Essays about: "Culture Wars"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words Culture Wars.

  1. 11. English with an accent : A study of attitudes among Swedish adolescents regarding British and Middle Eastern varieties of English

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Fia Helleberg; [2018]
    Keywords : language perception; Sweden; sociolinguistics; Middle Eastern English; non-standard varieties; language and culture; matched-guise tests; Osgood scale;

    Abstract : This study examines the attitudes of adolescent Swedes towards speakers of British and Middle Eastern varieties of English. Due to the ongoing wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, and thus the stream of refugees seeking sanctuary in Sweden and other European countries, many children from diverse backgrounds have been and will be enrolled in Swedish schools. READ MORE

  3. 12. ACROSS THE POND AND BEYOND. A UK/US comparison of game localisation and literary translation from Japanese works

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Theo Gillberg; [2017-08-01]
    Keywords : japanska; Japanese; video games; localisation; foreignisation; domestication; translation studies; humour; names; role language;

    Abstract : Critics of Venuti‘s foreignisation/domestication concept tend to focus on his vague definitions of key terms or the limited viability of implementing his ideas in practice. However, few question the premise of his perspective, i.e. linking domesticating translation practices to both linguistic and cultural dominance. READ MORE

  4. 13. Changing the World through Consumption : The Contradictions of Political Engagement in the Case of Oatly

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

    Author : Alexandra Mccrow-Young; [2016]
    Keywords : commodity activism; political engagement; online activism; political consumption; Oatly; Sweden; vegan movement; environmental movement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2014, Swedish oat milk producer Oatly was sued by the dairy lobby LRF Mjölk for their use of marketing slogans such as “It’s like milk, but made for humans” which the dairy lobby claimed painted cow’s milk negatively. Dubbed the “milk wars”, the dispute sparked an intense debate over the political and environmental impacts of dairy production up until and beyond the court’s decision in November 2015. READ MORE

  5. 14. Sudanese and South Sudanese refugee women’s sense of security in Kakuma refugee camp.

    University essay from Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Helena Marianne Nilsson; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to find out how Sudanese and South Sudanese refugee women experience their security and safety in Kakuma refugee camp, which is situated in north- western part of Kenya. Sudan and South Sudan has had two civil wars since its independence from the British colonialism. READ MORE

  6. 15. CONFLICT AND REINTEGRATION: THE CASE OF FEMALE EX-COMBATANTS IN COTE D'IVOIRE

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Angela Nnoko Mejane; [2011]
    Keywords : reintegration; Gender; Conflict war; Female ex-combatants; masculinity; Cote d’Ivoire; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract This study was carried out in Cote d’Ivoire on female ex-combatants and members of organisations working with reintegrating former combatants. The study revolves more on war and reintegration of female ex-combatants. READ MORE