Essays about: "Great Zimbabwe"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Great Zimbabwe.

1. 1. The Sounds of Our World: Navigating Live Music and Artist Growth in Harare

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Annika Medin; [2023]
   Keywords : live music; zimbabwe; harare; urban sociology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Increasingly connected to urban development and vitality in modern discourses of urban sociology, live music is a social and cultural phenomenon with great potential for improving people’s, including artists, well-being. Still, the systems and networks which shape live music are specific to their local social, cultural and institutional contexts, leading to a range of perceptions. READ MORE

3. 2. Spatio-temporal drought characteristics in the Limpopo basin from 1918 to 2018 - A case study based on analysis of the Standardized Precipitation Evaporation Index (SPEI)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Sandra Domingos Sambo; [2021]
   Keywords : rdought; Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index; Limpopo River basin; Normalized difference vegetation index; Mann-Kendall Test; Correlation analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The identification of the characteristics of drought are of great importance in water resources planning and management. This study explored the characteristics of drought at Limpopo River Basin (LRB) from 1918 to 2018. READ MORE

4. 3. Make Great Zimbabwe Great Again A study of the political usage of Great Zimbabwe 1980–2020

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   Author : Adam Andersson; [2020-08-04]
   Keywords : Great Zimbabwe; Mugabe; Nkomo; ZANU-pf; ZANU; ZAPU; MDC; Zimbabwe Bird; Shona; Ndebele; Identity; Colonialism; Rhodesia; Cultural Heritage;

   Abstract : The purpose of this master’s thesis is to show how Great Zimbabwe was politically used during the period 1980-2020. This work was also carried out with the aim to examine and nuance how archaeology is used within the framework of nationalism, and how cultural heritage is used by political organizations for different purposes. READ MORE

5. 4. Great Zimbabwe as Illustrated : A Discourse Analysis of Today's Representation of the Monument

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Frida Furberg Burén; [2020]
   Keywords : Great Zimbabwe; Heritage Discourse; Terminology; Colonial Narratives; Romanticism;

   Abstract : This study investigates the current discourses of Great Zimbabwe by analysing traces of colonial terminology within present-day literary illustrations. The aim is to identify western ideas and perspectives still dominant within the discourses and explore its implications. READ MORE

6. 5. Social Media for Social Change: A Case Study of Online News Consumption among the Zimbabwean Diaspora in Botswana

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

   Author : Eleanor Brooks; [2020]
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   Abstract : Around 1 in 4 Zimbabweans lives outside their home country, with the majority of these having emigrated between 2000-2010 due to economic instability and political repression. The emergence of new technologies and social media means that the 4-5 million members of the diaspora scattered around the world are now connected to the families and friends they left behind, as well as to each other, via an extensive web of online communications networks, which remain engaged in politics by discussing political issues relating to their homeland. READ MORE