Essays about: "otherization"
Found 4 essays containing the word otherization.
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1. Refugees: victims or threats to society? : An analysis of the discourse on the securitization of refugees in the Netherlands
University essay from Linköpings universitet/StatsvetenskapAbstract : This thesis aims to understand how the discourse on the securitization of migration in the Netherlands is constructed and which components establish and shape this linguistic context. More specifically, the role of Dutch politicians in the shaping of the discourse will be investigated by means of an analysis of their questions, answers, and debates as recorded in the parliament. READ MORE
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2. ”The Aid Workers' Difficult Decisions in Ebolaland” : An analysis of the Swedish news reporting on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This article is to scrutinize Western media on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by looking more closely at the largest Swedish newspapers. It is to investigate the otherization of Africa and the African, more specifically, whether there are Orientalist features within the media reporting that can construct an Africanness, the Africanization of Africa, as well as the reinforcement of West's own identity, the de-Africanization of the West, portarying it as non-African, and more importantly whether the Ebola disease has undergone this de-Africanization process. READ MORE
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3. Feel It In Your Body : Hybridization of Musical Habitus in Swedish Cultural-Educational Tourism to Ghana
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskapAbstract : On the surface the practice of African musics and dances in Sweden seems to be evidence of otherization and exoticization of African cultures. However, those Swedes of non-African background who do African musics and dances are genuinely engaged with the practice in the sense that they participate wholeheartedly and seem to both value and feel positive outcomes from their participation. READ MORE
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4. Welfare, Integration and Human Rights: A study on labour market segregation and integration policy in Norway.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : A fundamental principle of human rights is that of equality and non-discrimination. This should apply to every human being on an individual basis and to everyone of a Member State’s territory. However, in many countries immigrants face problems with high unemployment. READ MORE
