Essays about: "Anthropology of Resistance"
Found 5 essays containing the words Anthropology of Resistance.
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1. ‘ They have this statistic about us ‘ :Young people impacted by incarceration using theater to counter prejudice
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : The work presented in this thesis looks at how young people impacted by incarceration, experience the creation of their own original theater performances. Through a lense of storytelling and narrative creation the thesis explores how these young people choose to share their stories and life experiences. READ MORE
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2. Hope, Chief and Mamas. Development of Cultural Tourism in Iringa, Tanzania
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : Tanzania as a tourist destination has traditionally had a nature-oriented focus for the past years. However, cultural heritage is becoming more and more viewed as a source for tourist attractions which raises questions on global and local impact on commodification of culture, and what sort of cultural activities are chosen to attract international and national tourists. READ MORE
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3. Öresundsidentitet - En studie om regional identitet och identitetsskapande i en transnationell kontext
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : The Öresund region, or Greater Copenhagen as it also is represented as, is a cross-border region connecting Skåne with Copenhagen. Political initiatives have forced development towards a more integrated region with one regional identity. READ MORE
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4. Lekil Kuxlejal - an alternative to development? A field study in Chiapas, Mexico
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : The development ideals of linear progress, modernization and economic growth are based on one worldview among many, but have nonetheless been able to dominate global politics. Critical development literature has shown how indigenous peoples’ cosmologies have been pushed aside since colonialism, deemed traditional and backwards. READ MORE
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5. Capital of Resistance : Occupied Hebron as Heterotopia
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the processes of production, consumption and representation of the old city of Hebron, West Bank, Palestine as an ‘other space’ or heterotopia, that is, as a space that deviates from normality and is tainted by contradictions, shifting meanings and notions of “otherness”. I argue that there are several representations of space present in these processes as different actors and agents relate to, make use of and accumulate different kinds of capital from the old city. READ MORE
