Essays about: "racial thinking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words racial thinking.

1. 1. Racial Prejudices as Societal Norms: Utilizing Genre Pedagogy to Help Students Work with William Shakespeare’s 'Othello'

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Malek Habejbek; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay examines racial attitudes in Elizabethan England to re-read Shakespeare’s Othello with an emphasis on the characters Roderigo, Iago, Brabantio, the Duke of Venice, and Emilia. It also looks at the historical background of blackface and how it contributed to racism. READ MORE

3. 2. Archives For Black Trans Living, A Practice For Possibilities.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

   Author : Levi Appleton; [2023]
   Keywords : affect; archives; because; Black feminism; capacious; care; embodiment; non-binary; praxis; trans.;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates possibilities for developing an archiving praxis to help Black trans people live. Inspired by recent Black trans thinking and creativity, the research here centres conversations with five Experts working in a range of academic, artistic, and activist archiving practices. READ MORE

4. 3. Harry Potter and racial hierarchies in the English language classroom : A thematic study on racial inequality in Harry Potter

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Munira Ahmed; [2023]
   Keywords : Fantasy; Democratic values; Critical Race Theory; Racial inequality; Anti-oppression education.;

   Abstract : This essay focuses on the pedagogical benefits of using fantasy literature in the classroom as it relates to the Swedish school’s democratic values of anti-racism and working for a just society. It examines the representations of racial prejudice, discrimination, and othering among wizards and muggles which are explicitly or implicitly present throughout the Harry Potter series as well as what the representations of inequality can offer in terms of inculcating democratic values and critical thinking in a Swedish upper secondary classroom. READ MORE

5. 4. Connected on a heart level : An anthropological discussion about interracial relationships in post-apartheid South Africa

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Elin Benedictsson; [2018]
   Keywords : race; post-apartheid; interracial relationships; racial thinking; racial order; South Africa; power relations; New South Africa; mixed marriage;

   Abstract : Throughout history South Africa has been dominated by a white race group and during the era of apartheid racial segregation was encouraged as well as an idea of racial order was established through institutionalised racism. Marriage across racial borders was prohibited according to the Mixed Marriages Act. READ MORE

6. 5. The Relevance of Huckleberry Finn in today’s English Language Classrooms

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Alexander Johnson; Sara Ghazarian; [2014]
   Keywords : historical perspective; journals; observations; questionnaires; racism; reflection;

   Abstract : Denna studie är ett projekt som undersöker användandet av Mark Twains klassiska roman The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn i det svenska ESL klassrummet genom action research. Syftet är att undersöka hur en lärandemodell med utgångspunkt i The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn kan utformas för att utveckla det kritiska tänkandet, samt behandla rasistiska samhällsfrågor och fördomar i det svenska ESL klassrummet. READ MORE