Essays about: "American Identity"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 116 essays containing the words American Identity.

1. 26. “I do not know why, but I always wanted to go away”: Brazilian migrants’ reflections on their transnational experiences and sense of belonging in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Catharina Barbosa; [2022]
   Keywords : transnational experience; sense of belonging; place-making; identity; migration; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the transnational experiences of Brazilian immigrants living in Sweden. As a contribution to media and migration studies, this research investigates the immigrants’ non-mediated and mediated practices that influence their sense of belonging in the host country. READ MORE

3. 27. Who can “I” or “we” be without Gender? An online ethnographic study to understand identity inside the alchemy of agender

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Felicity Markdal; [2022]
   Keywords : Agender; Non-binary; Phenomenology; Genderqueer; Alchemy; Eidetic reduction; Queer theory; Husserl; Braidotti; Irigaray;

   Abstract : This research is a curiosity for the spaces outside the gender binary, the spaces where an “I” and a “we” could manifest unencumbered by this hierarchical binary[1]. The binary is often in gender research considered a system of understanding sexed peoples in this world based on their differential position in relation to one another. READ MORE

4. 28. Use of psy discourse on the popular vernacular : A recontextualization analysis on TikTok

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Marissa Gutiérrez Pizarro; [2022]
   Keywords : Recontextualization; psychiatric discourse; online discourse; corpus linguistics; discourse analysis; critical discourse analysis; social media communication;

   Abstract : Social media has become a safe place where users can discuss taboo topics, like mental health, with the purpose of creating awareness and de-stigmatization. However, online discussions on mental health have caused psy discourse to seep into the popular vernacular. READ MORE

5. 29. An Ethical Case for the Expansion of Free Movement of People Policies : Why the American Countries Ought to Adopt a Free Movement of Peoples Policy

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Sarah Hicks; [2022]
   Keywords : Free Movement; John Rawls; Joseph Carens; Migration; Open Borders;

   Abstract : In my paper I make a case for why more countries ought to adopt reciprocal free movement of people policies. Looking at the EU as an example of successful implementation of reciprocal free movement of people policies, I establish a model for such an agreement between countries. READ MORE

6. 30. Whose War Is It Anyway? : Reflections on identity formation of ethnic minorities in nationalintegration of U.S. and British militaries during World War One

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Zachary Christy; [2022]
   Keywords : nation; nationalism; imagined community; invented traditions; Black Americans; German Americans; Irish; World War One; identity; Fog of War Complex;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the study of ethnic minority groups and their national identity formation process as a result of their collective experience during, and understanding of, World War One. The groups observed are Black Americans and German Americans from the United States, as well as the Irish from Great Britain. READ MORE