Essays about: "minority group representation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words minority group representation.
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1. Uyghur Ethnic Group and Somali Bantu : A Comparative Study
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This thesis aims to understand the experiences of the Somali Bantu and the Uyghur ethnic group. This study compares the differences and similarities in these groups' political representation and human rights access. Moreover, the method used to conduct this research is the Comparative Analysis Method. READ MORE
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2. Representation Construction of Indigeneity by State vs Sámi Governments : Communicating Indigeneity through Official Government Discourse in Norway and Sweden
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the representation of the Sámi population as constructed in the official political discourses of the Swedish and Norwegian Governments and the Sámi Parliaments. As Sámi policies and Sámi political action have historically been limited by the dominating postcolonial conception of the Sámi by the nation-state, this thesis evaluates how the Governments of Sweden and Norway construct a representation of the Sámi in comparison to the representation offered by elected Sámi representatives to ascertain how the sociohistorical perspectives of the majority population reflect the conception of the Sámi population today. READ MORE
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3. "Three Young Girls" : A Case Study of Mediatization of Religion and National Identity in the Online Reception of Halal-TV
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The Swedish national narrative regarding religion often highlights the 2000 separation of the Church of Sweden from the state and a steady decline in religiosity within the population. However, increased immigration since the end of the Second World War has resulted in rising religious diversity, particularly in the growth of Islam as a minority religion. READ MORE
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4. The Spectacle of the Alien/Migrant An exploration through Hollywood Science fiction and Horror Movies before and after 9/11
University essay from Lunds universitet/FilmvetenskapAbstract : This thesis aims at addressing the question of the representation of the Other within current dominant visual media. The Other, in the context of this thesis, refers to any minority community group identified as different from a certain dominant norm; depending on the context it could correspond to groups such as Women, Afro-Americans or Arabs. READ MORE
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5. Who is really in power here : A critical discourse analysis on the Facebook discussion concerning the media representation of Greekazo in Malou Efter Tio
University essay from Karlstads universitetAbstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate the confrontation of the Facebook group that was developed in response to the interview with the rap artist Greekazo in Malou Efter Tio. The study investigates the research questions: How is the discursive practice of Facebook utilized to challenge a mainstream television production? How are the stereotypes of contemporary marginalized rap artists reproduced in the Swedish news media? Our key interest lies in the moment of conflict between a section of the public and a mainstream media organization where we discuss how the media representation of a Swedish contemporary rap subculture is confronted by a minority of people online. READ MORE
