Essays about: "Race Prejudice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Race Prejudice.

1. 1. “The Unveiling of Consumer Perceptions” A qualitative study on how consumers view racial representation by iconic brands

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nazerath Sithara Novak; Josephine Hannah Palmeholt-Letchumanan; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how consumers perceive race representation by iconic brands, aiming to bridge the knowledge gap in the areas of cultural branding, consumer culture, and ethics withi sustainability. Currently, there is limited research on the intersection of cultural branding and ethics within sustainability, particularly regarding racial representation. READ MORE

3. 2. The "Black Butterflies": Color in God Help the Child and the Inverted White Gaze

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Claudia Bern; [2023]
   Keywords : Chromatism; Dark Beauty; Ebony-Black Beauty; White Beauty; Black Skin; Blue-Black Skin; Afro-textured Hair; Black Color; White Mask; Slavery; Race Prejudice; Black Identity; Toni Morrison; God Help the Child; Africanist in Literature; Black Beauty in Media; Whiteness; Inverted White Gaze; White Gaze; Black Gaze.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The discourse on beauty has primarily been focused on the white gaze to prescribe its normative standards. The white gaze conceptualizes the way in which beauty is dwelled on within society: the foisting of Caucasian-looking beauty canons on black women, and the veneration of whiteness as superior. READ MORE

4. 3. Harry Potter and racial hierarchies in the English language classroom : A thematic study on racial inequality in Harry Potter

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Munira Ahmed; [2023]
   Keywords : Fantasy; Democratic values; Critical Race Theory; Racial inequality; Anti-oppression education.;

   Abstract : This essay focuses on the pedagogical benefits of using fantasy literature in the classroom as it relates to the Swedish school’s democratic values of anti-racism and working for a just society. It examines the representations of racial prejudice, discrimination, and othering among wizards and muggles which are explicitly or implicitly present throughout the Harry Potter series as well as what the representations of inequality can offer in terms of inculcating democratic values and critical thinking in a Swedish upper secondary classroom. READ MORE

5. 4. "How you make friends in Finland" : An intersectional analysis of friendship formation in adulthood

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Despoina Papadakou; [2023]
   Keywords : Friends; Adulthood; Intersectionality; Intersectional Analysis; Decoloniality; Finland;

   Abstract : The present thesis explores how people’s gender with its various intersections shape theirexperiences of making friends in adulthood in the Finnish context and presents anintersectional analysis of the processes and challenges of making friends. The intersections Ifocused on were those of gender with ethnicity, race, religion and migrant or non-migrantstatus. READ MORE

6. 5. Paradise on Earth? : A study on the role of race in the lived experiences of Afro-Brazilians

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Rozalina-Phébe Hermés; [2023]
   Keywords : Afro-Brazilians; racial identity; postcolonialism; intersectionality; discrimination; Brazil;

   Abstract : This thesis delves into the experiences of Afro-Brazilian university students and graduates uncovering the challenges they face in the realms of education, work, and identity. Through semi-structured interviews with ten Afro-Brazilian women in São Paulo, I explore the complex interplay of race, gender, and social status, shedding light on the multifaceted nature of oppression. READ MORE