Essays about: "Hiroko"

Found 2 essays containing the word Hiroko.

1. 1. Female agency in Burnt Shadows and Postcolonial Feminism in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Vanja Floryd; [2019]
   Keywords : Burnt Shadows; Kamila Shamsie; postcolonialism; feminism; literature; women; agency; EFL; upper secondary school;

   Abstract : This essay analyses Burnt Shadows (2009) by Kamila Shamsie from a postcolonial feminist perspective, with a focus on agency of women, representation and re-presentation, and cultural stereotypes. The degree of agency in the main characters Hiroko, Elizabeth and Kim is discussed, followed by an analysis of the re-presentation of Indian, Pakistani and Arab Muslim women characters in the text, with a focus on homogenisation and voice. READ MORE

3. 2. "Home Sweet Home" - A Controversial Thought? - A Case Study of IKEA in Japan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Dalavan Thamhaksa; Jessica Leroux; Hiroko Yokoi; [2008]
   Keywords : ikea; culture; consumer behavior; japanese consumer behavior; adaptation; standardization; customer loyalty; marketing; globalization; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : IKEA Funabashi has overall proven itself to be successful since its establishment in Japan in 2006. They have chosen to adapt themselves to obligatory cultural aspects while still being able to standardize their products and keep what makes them special – their so-called “Swedishness”. READ MORE