Essays about: "Language Hegemony"

Showing result 21 - 22 of 22 essays containing the words Language Hegemony.

1. 21. Postcolonial Literature in the Language Classroom

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Sanele Gumpo; [2014-10-13]
   Keywords : Postcolonial literature and theory; language classroom; Eurocentric hegemony; Eurocentric education;

   Abstract : This thesis is inspired by my own experiences with the lack of cultural diversity in teachers’ choices of English literature in the upper secondary language classroom. The essay is going to highlight teacher’s tendencies of neglecting postcolonial literature. READ MORE

3. 22. China and the International Human Rights Regime - struggling for hegemony

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Bjarne Andreasen; [2005]
   Keywords : China; Human Rights; Discourse; Deconstruction; Hegemony; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Although the Chinese government claims respect of human rights, it seems that the official Chinese conception of these rights is not only different from but also challenges the dominant international conception - this Chinese challenge of the international human rights regime constitutes the problem area of this thesis. Using a Laclau and Mouffe inspired discourse analysis strategy to deconstruct and analyse the hegemonic struggle between the official Chinese human rights discourse and the dominant international human rights discourse, I have established that the Chinese challenge lies in the continued effort to redefine the dominant conception of human rights, shifting the focus from freedom rights towards subsistence rights. READ MORE