Essays about: "Colonial legacy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Colonial legacy.

  1. 1. The Political Ecology of Green Hydrogen from the global South : An analysis along the socioecological fix framework

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Maximilian Rischer; [2023]
    Keywords : Socioecological fix; global South; green hydrogen; political ecology; just energy transition; decolonial; uneven development; Hyphen; Socioekologisk fix; globala södern; grön vätgas; politisk ekologi; rättvis energiomställning; avkolonisering; ojämna utvecklingen; Hyphen;

    Abstract : Infrastructural projects to realize the energy transition are framed by governmentsfrom all around the world very positively. This is also the case for green hydrogen,which is considered as a silver bullet to solve multiple crises simultaneously. 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]
    Keywords : ;

    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. The Single Story of Africa : Perceptions of the Finnish African Diaspora in Relation to NGO’s Visual Imageries

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

    Author : Petra Isabel Dinan; [2022]
    Keywords : visual representation; postcolonial theory; Finnish African diaspora; development NGO; photo-elicitation;

    Abstract : The colonial legacy of development aid has been widely discussed in academia. This study uses postcolonial theory to shed light upon how one Finnish NGO’s visual imageries affect the representation of the African continent. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Painful Legacy : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Canadian Government Discussions on Residential Schools

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

    Author : Lukas Zetterlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Canada; Indigenous People; Canadian Government; Residential Schools; Language Rights; Language Policy and Planning; Language Management; Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : Indigenous language rights in Canada have been historically marginalized, with the residential school system being integral to their attempted erasure. These schools stripped indigenous children away from their homes to undergo forced assimilation grounded by colonial language policy which saw the indigenous peoples as impediments to their progress. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Greenlandic Paradox - Greenlandic autonomy under Danish monarchy

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

    Author : Lola Klint; [2020]
    Keywords : Monarchy;

    Abstract : While the general attitude towards Danish influence in Greenland is negative, the generalattitude towards the Danish royal family is positive. This thesis seeks to uncover theparadoxical Greenlandic discourses by tracing the emergence and development ofroyalism in Greenland from the early colonial period until today. READ MORE