Essays about: "Homo Sacer"

Found 5 essays containing the words Homo Sacer.

  1. 1. The In-Visible : Life as an IDU with HIV in Romania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Georgia Cristiana Zavatti; [2022]
    Keywords : IDU; homeless; HIV; post-socialist; structural violence; biopolitics; governmentality; homo sacer; other; stigma; risk; ID card; drugs; vulnerability; visibility; invisibility;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to present the situation of the intravenous drug-users (IDUs) living with HIV in Romania, with a focus on Bucharest. The study follows the IDUs experiences from the environment they live in, to the day-to-day examples of structural violence they face. READ MORE

  3. 2. ‘Here there be monsters’ - A comparative case study of the discrimination against people with pedophilia in the US, UK and Germany

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

    Author : Jessica Stegermaier; [2020]
    Keywords : Pedophilia; child sexual abuse; discrimination; media; prevention;

    Abstract : Pedophilia is one of the most misunderstood mental disorders in contemporary society. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the discriminatory behaviour against people with a pedophilic disorder by the public at large, the media and current legislations; in the case of the US, the UK and Germany. READ MORE

  4. 3. Biopolitical bodies at the Greek-Turkish border

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

    Author : Giorgos Litsis; [2020]
    Keywords : Biopolitics; state of exception; bare life; homo sacer; borders;

    Abstract : On 27 February 2020, Erdogan announced that he would open the Turkish border, allowing refugees to cross into Europe. Greece’s response was the deployment of military forces and the suspension of asylum applications. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pained Body, Performed Madness: A Study of the Bio-political Philosophy in He Yunchang's Performance Art

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Chenru Xue; [2018]
    Keywords : He Yunchang; Performance art; Homo Sacer; State of Exception; Madness; Cultural Sciences; Arts and Architecture; Performing Arts;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the considerations of bare life in He Yunchang’s performance arts, based on two of his works, One-meter democracy (2010) and Golden Sunlight (1999). I make a deep analysis of the images and archives of the two performances, about the artist’s artistic method of using visual signs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Experiencing the “worst period of her life” : A critical analysis of women´s portrayal in humanitarian aid campaigns

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Emy Lynch; [2018]
    Keywords : Humanitarian action; humanitarian aid campaigns; women´s representation; bare life; Agamben; the DRC;

    Abstract : Women and children are often the focus of humanitarian aid campaigns, generally considered to be the main victims of humanitarian emergencies. Previous research has explored the portrayal of victims within humanitarian action, focusing on humanitarian images, and how humanitarianism portrays the refugee. READ MORE