Essays about: "Maori"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Maori.

  1. 1. Let’s talk about well-being : The power of creating well-being narratives as a tool for driving sustainable transformation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Pamela Altamirano; Ewa Kowalska; [2021]
    Keywords : well-being; sustainability; Māori framework; narrative; nature; environment;

    Abstract : Reflecting on the concept of well-being has been proven to be a crucial activity in sustainability endeavours. In the present society, well-being has been defined and promoted through an economic perspective. Measurements such as GDP and economic growth have been perceived as a determinant of welfare. READ MORE

  3. 2. Rights and Resurgence in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Case Study of The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ Role in Self-Determination

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Sierra Hampton; [2018]
    Keywords : Indigenous; Maori; Aotearoa; New Zealand; Rights; Self-determination; United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; UNDRIP; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (The Declaration) has gained increasing attention as a tool for promoting indigenous rights. This study contributes to the discussion about its effectiveness by analysing the Declaration’s role in advancing indigenous peoples’ self-determination. READ MORE

  4. 3. Cultural Appropriation in Games : A Comparative Study Between Far Cry 3 (2012), Overwatch (2016) and Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Tova Svensson; [2017]
    Keywords : Computer games; character design; cultural appropriation; cultural exploitation; datorspel; karaktärsdesign; kulturell appropriering; kulturell exploatering;

    Abstract : This thesis is a comparative study between Far Cry 3 (2012), Overwatch (2016) and Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) to determine how game developers appropriate minority cultures in character design. The character designs are compared to the cultures of origin to determine whether they have been appropriated and to what extent. READ MORE

  5. 4. Caring for the Caregiver

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Miriam Gottschalk; [2013]
    Keywords : Patient support; Patient- family centered care; Care giving; Heterotopia; Female ethic of care; Maori value system; Belonging; Travel; Ethics; Centre and Periphery; Ethnology; Ethnographics; Etnologi; Etik; Vård; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When a person becomes a patient in the Auckland City Hospital, the largest public hospital in New Zealand, they often bring one or more family members with them for mental and physical support. This thesis focuses on these support persons, who in this thesis are referred to as the patient caregivers and their perspectives on staying at Te Whare Awhina (TWA). READ MORE

  6. 5. Picturing difference. An investigation of Maori women’s characters in New Zealand picturebooks

    University essay from Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Kathrin Rochow; [2011]
    Keywords : New Zealand; picturebooks; content analysis; social construction; gender; Kinderbücher; Sozialkonstruktionismus; Neuseeland; Kolonialismus;

    Abstract : Children’s books have been around since the early 1500s. They reflect the traditionalvalues of the times, yet they still serve as a socializing tool transmitting values from onegeneration to the next in today’s society (Gooden and Gooden 2001). READ MORE