Essays about: "Kerime van Opijnen"

Found 1 essay containing the words Kerime van Opijnen.

  1. 1. The Powers of Poetry: Creative writing from the Niger Delta as a tool for environmental justice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Kerime van Opijnen; [2021]
    Keywords : Human Ecology; Environmental Justice; Poetry; Writer Activism; Niger Delta; Shell; Decoloniality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Inspired by centuries of activists who used creative writing as a tool to encourage reflections and inspire change, this thesis looks at the possibility of poetry to be used as an environmental justice tool. In particular the ability of poetry from Nigeria to engage Dutch people with problems around Shell’s exploitation of the Niger Delta and its people, is investigated. READ MORE