Essays about: "Cultural Sciences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 766 essays containing the words Cultural Sciences.

1. 1. Be better than nationalism: overcoming economic inequality for international solidarity. Using social movement theory to deconstruct the cultural ideology of the Alternative for Germany

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Lisa Neidl; [2021]
   Keywords : Economic Inequality; International Solidarity; Social Movement Theory; Sustainability Science; Alternative for Germany AfD ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis advocates for the evaluation of current sociopolitical conflicts through the lens of social movement theory, as a decisive path to deconstruct the premises of the German right-wing party Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland, AfD). The party is conceptualized as an institutionalized social movement, which is insufficiently answering public material grievances caused by economic inequality with the cultural response of nationalistic solidarity. READ MORE

3. 2. “You have to choose between habaar or duco” A case study of Swedish Muslim Gay Men of Somali Origin

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

   Author : Mustafa Ahmed; [2021]
   Keywords : Intersectionality Theory; Swedish; Muslim; Somali; Gay Men; Oppression; Discrimination; Racism.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study aims to explore the lived experiences of Swedish Muslim gay men of Somali origin in Stockholm Sweden. A group that has not been specifically researched in the previous study within the Swedish context. The study demonstrates how various identities such as ethnicity, sexuality, religion and citizenship intersect with each other. READ MORE

4. 3. Facilitation of experiences in natural environments

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Kajsa Hansson; [2021]
   Keywords : cultural ecosystem services; facilitation; human ecological triangle; experiences; human-nature interaction; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : There are many and varied benefits associated with experiences in natural environments. This thesis examines the practices and perspectives of people who professionally facilitate and thus enable such experiences. READ MORE

5. 4. “What Is the 'Problem' Represented to Be?” - A thematic discourse analysis of six reports on the human rights abuses and lived effects of LGBTQIAP+ persons in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Clara Nishani Holm; [2021]
   Keywords : LGBTQIAP ; Sri Lanka; WPR; NGO reports; discourse; gender; sexual orientation; human rights; penal code; representation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : NGOs are influential actors in world politics and development efforts. During the last decade increasing numbers of NGOs, international and national, have been reporting on the violations of the human rights of LGBTQIAP+ persons and the challenges these people face in their lives. READ MORE

6. 5. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" : an analysis of Dirty Dancing with a gender and class perspective

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

   Author : Signý Kristinsdóttir; Jósefine Karlsdottir; [2021]
   Keywords : Class; masculinity; popular culture; Hollywood; dance; Dirty Dancing; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper analyzes how Hollywood portrays gender and class in films through dance, more specifically in Emile Adrolino’s Dirty Dancing (1987). Due to the film’s immense popularity, it has become a cultural phenomenon and a part of the fabric of our society’s cultural context. READ MORE