Essays about: "Cultural Sciences"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 1006 essays containing the words Cultural Sciences.
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11. Bathing into Belonging: An Exploration of International Students' encounters at the Swedish Sauna
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiAbstract : This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of Swedish sauna practices as experienced by international students at Lund University. The research objective is to navigate experiences of belonging and community formation that occur in the sauna, but also highlights how experiences of outsiderness and exclusion come to the fore in this highly sensorial environment. READ MORE
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12. The Benefits of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Law and Decision Making - A case study on Sumak Kawsay, Buen Vivir and Rights of Nature in the Ecuadorian Constitution
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : This research is investigating the socio-ecological benefits of Indigenous Knowledge in law and decision making, focusing on the inclusion of the indigenous concept Sumak Kawsay, translated to Buen Vivir, and the Constitutional Rights of Nature in Ecuador. The Eurocentric and dominant cultural model has had a monopoly on the production of knowledge ever since the start of colonialism but today's socio-environmental issues are forcing us to look for other alternatives. READ MORE
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13. Impact from Tourism on Vegetation Greenness in Yellowstone National Park
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Tourism has increased drastically during the last decades in Yellowstone National Park, from nearly 20 000 visitors in 1910 to almost five million visitors in 2021. Yellowstone is an important ecosystem with unique wildlife, and geological and cultural history. READ MORE
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14. Safeguarding the ‘Pride of Jeju’: The Framing of Jeju Haenyeo Protection in Regional Media
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This research focused on the media framing of the issue of protection and safeguarding of the Haenyeo community in Jeju Island, South Korea. The Haenyeo are a community of fisherwomen who free dive to harvest sea life and are representative of the matriarchal cultural tradition of Jeju Island. READ MORE
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15. Identifying motivations and barriers to vegetarian diets--An exploratory study on young internationals in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Our current food system is a significant contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land and water use, biodiversity loss among other issues. In order to achieve the sustainability agendas, a shift in the food system is required. READ MORE