Essays about: "Counter-narratives"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the word Counter-narratives.

1. 11. The Rise of Russian Soft Power : A media frame analysis of the Russia-based channel RT

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Alexander Hedlund Kancans; [2020]
   Keywords : Soft power; Russian-Ukrainian relations; Crimea; Russia Today RT ; Content analysis; Media frame analysis;

   Abstract : In the information age, media has come to be recognized as a credible mean and foreign policy tool to pursue soft power. Authoritarian states like Russia are competing in the realm of ideas through state-funded news outlets such as Russia Today (RT). READ MORE

3. 12. Sowing hope, harvesting justice: How Vila Nova Esperança transformed the environment into an ally to claim rights

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Luciana Capuano Mascarenhas; [2019]
   Keywords : environmental justice; sustainable favelas; urban poverty; degradation narrative; informal settlements; sustainability science; Brazil; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The presence of informal settlements in large cities of the developing world is a concrete expression of urban poverty. The residents of Brazilian favelas are more likely to be exposed to environmental risks, lower life quality and risks of eviction. READ MORE

4. 13. The transmission and replication of security practices in development research: A case study of the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

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

   Author : Thomas Wein; [2018]
   Keywords : development; communication; security; practices; narratives; research;

   Abstract : This project investigates how the everyday practices and supporting narratives surrounding personal security for development researchers in Nairobi, Kenya, are communicated, transmitted and replicated among the community of practice. Everyday practices affect development, but are understudied. READ MORE

5. 14. The enslavement of the House-Elves : A comparative study on the depiction and the treatment of the house-elves in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels with an anti-racist focus on empathy in the EFL classroom

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Filip Papo; [2018]
   Keywords : Counter Narrative; Critical Race Theory; Empathy; Harry Potter; House-elves; J.K Rowling; Racism; Slavery; the EFL Classroom;

   Abstract : This essay explores the hierarchy amongst the characters in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter novels with a theoretical focus on Critical Race Theory. The representation of the house-elves will be examined in relation to racism and slavery, which will be compared to values that have been influential in the past and that still shape society today. READ MORE

6. 15. Can positive messaging on social media promote peacebuilding in Myanmar?

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

   Author : Clement Silverman; [2018]
   Keywords : Communication; development; social media; international development; Myanmar; Burma; Peacebuilding; conflict resolution;

   Abstract : Can positive messaging on social media promote peacebuilding in Myanmar? It is argued that social cognitive communication campaigns reversing negative symbolic interactionism on social networks could be the answer. This paper finds that there has been only one significant campaign, MIDO’s Pan Zagar, to use positive messaging on social media. READ MORE