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  1. 1. Decolonizing architecture in Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Emaelaf Tebikew Yalew; [2023]
    Keywords : Decolonizing architecture; vernacular architecture; African architecture; co-working; Kenya; architecture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : For many cultures, architecture represents more than just physical structures. It signifies culture, affiliation, and ownership within a specific society. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wait here and be grateful - The illusion of colonial hospitality and the decolonial resistance of asylum seekers in the Netherlands

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Valerie van Schaik; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; Asylum Seekers; Change; Community; Colonialism; Coloniality; Crisis; Decoloniality; Dehumanization; Exclusion; Feminist Studies; Forced Migration; Gender; Hospitality; Inclusion; Intersectionality; Liminality; Migrants; Migration; Modernity; Pluriversality; Race; Racism; Refugees; Relationality; Resistance; Victimization.;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the pervasive influence of coloniality in the lived experiences of asylum seekers in the Netherlands. Based in intersectional and decolonial feminist theories and methodology, my aim was to centre the silenced narratives of this marginalised group. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring colonial and decolonial influences in the teaching of indigenous perspectives at Swedish Universities.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Kimberly Spirito; [2022-04-29]
    Keywords : Colonial influence; Decolonial influence; Education; Teaching of indigenous perspectives; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis engages the topic of colonial and decolonial influences within teaching of indigenous epistemology, ontology, and methodology, here abbreviated to indigenous perspectives, at institutions of higher education. More specifically this study brings the discussion into a Swedish setting. READ MORE

  5. 4. Slow Violence and the Elusiveness of Space and Time

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Georgina Kakoseos Marko; [2022]
    Keywords : toxic waste; decolonial environmental justice; slow violence; intersectionality; Chile; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes a case of transnational environmental justice between Chile and Sweden following toxic waste exports in the 1980’s. Thematic analysis is applied to explore concepts of time and space presented amongst the different actors. READ MORE

  6. 5. Practicing Coexistence: Entanglements Between Ecology and Curating Art

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Essi (Remi) Vesala; [2019]
    Keywords : curating; curatorial; ecology; neoliberalism; soft values; new materialisms; ecological thinking; coexistence; post-fossil fuel; decolonialism;

    Abstract : This thesis formulates ecological thinking in curatorial practices, as a way to act against neoliberal values, far-right politics and find ways to work in a sensitive way in a time of accelerating ecological crisis. The current socio-political landscape, and its oppressive forces, influence profoundly the art world and whole societies at large. READ MORE