Essays about: "Colonial Heritage"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words Colonial Heritage.

  1. 1. Cultural heritage under attack - Putin's motives for attacking Ukrainian cultural heritage

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ellen Archer; [2023]
    Keywords : Putin; Russia-Ukraine war; Cultural heritage; Conflict; Postcolonial theory; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : On February 24th 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then Ukraine has reported damage to more than 1000 sites of cultural importance. READ MORE

  3. 2. Re-picturing Afro People and Bodies Beyond Institutional Practices : Uncovering Meaning in Visual Counter-Narratives

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

    Author : Chloé Rigélo; [2023]
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    Abstract : The legacy of colonial representational logics and the increasing role of visual media cemented,on a wide scale, the image of Afro people in the visual now the discourse and underlyingassumptions of poverty, lack, need and helplessness. The thesis investigates the modes of visualcounter-narratives outside of International Development institutional practices. READ MORE

  4. 3. Aato: A flickering light on the external construction of Sámi.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Patrick Wachtelius; [2023]
    Keywords : Social construction; CDA; Sami; Repatriation;

    Abstract : The first part of this study examines how Sámi as a social construction was shaped by the outside world from 98 CE to the mid-19th century. Ancient texts, medieval letters and literature that indicate change in discourse are used as primary sources in a historico-critical analysis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Aboriginal Identity and Art Practices : Examining the Cultural Connection of Female Contemporary Aboriginal Artists and its Artistic Expression

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturvård

    Author : JiEun Do; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Aboriginal art market has received significantly increased interest from non-Aboriginal audiences, but Aboriginal identity and art are still not understood by non-Aboriginal people. The colonial impacts continue challenging the evolving Aboriginal identity and art practices in navigating its intersecting factors. READ MORE

  6. 5. Participation as a Way for a Postcolonial Design of ICT4Ds

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

    Author : Georgios Koletis; [2022]
    Keywords : C4D; ICT4Ds; design for social change; participatory design; postcolonialism; stereotypes; knowledge and identity creation; pluriverse; universalisms;

    Abstract : The ongoing digital transformation of our societies impacts all aspects of our lives aswell as the international development and the design for social change. Having said that,in this paper I studied whether the design of participatory ICT4Ds can engage the localend-users/beneficiaries in the processes of knowledge and identity creation, and thus,achieve their self-representation in order to break the colonial-based stereotypes. READ MORE