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  1. 1. "Diss ist der Mann, der helfen kann"* : Swedish protection-selling in German illustrated broadsheets, 1630-1633.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Kristoffer Bertilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Jan Glete; protection-selling; the fiscal-military state; early modern period; propaganda; illustrated broadsheets; 17th century; the Thirty Years’ War; Gustav II Adolf; Johann Tserclaes Tilly; confessionalism.;

    Abstract : This study examines German illustrated broadsheets that were manufactured and published in the Holy Roman Empire between 1630-1633. They were part of a pro-Swedish media campaign launched soon after the arrival of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf and the Swedish army in the Holy Roman Empire in June 1630 with the intention to legitimate the Swedish king’s presence in the Holy Roman Empire. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Confessional Voice of The Female Poet and The Rise of Insta-Poetry

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Yara Gawrieh; [2019]
    Keywords : Insta-Poetry; Instagram; Rupi Kaur; Alicia Cook; Confessional Poetry; digital media; visuality; social activism;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the prospect of confessionalism’s potential resurgence in contemporary poetics through female poets on Instagram and discusses its relevance and likeness to mid 20th century confessional poetry. Two case studies of highly popular Insta- poets Rupi Kaur and Alicia Cook are presented and a close reading of a few of their poems is introduced in order to investigate their adaptation of what I call an over-confessional style that addresses issues such as mental health, family, sexuality, and the perception of the female body. READ MORE

  4. 3. Democratization Process in the Middle East : - The Example of Lebanon

    University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan; IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Racha El Daoi; [2010]
    Keywords : Civil Society; Democracy; Democratization Process; Lebanon; Lebanese-US Relation; Middle East; Political Society; Civil samhället; Demokrati; Demokratiseringsprocessen; Libanon; Libanesiska-Amerikanska Relationen; Mellanöstern; Politiska samhället;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the democratization process in the Middle East after 9/11. After 9/11 the US made a drastic change in their foreign policy towards the Middle East aiming on a “Freedom Agenda and fighting the “war on Terrorism” to ensure their national security. READ MORE

  5. 4. Women and Citizenship Legislation in Lebanon

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Sanna Karlsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Confessionalism; Dependent citizenship; Personal Status Codes; Patriarchal social structures; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Lebanese women cannot confer their citizenship to their children incase they marry a non-Lebanese man, nor can the man become a naturalized citizen through his Lebanese spouse. The purpose of this study is to describe the reasons to the policy of dependent citizenship in the Lebanese case, as well as its objectives. READ MORE