Essays about: "Captivity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 118 essays containing the word Captivity.

  1. 1. Writing Your Way out of a Cage : Agency and Dehumanization in Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Alberto Ramos Vicario; [2024]
    Keywords : antiracism; slavery; American history; assimilationism; agency; discourse; antirasism; slaveri; amerikansk historia; assimilationism; agency; diskurs;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the conceptualization of agency as a form of resistance against dehumanizing slavery discourses present in the narrative The Underground Railroad (2016) by Colson Whitehead. For the historical contextualization and the theoretical background, the scholarly work Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi is used. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hägnutnyttjande av besoarantilop (Antilope cervicapra) och gyllene taki (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) i Furuviksparken

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Mikaela Hernblom; [2023]
    Keywords : besoarantilop; gyllene taki; hägnutnyttjande; sociala interaktioner; aktivitetsmönster; utfodring; djurpark;

    Abstract : The golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) comes from the Qinling Mountains in central China and is used to rocky environments and occasionally cool temperatures. The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) can be found in India and Nepal where they like to graze on short grass in open fields. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fysiologiska effekter vid stående och liggande immobilisering av asiatiska och afrikanska elefanter : praktisk utvärdering och litteraturstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Tina Jansson; [2023]
    Keywords : afrikansk elefant; alfa2-adrenoceptoragonist; asiatisk elefant; fysiologi; immobilisering; opioid; sedering; xylazin;

    Abstract : Elefanten är världens nu största landlevande däggdjur och alla tre arter som finns är listade som hotade av olika grad. Att immobilisera vilda elefanter är en del av det artbevarande arbetet. Även elefanter i djurparker och så kallade arbetselefanter kan behöva immobiliseras, till exempel för vård eller transporter. READ MORE

  5. 4. Kartläggning av stereotypt vandrande hos tigerhane (Panthera tigris altaica)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Julia Alehult; [2023]
    Keywords : amurtiger; stereotypt vandrande; stereotypt beteende; etologi; beteendestudie;

    Abstract : Zoos have an important role when it comes to the conservation of endangered species. Animals kept in captivity have the same behavioral needs as animals in the wild and it is important that zoos provide them with a stimulating environment. If the environment in the enclosure is not optimal, abnormal behaviors such as stereotypies can develop. READ MORE

  6. 5. Länsstyrelsens omhändertagande av katt och hund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Pontus Jansson; [2023]
    Keywords : djurskydd; djurskyddshandläggare; lagstiftning; lidande; omhändertagande; avlivning; överlåtelse; Länsstyrelsen;

    Abstract : In Sweden animal protection falls under the responsibilities of the County Administrative Board. And the employees working for the animal protection unit in the County Administrative Board are responsible for making sure that the animal owners show the animals respect and protect them from unnecessary harm. READ MORE