Essays about: "Lived Experiences"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 248 essays containing the words Lived Experiences.

  1. 21. A Bourdieusian Perspective on Aruban Student Mobility : How Aruban students choose to become mobile through the Erasmus + program

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Samantha Ciara Angela; [2023]
    Keywords : International; Student Mobility; Erasmus; Carribean; Aruba;

    Abstract : Student mobility in the Caribbean, especially the Dutch Caribbean, is under researched. Therefore, this thesis seeks to fill this gap by studying the student mobility of Aruban students atthe University of Aruba. READ MORE

  3. 22. Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of Modern-Day Freak Show Performers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Dana Stepankova; [2023]
    Keywords : freak; freak shows; BDSM; body suspension; edgework; dark play; subculture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Author: Dana Štěpánková Title: Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of ModernDay Freak Show Performers Supervisor: Sébastien Tutenges Master’s Thesis SOCM04, Cultural Criminology, 30 credits Department of Sociology, Spring 2023 Freak shows have been historically depicted as dehumanizing spectacles exhibiting individuals with physical anomalies. Over time, these shows faded away, but human curiosity and fascination with difference and deviance have brought them back in a new form. READ MORE

  4. 23. Moving Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy : Understanding New Energy Landscapes in the Urban Hinterlands through Embedded Community Perspectives in Southern Sápmi

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Wanda Käthe Krauss; [2023]
    Keywords : hinterlands; urban sustainability; new energy landscapes; green shift; indigenous knowledge; planetary urbanisation; urbana inlandet; urban hållbarhet; nya energilandskap; grön omställning; inhemsk kunskap; planetär urbanisering;

    Abstract : In recent years, we have seen that global, national, and local governments have put sustainability goals on their agendas. Thus, at different levels and in different sectors, efforts are underway to promote a ‘green shift’, including the energy sector. READ MORE

  5. 24. Perceptions of Virtual Reality Technologies Within Elderly Care

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Stefan Bajin; Simon Solberg; [2023]
    Keywords : virtual reality; elder care; mental health; healthcare system; perceptions of vr;

    Abstract : The Swedish healthcare system is strained today, along with a rise in the number of elderly people in the country. Aside from the expected physical ailments facing this group, mental health issues such as depression are also common amongst older adults. READ MORE

  6. 25. Resisting from within : Analysis of intersectional narratives in the "burkini" case in France

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Anne-Lise Denoeud; [2023]
    Keywords : Intersectionality; Burkini; Islamophobia; Muslim women; Gender; Race; White gaze; Anti-racism; Feminism; France; Intersectionnalité; Burkini; Islamophobie; Femmes musulmanes; Genre; Race; Regard blanc; Anti-racisme; Féminisme; France;

    Abstract : Since summer 2016 France has experienced several episodes of “moral panic” about a three-pieces swimsuit worn by Muslim women, the “burkini”, whether on the occasion of attempts to ban it from beaches, or on the opposite to allow it in the swimming pools. These Islamophobic expressions are part of a French history of shaping the figure of “Muslim women”, controlling their bodies through their clothing, from “veil” to “burkini”, and silencing them. READ MORE