At the moment, it is difficult to define the borders of the academic field dedicated specifically... more At the moment, it is difficult to define the borders of the academic field dedicated specifically to study of digital literature. The current research on the topic is scarce, heterogeneous and disintegrated. The thesis aimed to provide a unifying framework for this transdisciplinary area. First chapter offered the brief examination of the material; some suitable methodological tools have been listed in the second chapter, and followed by the proposition of theoretical framework in the third part. In the fourth chapter, several representative examples have been viewed from the prism of previously discussed ideas. Final chapter described the project that had been developed in accordance with the framework of this thesis.
How should be animal welfare measured, assessed and controlled? This essay aims to explore the po... more How should be animal welfare measured, assessed and controlled? This essay aims to explore the possibility of applying the Umwelt theory to the problem of animal suffering at factory farms. The brief introduction into the history of domestication and industrialized agriculture is followed by a comparative analysis of Umwelten - of factory chickens and of ones living at family farms.
At the moment, it is difficult to define the borders of the academic field dedicated specifically... more At the moment, it is difficult to define the borders of the academic field dedicated specifically to study of digital literature. The current research on the topic is scarce, heterogeneous and disintegrated. The thesis aimed to provide a unifying framework for this transdisciplinary area. First chapter offered the brief examination of the material; some suitable methodological tools have been listed in the second chapter, and followed by the proposition of theoretical framework in the third part. In the fourth chapter, several representative examples have been viewed from the prism of previously discussed ideas. Final chapter described the project that had been developed in accordance with the framework of this thesis.
How should be animal welfare measured, assessed and controlled? This essay aims to explore the po... more How should be animal welfare measured, assessed and controlled? This essay aims to explore the possibility of applying the Umwelt theory to the problem of animal suffering at factory farms. The brief introduction into the history of domestication and industrialized agriculture is followed by a comparative analysis of Umwelten - of factory chickens and of ones living at family farms.
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