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• 2. Published works at ph.d level Reviewed and published doctoral dissertations.
• 1. Published works at master level Master thesis from 2023 to date.
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  The Extended Chamber Ensemble (2025) author(s): Lotta Helga Katarina Karlsson published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
  In this thesis I explore how composing popular music may be influenced by chamber music, and how I can utilise an extended chamber ensemble, formed by classical musicians, band musicians and electronic components can form a sound signature of my own. I also investigate collaboration between performers from diverse musical backgrounds.
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  A performative approach to wool felting : Rhizomatic relations in visual arts making and art education (2025) author(s): Samira Jamouchi published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
  This exposition documents the doctoral dissertation “A performative approach to wool felting : Rhizomatic relations in visual arts making and art education” from the University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts, 2023. The exposition consists of a PDF of the printed dissertation and a list of the media (film or sound) that is part of the dissertation. As the first combined dissertation in Fine Arts with the specialisation Arts in context submitted to the University of Agder, comprising artistic and scientific works, this research evolves between artistic and written acts. It is a performative exploration of a performative approach to the ancestral technique of wool felting. The dissertation includes six explorations: three public exhibitions, three articles, and a 7th element consisting of a series of ongoing ‘minor’ moments related to the topic of the thesis that I carry out in my everyday practices as an artist, teacher and researcher. Alongside with that, I provide a mantle that is a metatext of the dissertation. In dialogue with the works of Deleuze and Guattari (1980) and Barad (2007), I use concepts that denote a theoretical and philosophical position inspired by an ontology of immanence and agential realism. The pedagogical stance of this research acknowledges Atkinson’s (2015) ideas on the adventure of pedagogy that brings forward the notion of the ‘not-known’. The rhizomatic network connecting the seven explorations is transmitted through four interconnected parts that I call ‘strata’, which is in accordance with my research design. A diffractive reading of the explorations suggests a performative pedagogy that actualises questions related to artistic, pedagogical, and research practices. It underlines the emerging knowledge creation in situ as not-isolated and not pre-existing entities and/or thoughts. Moving between the de-stabilisation–re-stabilisation, de-forming–reforming, and de-territorialisation–re-territorialisation of my practices brings a fruitful in-coherence. My doubts, interrogations, and experimentations might affect the reader, and provoke new thoughts. The mapping of my explorations can create resonance in readers, also in their own contexts – being similar or different. Maybe this could inspire more persons to explore further how one could teach, not only how one should teach. This dissertation is dedicated to those that doubt and ask questions, but also to those that work with certainty, in artistic, pedagogical, and/or research contexts.
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  The Remixician and the Triaxis (2024) author(s): Kristian Isachsen published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
  An artistic research project exploring the art of live remixing through the lens of the music philosophical framework "The Remixician's Triaxis". The project resulted in live studio recordings with multi-camera video of my duo with Alessandra Bossa - Before Without.
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• Songwriting and AI (2024) author(s): Celine Lyng published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
  In this thesis, I explore and research songwriters' experience of using artificial intelligence as a songwriting tool. To do so, three participants have explored the use of two different artificial intelligence tools in their songwriting session, in collaboration with me. One of the tools is used to inspire lyrical writing and one is to create a starting point for chord progressions. To gather data, I have had three collaborative songwriting sessions, where the artists and I use the tools whilst writing a song for their artist project. As well as the sessions, there was held six qualitative interviews, two per artist. The first one was for documenting their prior experience and expectations. The second interview was held after they had received a produced demo. This was used to ask about their experiences writing songs with artificial intelligence. We also talked about the song related to ownership. The thesis questions whether artificial intelligence will make one more productive, too productive, or even if the tools can be perceived as distracting. In addition to using Artificial Intelligence in three different songwriting sessions, I have researched the ethical dilemmas with using AI, such as copyright infringements, and discussing options for opting out of having one’s work be a part of the training of an AI. My personal journey highly inspires the thesis through using artificial intelligence for my musical project. By using the same process as the three participants are taking part in, my debut EP, Sugarcoated, was created. This thesis is approved by SIKT (816719).
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• Idé-generering for gitarister: Kreative Metoder som utgangspunkt for komposisjon (2024) author(s): Hans-Kristian Holthe published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
  I denne research-creation oppgaven har jeg utforsket hvordan gitarister tar i bruk kreative verktøy for å utløse og realisere idéer. Jeg har i løpet av oppgaven intervjuet et utvalg gitarister samt innhentet data fra lydinnsamling. Som en del av oppgaven har jeg også komponert 6 komposisjoner som jeg presenterer i løpet av resultatene. I refleksjonen reflekterer jeg rundt samspillet mellom både vitenskapelige og kunstneriske metoder, og funnene som har blitt gjort. Dette har resultert i ny kunnskap både i utløsnings- og realiserings-stadiet i komponeringsprosessen.
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• How to explore the contemporary possibilities of the Duduk (2024) author(s): Canberk Ulaş published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
  How to explore the contemporary possibilities of the Duduk
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