Essays about: "-disadvantages of civilisation"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 33 essays containing the words -disadvantages of civilisation.

  1. 26. The Terrible Turk : Anti-Ottoman Representations in the 19th Century Swedish Rural Press

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KV

    Author : Per M. Gjörloff; Robert Gustafsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Ottomans; islamophobia; 19th century; rural press;

    Abstract : Islamophobia has been pack and parcel in the Western civilisation from the days of Charlemagne via the Crusades and the rise of Orientalism, as opposed to Occidentalism, to the modern day reporting of Islamic terrorist threat. Many were fascinated by the degree of civilisation and the exoticism of the Ottomans, especially the sexual virtues (or lack thereof) were of particular interest of the travellers into the Ottoman Empire. READ MORE

  3. 27. Understanding Uncivilisation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Henrik Edström; [2012]
    Keywords : Human ecology; Discourse; Social movement; Civilisation; Environment; Climate change; Dark Mountain; Uncivilisation; Green romanticism; Depp ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Environmental discourses generally advocate norms to address the negative environmental consequences that industrialism has entailed. Whether reformist or radical, these discourses present visions of how problems can be solved or at least managed, even for global and complex issues like climate change. READ MORE

  4. 28. Ruins of Wilderness : sensual Spaces in between

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

    Author : Sanna Jonsson Buttery; [2011]
    Keywords : urban wilderness; post-industrial ruin; derelict space; heterotopia; loose space; liminal; sensual; carnivalesque; capitalism; freedom; design; sociology;

    Abstract : Ruins and derelict places have since long fascinated and attracted humans. With my starting point in the wild vegetation and the spontaneous activities taking place on derelict land and in industrial ruins, I explore with help from the theoretical sociology, what creates not only this fascination but also fear. READ MORE

  5. 29. An image says more than words : a qualitative essay about the pictorial language of children and youth in Westafrica

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik

    Author : Margareta Exenberger; [2007]
    Keywords : Pictorial language; children; West Africa;

    Abstract : The pictorial language of the Swedish children is characterized by the idea that a “good” drawing should be in the right perspective and as photographically realistic as possible. This is a study about the pictorial language of the children in the Gambia and Senegal. READ MORE

  6. 30. Carbon Neutrality as Leverage in Transitioning a Financial Organisation Towards Sustainability

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

    Author : Tamara Connell; Melanie Dubin; Magdalena Szpala; [2006]
    Keywords : Sustainability; carbon neutral; carbon offsets; emission reductions; The Natural Step.;

    Abstract : Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time, as it threatens the survival of human civilisation. With the increasing number of initiatives trying to address climate change, it is important to examine how effective they are and what other roles these initiatives can serve in transitioning society towards sustainability. READ MORE