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1. 1. A History of Roma in the Public Sphere : The social construction of Roma in press and history textbooks after Ceausescu

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Victor Emanuel Chiorean; [2016]
   Keywords : Roma; Gypsies; Romania Libera; media history; stereotypification; othering; social construction; realities par excellence; history textbooks; historical metanarrative; minorities.;

   Abstract : This study addresses the post-revolutionary history of Roma in the Romanian public sphere by examining the social construction of this minority in press and history textbooks. The objective is to illuminate synchronic and diachronic structural patterns in public texts debating Roma in order to offer a deeper understanding of the Romanian xenophobia assuming that the public debate affects the status quo of Roma. READ MORE

3. 2. Invisible Histories and Stories of Progress : Discourses and Narratives in Decision-Making Institutions in Mining Affairs in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Markus Nyström; [2015]
   Keywords : mining; Kallak; Gállok; Sámi; Sápmi; Sweden; colonialism; masterplot; narrative theory; discourse analysis; capitalist realism; capitalism metanarrative; temporal ontology; historical narratives;

   Abstract : During the summer of 2013, fierce protests broke out against a test-mining operation in Gállok (Kallak) outside Jokkmokk, Sweden. Environmental activists joined with local indigenous Sámi in the protest. READ MORE