VagaHome - TCK : scents of identity

This dissertation aims to explore the possible role of design in understanding identity and culture, especially with the growing impact of globalisation and mobility in the intermingling of ethnicities and cultures in our modern age. A term coined in the 1950s by the sociologist, Ruth Hill Useem, Th...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Casuga, Justinne Alethea Valerio
مؤلفون آخرون: Peter Chen Chia Mien
التنسيق: Final Year Project (FYP)
اللغة:English
منشور في: Nanyang Technological University 2020
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140691
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description This dissertation aims to explore the possible role of design in understanding identity and culture, especially with the growing impact of globalisation and mobility in the intermingling of ethnicities and cultures in our modern age. A term coined in the 1950s by the sociologist, Ruth Hill Useem, Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are individuals who have spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their parents' culture. Sometimes known as the In-Betweeners, Global Nomads2, or the Non-Place Kids3 who are neither here nor there, TCKs have learned to plant their roots in multiple places and cultures, therefore, are usually struggling with the question, "Where are you from?”, as their answers often cannot resonate to just one anthropological place as commonly expected. Though each may have differing backgrounds and cultural experiences, TCKs find commonality in the state of in-betweenness4, being that it is in the midst of transition and mobility where the TCK identity is born. Drawing its name from the words, “Vagabond” and “Home”, VagaHome aims to establish and create a home for the TCK identity through a sensory experience depicting the vagabond cycle of packing up and leaving one temporary home for another - an occurrence that is shared among many TCKs. Initially a spatial design to build a sensory experience, the project is ultimately presented in the form of an experimental film to demonstrate the experience online. This thesis also acts as an introduction for those who have yet to become aware of the growing population of TCKs or for those who have yet to realise that they, too, are part of this global community.
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spelling ntu-10356/1406912020-06-01T07:34:14Z VagaHome - TCK : scents of identity Casuga, Justinne Alethea Valerio Peter Chen Chia Mien School of Art, Design and Media PeterChen@ntu.edu.sg Visual arts and music::Design::Product Visual arts and music::General::Social aspects This dissertation aims to explore the possible role of design in understanding identity and culture, especially with the growing impact of globalisation and mobility in the intermingling of ethnicities and cultures in our modern age. A term coined in the 1950s by the sociologist, Ruth Hill Useem, Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are individuals who have spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their parents' culture. Sometimes known as the In-Betweeners, Global Nomads2, or the Non-Place Kids3 who are neither here nor there, TCKs have learned to plant their roots in multiple places and cultures, therefore, are usually struggling with the question, "Where are you from?”, as their answers often cannot resonate to just one anthropological place as commonly expected. Though each may have differing backgrounds and cultural experiences, TCKs find commonality in the state of in-betweenness4, being that it is in the midst of transition and mobility where the TCK identity is born. Drawing its name from the words, “Vagabond” and “Home”, VagaHome aims to establish and create a home for the TCK identity through a sensory experience depicting the vagabond cycle of packing up and leaving one temporary home for another - an occurrence that is shared among many TCKs. Initially a spatial design to build a sensory experience, the project is ultimately presented in the form of an experimental film to demonstrate the experience online. This thesis also acts as an introduction for those who have yet to become aware of the growing population of TCKs or for those who have yet to realise that they, too, are part of this global community. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Product Design 2020-06-01T07:34:14Z 2020-06-01T07:34:14Z 2020 Final Year Project (FYP) https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140691 en ADM16.20.U1630143F application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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VagaHome - TCK : scents of identity
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title_fullStr VagaHome - TCK : scents of identity
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