Essays about: "The mayan"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words The mayan.
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1. Chúuka’an: Activating Public places in grid settlements.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Throughout the years, Mérida has been subject of an outstanding growth, economically, socially and spatially. Starting from being a major Mayan civilization city, to a colonial Spanish settlement that grew into being the capital of the peninsula, it has always gone through changes and innovations according to the necessities of its inhabitants. READ MORE
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2. The Others: Media representations of Indigenous Peoples in the coverage of environmental and political matters : A Critical Discourse-Analysis of the media coverage regarding the Mayan Train environmental protests and concerns in Mexico
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : In the coverage of the Mayan Train in the Southeast of Mexico, national newspapers have either ignored Indigenous peoples as the main stakeholders affected by this project or portrayed them as victims and enemies of modernization. The purpose of this study is to analyse how the Mexican newspapers, La Jornada & Reforma, have omitted or ‘othered’ Indigenous communities in their coverage of the Mayan Train between March and June 2022. READ MORE
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3. Expanding Autonomy : A qualitative case study on the EZLN and the expansion of autonomous communities in 2019
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In August 2019 the indigenous social movement Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN), decided to deepen their autonomy project and thereby to intensify their conflict with the Mexican state. The group that emerged in 1994 has for almost three decades been in conflict with the Mexican government. READ MORE
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4. Two Worldview Perspectives on Death: Mayan & Swedish Attitudes toward Death
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Death is life ́s companion, it has existed throughout the history of humanity and of all living things. Mayan culture represents one of the oldest civilizations native to the American continent and is renowned for its traditions and spirituality. Sweden is recognized as a modern-day industrialized, technologically advanced, and secular society. READ MORE
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5. A Comparative Study of Mayan Archaeology : A Case Study of the Regional Spatial Differences in the Mayan Natural- and Urban Landscapes
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : Under lång tid har mayafolkets landskap, av arkeologer, ansetts vara homogent. Detta har bidragit till tolkningen att det förhållande som mayabefolkningen hade till sin urbana levnadsmiljö respektive omgivande topografi, likväl som förhållande till det kulturella livet har sett likadant ut oberoende av region. READ MORE