Essays about: "“Masters of War”"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words “Masters of War”.

  1. 1. Ukrainian Refugee Women as The Subject of Images and Discourses in Swedish and Ukrainian Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alina Perekrest; [2023]
    Keywords : Discourse analysis; refugees; media image; media representations; news media.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, resulted in a substantial displacement of people, most of whom were Ukrainian women and children. Given the vast number of Ukrainian refugees who have fled to other countries, the aim was to examine how the news media portrays their images and experiences. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Walkin into World War III": The Apocalyptic Death Theme on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Roger Ljunggren; [2020]
    Keywords : Bob Dylan; The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan; 1960s; “Blowin’ in the Wind”; “Masters of War”; “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”; “Talkin’ World War III Blues”; “Corrina; Corrina”; Contemporary apocalyptic death theme;

    Abstract : The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan was released in 1963, during the Cold War. Nuclear apocalypse was a big fear at the time and the fright deeply influenced the album. Therefore, this essay argues that the record contains a poetic narrative, with the overarching theme of contemporary apocalyptic death. READ MORE

  4. 3. Masters of war : Sweden’s dual role as a humanitarian superpower and arms exporter

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Milla Kreander; [2018]
    Keywords : Sweden; Saudi Arabia; Saab; arms export; cosmopolitanism; global responsibilities; CSR; stakeholder analysis; human rights; democracy; dictatorship; foreign policy; Business and Economics; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Context/Purpose/Material: Sweden, portrayed as a humanitarian superpower, has been widely criticised for the export of military equipment to Saudi Arabia, a state on the other side of the spectrum, as a human rights-violating authoritarian regime. Sweden is still continuing the export to Saudi Arabia, despite Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations both within and outside the country. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Kill the Damn Masters!" : Narratives of Religious War and Social Conflict in Kvistbro parish 1843

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Tomas Lundström; [2015]
    Keywords : The Shouter Movement; The Reader Movement; The War of Religion in Kvistbro; revivalism; narrative; Nerikes Allehanda; E. J. Ekman; roparrörelsen; väckelse; väckelsehistoria; läsarna;

    Abstract : This thesis examines narratives of the events called ”The War of Religion in Kvistbro”, a violent turmoil that erupted in Närke, Sweden 1843. The events involved persons connected to the Shouter Movement, a pietist inspired revivalist movement, and governmental officials who were ordered to arrest a preacher. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ethnic fragmentation and political instability in post-colonial Uganda : understanding the contribution of colonial rule to the plights of the Acholi people in Northern Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Hannes Tornberg; [2013]
    Keywords : political instability; marginalization; Human Rights Watch; ethnicity; ethnic fragmentation; colonialism; Acholi; Africa; post-colonial; Uganda; mänskliga rättigheter; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Uganda, along with a number of other African states, is a state struggling with the task of bringing together a vast range of ethnic minority groups into one nation-state decided by geographical borders drawn by colonial masters Britain during imperialism. The effects of these colonial decisions and policies are widely known to having plagued the native population during the course of history. READ MORE