Essays about: "post-colonial context"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words post-colonial context.

  1. 1. Frankenstein; or, A Multimodal Strategy to Teach Othering in the Context of Swedish Upper Secondary Education : An Analysis of Othering in the Story About Frankenstein and His Creature, from a Multimodal Perspective

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Per Nyberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Curriculum; Didactics; Exclusion; Exoticism; Frankenstein; Gothic; Graphic novel; Literature; Multimodal; Multimodality; Othering; Racism; Shelley; Students;

    Abstract : The curriculum for Sweden’s upper secondary schools emphasises that specifically exclusion should be prevented, and that equality between all humans should permeate the education. This essay maintains that the post-colonial concept of othering, with help from Mary Shelley’s story about Frankenstein and his monster, could be used to educate upper secondary school students about these important matters. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender-based violence against Women with Disabilities in Uganda - A qualitative study about how local organizations are working with the issue

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Klara Bengtsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gender-based violence (GBV) is both a human right violation, a threat to develop-ment and a global health issue. Women with disabilities (WWD) are a group more exposed to GBV. However, research has been scarce about WWD and GBV, espe-cially in the Global South. READ MORE

  4. 3. Feminist Revolutionary Advocacy in the Afghanistan Conflict Context : A Qualitative Content Analysis of a Political Feminist Organization RAWA’s Documents and Statements

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Pinja Suorsa; [2023]
    Keywords : Afghanistan s conflicts; Post-colonial feminism; Third World Women; Orientalism; Qualitative content analysis;

    Abstract : This study explores how feminism and women’s rights as concepts can look in Afghanistan and how a political organization RAWA interprets them. This study focuses on specific armed conflict contexts in Afghanistan, and it was chosen because women’s rights have been violated by many actors in the conflicts. READ MORE

  5. 4. Rethinking Partnerships: Exploring the EU’s Development Cooperation in Central America via Critical Discourse Analysis and Expert Interviews

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Camilla Castelanelli; [2022]
    Keywords : Development; Partnerships; European Union; Central America; Discourse; interviews; civil society; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The European Union (EU) is the largest provider of development aid in the world, considering the funds given by its institutions and Member States. Development cooperation has been a central policy theme since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, thus constituting a significant sphere of the EU’s foreign affairs. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Meaning of Gender Issues as Narrated and Negotiated by Activists in Mozambique

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Karina Squiassi; [2022]
    Keywords : Civil society in Mozambique; Civil society in Africa; post-colonial feminism; feminist participatory democracy; gender relations; women’s human rights; rights communication.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Feminist activism in Mozambique has suffered dramatic changes throughout the many socio-political processes the country has encountered. Consequently, the activists in civil society still struggle to fight against patriarchal oppression, political repression, and socio-cultural norms that hinder women's full realization of their rights. READ MORE