Essays about: "Blasphemy"

Found 3 essays containing the word Blasphemy.

  1. 1. Reading The Catcher in the Rye in the EFL classroom : A didactic perspective of the reasons and consequences for banning or censoring literature

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Josefin Gustavsson; [2018]
    Keywords : The Catcher in the Rye; banned literature; censored literature; EFL classroom; cultural studies; triggered instances; ideologies; America; Sweden;

    Abstract : By discussing the ethical issues with banned and censored literature, students can learn how to approach a text written in different contexts. The essay brings to light the triggered instances, which lead to banning The Catcher in the Rye in American schools in the 1950s. READ MORE

  3. 2. Illuminating Voices In The Dark: The utilisation of communication technology within online Arab atheist communities

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Matthew Thomas; [2017]
    Keywords : Comdev; Atheism; Ex muslim; Social media; Apostasy; Islam; Blasphemy; cyber-jihad; Collective identity; New social movements; Social movement studies;

    Abstract : The presence of atheists within the Muslim world has begun to receive global attention after a number of cases in which atheist bloggers and writers in majority Muslim countries were killed for criticising Islam. The rise in number of Arab atheist Facebook groups has sparked conversation about the rise in number of atheists across the Arab world, and to what extent the use of social media platforms has facilitated this. READ MORE

  4. 3. Seeing Through their Eyes : Cultural Significance in the Reading and Interpretation of Offending Images

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Tina Deenoo; [2010]
    Keywords : reception; Vogue Paris October 2009; Offending; Cocktail ou Autoportrait en Societe; Mehdi-Georges Lahlou; interpretation; blasphemy; blackface; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Offending images are representations that hurt people’s feelings deeply. My thesis deals with the way in which people read and interpret these offending images. It becomes important to understand what makes some viewers vulnerable to a certain image thereby provoking strong reactions against it. READ MORE