity relation and a redshift-evolution of
the UV continuum slope for a given range of intrinsic magnitude, in line with
theoretical predictions. These findings suggest that deeper JWST observations
are needed to reach the fainter galaxy population at those early epochs, and
follow-up spectroscopy will help better constrain the physical properties and
star formation histories of a larger sample of galaxies.Comment: Submitted to MNRA
Little Red Dots: an abundant population of faint AGN at revealed by the EIGER and FRESCO JWST surveys
Characterising the prevalence and properties of faint active galactic nuclei
(AGN) in the early Universe is key for understanding the formation of
supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and determining their role in cosmic
reionization. We perform a spectroscopic search for broad H emitters at
using deep JWST/NIRCam imaging and wide field slitless
spectroscopy from the EIGER and FRESCO surveys. We identify 20 H lines
at that have broad components with line widths from km s, contributing % of the total line flux. We
interpret these broad components as being powered by accretion onto SMBHs with
implied masses M. In the UV luminosity range M = -21 to -18, we measure number densities of cMpc.
This is an order of magnitude higher than expected from extrapolating quasar UV
luminosity functions. Yet, such AGN are found in only % of star-forming
galaxies at . The SMBH mass function agrees with large cosmological
simulations. In two objects we detect narrow red- and blue-shifted H
absorption indicative, respectively, of dense gas fueling SMBH growth and
outflows. We may be witnessing early AGN feedback that will clear dust-free
pathways through which more massive blue quasars are seen. We uncover a strong
correlation between reddening and the fraction of total galaxy luminosity
arising from faint AGN. This implies that early SMBH growth is highly obscured
and that faint AGN are only minor contributors to cosmic reionization.Comment: 23 pages, 17 figures. Submitted to ApJ. Main Figs 4, 10, 15 (faint
AGN UV luminosity function) and 16 (SMBH mass function). Fig. 17 summarises
the results. Comments welcom
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