Essays about: "kolonialism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word kolonialism.

  1. 1. Cultural Clash and Gender Roles : Exploring the Quest for Equality in Jane Eyre and Things Fall Apart

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Anne M Johansson; [2024]
    Keywords : Gender; cultural clash; equality; religion; colonialism; Genus; kulturkrock; jämställdhet; religion; kolonialism;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to analyze the intersectionality between themes of cultural clash and gender roles within the novels Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, accentuating their common quest for equality. This essay offers a historical and cultural analysis, divulging the gender norms prevalent in Victorian England and pre-colonial Nigeria, serving as a backstage to the characters’ adaptations and struggles. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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 teknik

    Author : Maximilian Rischer; [2023]
    Keywords : Socioecological fix; global South; green hydrogen; political ecology; just energy transition; decolonial; uneven development; Hyphen; Socioekologisk fix; globala södern; grön vätgas; politisk ekologi; rättvis energiomställning; avkolonisering; ojämna utvecklingen; Hyphen;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. Selective justice within the International Criminal Court and global inequalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Janette Pamela Vihinen; [2023]
    Keywords : International Criminal Court; selective justice; human rights; Rule of law; Third World Approaches to International Law methodology; African Union; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : African states have recently claimed that international law is transforming into a new form of colonialism and a hegemonic power masquerading as the international rule of law. The International Criminal Court's bias against the Third World African states in correlation to the human right to a fair trial is investigated. READ MORE

  5. 4. Life after social death : A study of creolisation among enslaved communities in the former Danish West Indies

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

    Author : Kajsa Rosén-Wiksten; [2023]
    Keywords : Slavery; transatlantic slave trade; creolisation; social death; material culture; theoretical framework; cultural expression; identity; agency; colonialism; inclusion; Slaveri; transatlantisk slavhandel; kreolisering; social död; materiell kultur; teoretiskt ramverk; kulturella uttryck; identitet; agens; kolonialism; inkludering;

    Abstract : This thesis examines and discusses how creolisation theory has influenced the material culture of enslaved people from former Danish West Indies plantations. The essay contends that creolisation is the theory required to advance slavery studies because it demonstrates how enslaved people created their own identity, belonging, and kept African cultures and customs alive despite being socially dead. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sustainability for whom? : A study on Sami perspectives on inclusion and rights within sustainable development in Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Louise Håkansson; Amanda Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability; sustainable development; green transition; green colonialism; decolonial theories; colonial governmentality; Sami; Sami people; Sápmi; Sami rights; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous rights; hållbarhet; hållbar utveckling; grön omställning; grön kolonialism; dekoloniala teorier; colonial; governmentality; samer; Sápmi; samiska rättigheter; urfolk; urfolksrättigheter;

    Abstract : The Sami in Sweden have lived on and managed their lands since time immemorial. The strong connection to the environment and nature has given them centuries of knowledge that is still applicable to this day. With the help of their ancestral knowledge the Sami have preserved their Indigenous land. READ MORE