Essays about: "National identity representation"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 42 essays containing the words National identity representation.

1. 26. Critically Analysing Newspaper Discourse : A Study of Representation of Ideological Approaches in British Broadsheet Newspapers

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Filippa Werngren; [2018]
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   Abstract : This is a linguistic study that focuses on language use in four British newspapers that are well known in Britain for their political positions. The main aim of this essay is to compare and con-trast different British newspapers in order to show how meaning is created and to identify any differences, depending on the discourse. READ MORE

3. 27. Football and a New National Identity : An Audience Survey of Rwandan Professionals

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Fabrice Karenzi; [2017]
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   Abstract : Literature connects sports with creating a feeling of unity and nation building amongst people. In a country such as Rwanda, a nation that is rebuilding itself after ethnic tensions that resulted into genocide against one of the ethnic groups, the Tutsi, it is important to understand the role of the new national identity in the process of rebuilding the country. READ MORE

4. 28. O Flower of Scotland : Scottishness in Outlander

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Tora Greiff Bergström; [2017]
   Keywords : Culture; national identity; nation; Scotland; England; Outlander; myth; legend;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to examine Scottishness in the television series Outlander, to see if it has the potential to contribute with national identities, despite being a large-scale American production which tends to present stereotypical representations. The depiction is of the Scottish Highlands in the 18th century when the Highland culture was diminished. READ MORE

5. 29. Constructions of Multiculturalism, Voice and Identity in News Media Representations during Australia Day 2016

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Lauren Mcintosh; [2016]
   Keywords : Australia Day; representation; media ownership; voice; identity; media power; news media and multiculturalism.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The national day of Australia is Australia Day; a contentious public holiday that sparks a national debate on identity and multiculturalism every year. There are many different narratives that make up the Australian story, which encapsulates Australia’s diverse and multicultural history. READ MORE

6. 30. On the border of the welfare state : a discourse analysis of Sweden's response to immigration

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Isabelle Grebäck; [2016]
   Keywords : Sweden; national identity; the welfare state; nationalism; humanitarianism; immigration; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to understand how the restrictive immigration policies – taken by the Swedish Government in 2015 as Europe was facing a huge stream of people seeking refuge – could be justified when research demonstrates that Sweden’s national identity is based on humanitarianism and asserts that Sweden has a great commitment to human rights. The nationalistic act seemed paradoxical – however, previous research displays a disputed understanding of the relationship between the humanitarian discourse and the nationalistic discourse. READ MORE