Essays about: "Collective memory"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 101 essays containing the words Collective memory.

1. 6. To Identify With a Memory : A Case Study on Nubian Post-Displacement Ethnic Identity in Contemporary Egypt

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

   Author : Yahia Saleh; [2023]
   Keywords : Nubia; Ethnic identity; Collective memory; Diaspora; Egypt;

   Abstract : More than one generation of Nubians have been living dispersed in various locations in Egypt. Decades after the latest 1964 displacement and the memory of the lost homeland does not seem to fade. READ MORE

3. 7. Navigating the smartphone era in times of war : Ukrainian civilians' smartphone usage in the aftermath of the Russian invasion into Ukraine in 2022

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Olga Zaporozhets; [2023]
   Keywords : Smartphone technology; Ukrainian civilians; Russian-Ukrainian war; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The study examines the role of smartphones as both a media technology and media practice in the context of the war between Ukraine and Russia starting in 2022. Focusing on Ukrainian civilians, who constitute one of the most networked societies, the research explores the extent and quality of smartphone technology's pervasiveness, evolving social dynamics and experiences shaped by smartphone-mediated communication, and the implications of smartphone-mediated involvement for civilians' experiences of the war. READ MORE

4. 8. Voices Once Lost : on Connexions in nineteenth century Swedish Geaticism

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Lykke Engvall; [2023]
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   Abstract : This thesis studies how the early nineteenth century periodical Iduna, published by the influential Geatish Society from 1811 until 1844, portrayed and shaped their idea of Sweden’s past. Of particular interest to this thesis is how this past was narrated through the use of emotions and how these emotions functioned. READ MORE

5. 9. Rohingya Photographers: Lens for Social Change : Photovoice and Social Media from the Refugee Camps in Bangladesh

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Gaspar Ruiz-Canela López; [2023]
   Keywords : rohingya; communication; development and social change; photography; social media; refugees;

   Abstract : This degree project explores the role of Rohingya photographers in the refugee camps in Bangladesh and their use of visuals and social media as tools for communication for development and social change. The Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim community, have faced discrimination and persecution for decades in Myanmar, which has resulted in their displacement to Bangladesh. READ MORE

6. 10. “I Want to Tell You a Story”: Exploring the Role of Narratives in Documenting Sexual Violence During the Holocaust : A Study of Survivor Testimonies from the Warsaw and Łódź Ghettos

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen; Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Matylda Jonas-Kowalik; [2023]
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   Abstract : This qualitative research study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the narratives  surrounding the experience of sexual violence during the Holocaust, focusing on the localized context of the Warsaw and Łódź ghettos and their immediate surroundings. The main objectives of this research are to examine how Holocaust survivors recount experiences of sexual violence in video testimonies and investigate the scope of sexual  violence in the localized context by analyzing different perpetrator groups and the  power relations that enabled sexual violence in the ghettos and in hiding. READ MORE