Essays about: "Kenya, colonialism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Kenya, colonialism.
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1. Decolonizing architecture in Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : For many cultures, architecture represents more than just physical structures. It signifies culture, affiliation, and ownership within a specific society. READ MORE
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2. Colonial Imagery and representation in tourism marketing of African destinations. : A case study of Kenya
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : This research study is based on the visual marketing of African destinations and the colonial influence in a post-colonial world. Recent tourism research tourism has examined post-colonial realities in developing countries addressing the experience of British post-colonialism, however, only a few of those studies have examined the cultural consequences of tourism marketing image influence on culture and national identity. READ MORE
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3. Perceptions of “Progress” among Journalists in Kenya : An exploratory study
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This study explores what factors Kenyan journalists perceive influence their assessment of progress in the country and in what ways they believe their world-views impact their reporting. The study also assesses the journalists' awareness and knowledge of national progress achieved in development indicators. READ MORE
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4. Somali Irredentism: An analysis of its causes and its impact on political stability in Somalia from 1960 -1991
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : After Berlin Conference in 1884 to 1885, Somalia was partitioned into five parts by Britain, Italy, and French. In 1960 two parts gained independence and formed the Somali Republic, and since then successive Somali governments sought to incorporate the other three parts of Somali territories under Ethiopia, Kenya and French Somaliland known as Djibouti into Greater Somalia. READ MORE
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5. Nineteen Eighty-Four as a Critique of British Colonialism
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : This essay explored the possibilities of Nineteen Eighty-Four being read as a critique of British colonialism in Kenya. The questions I have tried to answer are: What are the significant aspects found in Nineteen Eighty-Four that correlate to postcolonial literature? What are the significant parallels drawn between Orwell’s Airstrip One and the British colonial state in Kenya? In regards to similarities between Oceania and colonial Kenya, do they shed a new light on Nineteen Eighty-Four in terms of themes? I have tried to answer these questions by using the theory of postcolonialism, and reference literature from colonial Kenya. READ MORE