Essays about: "colonial elite"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words colonial elite.
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1. The Political Ecology of Green Hydrogen from the global South : An analysis along the socioecological fix framework
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Infrastructural projects to realize the energy transition are framed by governmentsfrom all around the world very positively. This is also the case for green hydrogen,which is considered as a silver bullet to solve multiple crises simultaneously. READ MORE
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2. Westernization in Rojava; Infatuation with the West
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The Kurdish-led Rojava Project in northeastern Syria has gained international attention for its pioneering work on equality, community coexistence, and direct democracy through the implementation of Democratic Confederalism, which is a non-state political system. Although Rojava has only existed for approximately ten years at the time of writing, there is already a body of research on the subject. READ MORE
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3. Beyond Modernity : Narrative Strategies in Hindi Short Stories of Uday Prakash
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiAbstract : This thesis explores different genres and modes of writing in short stories of the contemporary Indian author Uday Prakash, such as magical realism, the fantastic, regionalism, postcolonial and postmodern writing. It poses the question: “In which literary genre should Uday Prakash’s writings best be categorised?” The study is based on a reading of Prakash’s collection, 10 Pratinidhi kahāniyāṃ – Ten Representative Stories, consisting of ten stories of the author’s own choice. READ MORE
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4. Invisible Border: Investigating the Two Sides of Zanzibar City
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Architecture is always intrinsically tied to place. Regardless of how architects choose to interact with and study it, the context our buildings are meant to inhabit is an important piece of the puzzle. READ MORE
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5. Digesting the Pan-African Failure and the Role of African Psychology : Fanonian understanding of the Pan-African failure in establishing oneness and ending disunity/xenophobia in South Africa
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The study insists on understanding the miscarriage of “Pan-Africanism” and the role of “African” mentality with the help of Fanon’s psychoanalysis “Black Skin, White Mask,” exemplifying the immense colonial, slavery, and apartheid psychological damages experienced by Black individuals resulting Blacks/Africans self-hate and a desire to be “white” throughout the domain of Western culture, ideology, and language. To provide accurate analysis of the “Pan-African” failure to solve increasing blacks-hate-against-blacks/xenophobia in South Africa, concepts othering, mimicry, subaltern from the critical theory (postcolonialism) were applied. READ MORE