Essays about: "National history"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 338 essays containing the words National history.

  1. 1. A Nation's History as Part of its History Education : A current comparative study of Scottish and Swedish secondary school teachers' perception of history, and curricula

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för lärarutbildning

    Author : Robin Nordlund MacDougall; [2024]
    Keywords : Scotland; Sweden; Curricula; Teachers perceptions; Historical identity;

    Abstract : This master's thesis explores the perceptions of the Short 20th Century history among high school teachers in Sweden and Scotland, focusing on how their perceptions fit within their own country's curricula's view on the same historic period. The study comprises two parts: an analysis of national history curricula and a survey of history teachers in both countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. INVESTIGATING THE COVARIANCE BETWEEN RAINFALL AND MALE ELEPHANT MOVEMENT - To Reduce Human-Elephant Conflict

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap; Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Sara Ros; [2023-06-22]
    Keywords : Loxodonta africana; Elephants; Botswana; Human-Elephant Conflict; HEC; HumanWildlife Conflict; HWC; Conservation; Musth; Bulls; Rainfall;

    Abstract : Human-wildlife conflict threatens the survival of a range of species, including the savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana). Villages bordering the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park in Botswana are among the most affected by human-elephant conflict, and it is crucial to identify contributing factors to develop mitigation strategies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Gustaf Hallström; [2023]
    Keywords : Rwanda; Genocide; narratives; memory politics; ethnicity; identity; collective identity; power struggle; Paul Kagame; social psychology; collective memory; politics of memory; memory consumers; politicised identities; reconciliation; official narratives;

    Abstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE

  5. 4. Urban äng – ansvar och potential för biologisk mångfald : en jämförande analys av arter och indelningar mellan den svenska ängsfröproducenten Pratensis och Natura 2000

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Ebba Forsberg; Nadia Olausson; [2023]
    Keywords : biodiversitet; biologisk mångfald; äng; urban äng; stadsplanering; urban planering; Natura 2000; Pratensis; handel; utbud;

    Abstract : Global biodiversitet minskar drastiskt vilket utöver att drabba enskilda arter även riskerar att få stora konsekvenser för ekosystem och grundläggande ekosystemtjänster. Ängen är en naturtyp med stor artrikedom och en lång tradition i Sverige men som idag är hotad och naturvårdsklassad till följd av förändrad markanvändning, som bland annat innefattar urbanisering. READ MORE

  6. 5. An anthem for Europe: Comparing historical appropriations of Beethoven's Ode to Joy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Dominic Tscherny; [2023]
    Keywords : Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; political appropriation of music; Žižek’s empty container; historical narrative; political symbolism; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Since its composition two centuries ago in 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) has been heralded the world over not only as a great work of art, but also as a symbol of political importance. In Germany, it was lionised as the embodiment of a national spirit, first during the Franco-Prussian war, then as a prize of the Nazi repertoire; in Rhodesia, it became the national anthem of a far-right white ethno-state, while on the far-left, it occupied a rare position of Western revolutionary music in China. READ MORE