Essays about: "cultural globalisation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 essays containing the words cultural globalisation.

1. 1. Western Influence in Africa and the Perception of the NPP Youth Wing of Ghana and JMPLA of Angola : A Comparative Study

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Antónia Gomes Fagergren; [2023]
   Keywords : International Relations; globalisation; constructivism; neo-colonialism; post-colonialism; Ghana; Angola;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how the post-colonial structures in Ghana and Angola are affecting the mentality of the youth members in the political parties of NPP Youth Wing and JMPLA. The purpose is to discover whether the Political Youth Parties are able to provide ideas that challenge the current western influence in their politics. READ MORE

3. 2. Culture and Transnationalism: Exploring the Effects of Perceived Cultural Difference on Business Operations Between Dutch and Japanese Professionals

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Olivier Duineveld; [2023]
   Keywords : Transnationalism; cultural challenges; othering; sensemaking; schemata; identity; Japan; The Netherlands; Business and Management; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The trend towards greater globalisation brings the matter of cultural identity to the foreground. Transnational corporations or business networks are culturally diverse places where cultural othering – simply put, the assumption that someone is fundamentally different from you based on the cultural identity projected on- or associated with them – can significantly impact operations across the hierarchy. READ MORE

4. 3. Cultural Sustainability : Influence of Traditional craft on Contemporary craft cross-culturally

   University essay from Konstfack/Textil

   Author : Bhumika Sethi; [2023]
   Keywords : Culture; Tradition; Regional craft; Circulation; Hand-made; Sustainability; Perspective;

   Abstract : Among the four dimensions of sustainability (environmental, economic, social, and cultural), it is the latter aspect that is least examined. However, understanding how culture contributes to the long-term sustainability of communities and societies is one key to a holistic understanding of sustainability itself, and further how it can impact the textile in different cultures. READ MORE

5. 4. Multidimensional Effects of anti-LGBTQI Discrimination. : A case study of Dar Es Salaam’s LGBTQI community; Lived realities of queerphobia in Tanzania.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Adam Burford; [2023]
   Keywords : Tanzania; discrimination; LGBTQI; SOGIESC.;

   Abstract : ‘The LGBTQ community is not sinful and criminal’ was a quote made by Pope Francis at the time of writing this paper on his sub-Saharan tour in Kinshasa (NPR, 2023), denouncing LGBTQI criminalisation as ‘unjust’. At present, 33 of the 68 countries globally who criminalise homosexuality are African (Varella, 2022). READ MORE

6. 5. EXPLORING ECO-TRAUMA REPRESENTATIONS IN WESTERN SOCIETY’S AYAHUASCA DOCUMENTARY FILM

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Gwendoline Nalvarte Nunez; [2023]
   Keywords : Ayahuasca documentary films; Eco-Trauma; Physical eco-traumas; Psychological eco-traumas; Human-induced eco-traumas; Western filmmakers; World-System Theory; Globalisation; Eco-Criticism; Indigenous Communities; Case Studies: Shamans of the Amazon; Other Worlds; and Ayahuasca UN-Well docuseries Netflix; Arts and Architecture; Cultural Sciences; History and Archaeology; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Through this research, I intend to investigate the fascinating domain of Ayahuasca documentary films. This emerging subgenre showcases explorers and scientists reconnecting with nature and spirituality, which I introduced to the reader through my explorative one-year master's thesis, A Study of Ayahuasca Documentary Film (2020). READ MORE