Essays about: "Native American literature"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Native American literature.

  1. 1. "I'LL SPEAK FOR BOTH SIDES": Coloniality and Hybridity in Identity Construction in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Filippa Kakavand; [2024-03-21]
    Keywords : Leslie Marmon Silko; Ceremony; postcolonialism; coloniality; hybridity; magical realism; identity; storytelling; Indigenous; Native American literature;

    Abstract : This study explores the complex relations between coloniality and hybridity in identity construction for the Native American community in Leslie Marmon Silko's novel Ceremony. The study aims to examine how these literary techniques contribute to the protagonist's construction of identity, specifically focusing on his mixed-race identity and the way in which coloniality influences his experience. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nature is Everywhere : An Ecocritical Reading of Louise Erdrich’s Love Medicine

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Tommy Sandin; [2022]
    Keywords : Ecocriticism; literature studies; Louise Erdrich; Love Medicine; Green studies; C-essay;

    Abstract : This thesis paper illuminates nature and its relationship to the characters in LouiseErdrich’s novel Love Medicine. Now more than ever, there is a need for literatureanalyses that explores nature with a critical lens; it is a need brought forth by thecontemporary world, namely, the global environmental crisis. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Conversation to Action : Perceptions and Practices of Allyship in aSwedish Workplace Context

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Laksana Baskaran; Emelie Jin; [2021]
    Keywords : Allyship; Diversity Management; D I; Global Organizations; Workplace Allyship; Training; Discrimination; Cross-cultural DM; Sweden; United States; Allyship; Diversity management; Mångfald och Inkludering; Globala organisationer; Utbildning; Diskriminering; Tvärkulturell DM; Sverige; USA;

    Abstract : Motivated by laws and regulations, moral grounds or the potential business advantages a more diverse workforce might bring, Diversity Management has become an ubiquitous part of organizational practices. Still, minorities are regularly exposed to social and structural discrimination at their workplaces. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ekologisk påverkan och förvaltning av en invasiv art – den amerikanska minken

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Michelle Entesarian; [2019]
    Keywords : mink; neovision; ekologi; invasiv; artrikedom; förvaltning; strategier; fångredskap;

    Abstract : Den Amerikanska minken (Neovison vison) är troligen främst känd för att vara ett djur som föds upp inom pälsindustrin för dess eftertraktade skinn, men minken har även en roll i ekosystemet. När minken befinner sig utanför sitt hemland utgör den däremot ett hot mot ett flertal arter, vilket är viktigt att ta hänsyn till för att bevara den biologiska mångfalden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Parent-Child Relations as Protective and Promotive Factors for Ethnic Minority Children Living in Relative Poverty : A systematic literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, CHILD

    Author : Anna Larsson; [2019]
    Keywords : protective and promotive factors; ethnic minority children; poverty; parent-child relations; wellbeing; childhood interventions;

    Abstract : Ethnic minority children living in relative poverty are a high-risk group for poor outcomes in all aspects of wellbeing. The relationship and interactions between child and parent are a key part of child development and a platform for providing positive experiences which can benefit a child’s wellbeing. READ MORE