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  1. 1. Constructing Modern Ethnic Myth: A Cultural Analysis of the Hanfu Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Kehan Li; [2021]
    Keywords : Hanfu; nationalism; clothing; China; Han; social movement; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This ethnographic study investigates the rising Hanfu movement in China. Hanfu, literally means the clothing of Han ethnicity, but it is a newly coined terminology. The movement takes Hanfu as a symbol and aims to redefine the position of Han ethnicity in Chinese society and extend the influence of Chinese culture in the worldwide. READ MORE

  3. 2. Green Populism in New Social Movements : A Qualitative Text Analysis on Extinction Rebellion's Discourse

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Jacob Fransson; [2021]
    Keywords : green populism; populism; green ideology; new social movements; qualitative text analysis; Extinction Rebellion;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the new concept of green populism and to explore if Extinction Rebellion can be seen as a new social movement. The concept of green populism is based on Cas Mudde’s ideational approach to populism and Dobson’s approach to green ideology. READ MORE

  4. 3. Chilean Uprising : Grassroots movements as an instrument of contestation to social injustice and neoliberal urbanism

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Camila Freitas de Souza; [2020]
    Keywords : grassroots movements; postcolonial and decolonial theory; critical discourse analysis; Santiago de Chile;

    Abstract : In October 2019, a wave of massive demonstrations took place in Santiago de Chile and this movement was stamped in several newspaper covers worldwide. People shouting against the Chilean neoliberal system, holding posters with anti-imperialist sayings, and organizing artistic interventions on the streets went viral in social media. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ideological Misinformation: How News Corp Australia amplifies the discourses of the reactionary right

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

    Author : Dean Gallagher; [2019]
    Keywords : ideological misinformation; the left; network society; free speech; extremism; critical discourse analysis; News Corp; far-right;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the interactions between Australian mainstream media and social media political influencers and how these interactions amplify ideological misinformation. Social media, particularly YouTube, is increasingly a primary source of news and information for people, principally in the younger 18 – 35-year demographic. READ MORE

  6. 5. Under our own eyes - Mothers in search for consciousness and social change in Brazil

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

    Author : Fernanda Favaro; [2019]
    Keywords : motherhood; communication for development; participatory communication; work rights; feminism; networks; social media; empowerment; conscientization; dialogue; gender equality; Brazil; mumpreneurship;

    Abstract : This case study provides an analysis on how working women mothers in Brazil articulate themselves in a feminist network born on social media (Maternativa) to generate collective empowerment, raise awareness about oppression and mobilize around work rights. Using qualitative methods such as insider participant observation, interviews and content analysis, it investigates how participatory-related communicative practices and feminism interplay on digital and interpersonal environments fostering dialogue, conscientization and, potentially, a “political turn” in the collective’s agenda. READ MORE