Essays about: "Black Panther Party"

Found 2 essays containing the words Black Panther Party.

1. 1. State Repression of Black Dissent in the USA : A Comparative Analysis of the Black Panther Party and the Movement for Black Lives

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Siri Stanowsky; [2023]
   Keywords : Black Panther Party; Black Lives Matter; state repression; police brutality; media framing; surveillance;

   Abstract : This comparative analysis explores the state repression experienced by The Black Panther Party, which was active mainly during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the currently biggest movement for racial equality in the US, the Movement for Black Lives. Using Conflict Theory and Critical Race Theory the research asks two research questions: How has state repression changed from the Black Panther Party to the Movement for Black Lives? and What are possible explanations for this change? This thesis aims to shed light on state repression in relation to movements focused on black rights and equality. READ MORE

3. 2. Cultural Critique in a Patriarchal World : Revolutionary Suicide in Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus", "Daddy" and The Bell Jar

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Sandra Meneses; [2009]
   Keywords : Suicide; Plath; Newton; literature; gender; culture criticism; feminism; Självmord; Plath; Newton; litteratur; genus; culture criticism; feminism;

   Abstract : This work studies three texts by Sylvia Plath: “Lady Lazarus”, “Daddy” and The Bell Jar from a feminist, gender and cultural perspective. I investigate how the texts take a stand regarding the motive and meaning of the representations of suicide in these works through the theoretical framework of African-American activist Huey Newton. READ MORE