Essays about: "colonial politics"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 31 essays containing the words colonial politics.
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21. A Series of Firsts: Australian & Dutch Representations of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Museums are often seen as objective providers of the truth. In this thesis, that notion is contested and, instead, the idea is explored that museums actively construct representations. These representations are steered by politics and discourses. READ MORE
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22. Life in the margin
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this thesis I examine pastoralists’ marginalization when it comes to land ownership in Tanzania, through a Minor Field Study based on interviews. The perception on pastoralism is since colonial times very negative and their way of living do not seem appropriate for the 21st century by the government. READ MORE
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23. Spaces of in-between ‘Hybridity’, self-identification and agency of change in personal narratives of non-belonging
University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Daphne Arbouz, Spaces of in-between, ‘hybridity’ self-identification and agency of change in personal narratives of non-belonging, Master’s thesis 30p. Lund University, 2011. Narratives of non-belonging and identity formations surrounding the concept of ‘hybridity’ in autobiographic material are discussed and interpreted. READ MORE
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24. A crucial watershed in Southern Rhodesian politics : The 1961 Constitutional process and the 1962 General Election
University essay from Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : The thesis examines the political development in Southern Rhodesia 1960-1962 when two processes, the 1961 Constitutional process and the 1962 General Election, had far-reaching consequences for the coming twenty years. It builds on a hypothesis that the Constitutional process led to a radicalisation of all groups, the white minority, the African majority and the colonial power. READ MORE
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25. Class Struggle, Elitism and Social Collectivism in Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Devil on the Cross : A Marxist Approach
University essay from EngelskaAbstract : Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Devil on the Cross represents both an insightful interpretation and a scathing critique of Kenyan politics and society during the period of neo-colonialism. The present thesis aims to explore, with the help of Marxist ideology and criticism, the relevance of the issues of class struggle, elitism and social collectivism in the novel. READ MORE
