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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"collectibles"”.
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The trading of antiques, fine art and collectibles : the Maltese perspective
In legal terms, the antiques, fine art and collectibles market is rather unique. Giving rise to various particular legal concepts, the trading of art, antiques and collectors' items in the legal context deserves to be analysed for a number of reasons. This dissertation intends to provide a clearer …
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Jemimas, Jockeys, and Jolly Banks: The Racial Discourse of Black Collectibles
… trade, and a robust reproduction market, racist collectibles continue to circulate despite their functional obsolescence or presumed incongruity with current views of race. Many of these objects originated in the late nineteenth century, where the emergence of black citizenship was seen as a …
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Gamification to encourage increase on healthier physical activity in younger users
… avatar that can be customised through virtual collectibles. This approach has proofed to work efficiently for many developers as it can generate significant profit from video games that are available for free. The application rewards the user with in-app currency for a physical activity by …
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Play taxonomies: A toy index for product design
… craft, education, event-oriented toys, and collectibles, the index equips toy designers, educators, and users explore, compare, and critique products. The study details a methodical approach to data collection, categorization, database construction, and validation, while acknowledging …
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Self-fashioning, Consumption, and <em>Japonisme</em>: The Power of Collecting in Tissot’s <em>Jeunes Femmes Regardant des Objets Japonais</em>, 1869
… portrays Tissot's own collection of exotic Asian collectibles and the artist's private luxe interior. When scholars investigate and interpret Jeunes femmes, it is regularly defined within the prescriptive realm of Tissot's later London paintings, or of his well known series, La Femme à Paris. I …
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Mellan människor och ting : En interaktionistisk analys av samlandet
… is not centred on general conceptions of collectibles and collectors. Instead the ambition is to ?reach behind? such images. This is done with the help of a phenomenological approach, characterized by an attempt to analyze the foundation on which all forms of colleting activities is based, …
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The social agency of postage stamps : Japanese postage stamps in a global context
… confined to their issuing societies into ‘collectibles’ designed for a global market. The implications of: Governments’ acceptance of this change in postage stamps’ status; the moves to privatise postal services; and the availability of new technology, both for Governments’ continued use of …
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All for One: What The Three Musketeers Can Teach Us About Adaptation
… ‘global’ Musketeers, and then analysing toys, collectibles, monuments, costumes, and different tangible manifestations of the characters.
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Financial Implications of Investing in the Global Art Market: Risk, Return and Diversification
… are more complex to evaluate than traditional collectibles, since they are difficult to compare; therefore, this research explores asset allocation by adding art and a traditional collectible (classic cars) when salient to the milieu, to identify underlying trends in a financial portfolio. …
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Playing with Power: An Autoethnographic Study of "The Last of Us" as a Black Gamer
… of play, individual gameplay, and curation of collectibles. I also document the process of getting a tattoo related to my case studies. I share how my fandom experiences pushed me into adopting a new identity that reconciled my identity as a video game player and as a student of cultural …
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An Investigation into Bloodstock as an Alternative Asset Class for Investment Purposes
… of passion (I.O.P.) including art; wine and collectibles have become more prevalent as the behavioural needs of investors feature within the investment decision-making process (Campbell et al. 2009). Whilst attention has been devoted to I.O.P., with the investment performance benefits of …