Essays about: "Astrid Uldum Fabrin"

Found 2 essays containing the words Astrid Uldum Fabrin.

1. 1. Free love and save the world: An anthropological analysis of how a free love culture is defined, maintained and communicated in the polyamorous community, Tamera, Portugal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Astrid Uldum Fabrin; [2016]
   Keywords : polyamory; intentional community; free love; commune; communication; sexuality; lifestyle activism; Tamera.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the social structures and discourse behind a culture of free love in a rural community in Portugal called Tamera. It describes how emotions and communication regarding personal romantic and sexual relationship are dealt with, as well as the incentives behind creating such a culture. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring one approach to food sovereignty: A case study of a Kenyan community-based organization

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Astrid Uldum Fabrin; [2015]
   Keywords : food sovereignty; agroecology; permaculture; subsistence farming; ecovillages; intentional community; self-sufficiency; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This ethnographic case study analyses ecological, socio-cultural and economic practices taking place in a community-based organization (CBO), Organic Technology Extension and Promotion of Initiative Centre (OTEPIC), in rural Trans Nzoia County, Kenya, in order to understand how food sovereignty is promoted for community members and local small scale farmers in the given geographical context. Through a nine-week-long fieldwork, which incorporated participatory observation, semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion, I reached findings that describe the ways in which OTEPIC promotes food sovereignty. READ MORE