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1. 1. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

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   Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

   Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE

3. 2. Aesthetic injustice

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

   Author : Jessica Rodarte; [2023]
   Keywords : Aesthetic injustice; potential aesthetic agents; testimonial aesthetic injustice; hermeneutical aesthetic injustice; aesthetic dysfunction.;

   Abstract :   I argue that talking about aesthetic injustice implies reflection about some failures on the exercise of aesthetic judgment due to mechanisms of oppression, which have a negative impact on the development of potential aesthetic agents.  I claim that mechanisms of oppression like aesthetic identity prejudice, oppression or lack of recognition of sensitivities, and aesthetic dysfunctionality in sites of enunciation continue undermining the degree of validation of potential aesthetic agents - who mostly belong to historical oppressed groups like women, black people, indigenous, native Americans, among others. READ MORE

4. 3. Mni Wiconi/Water is Life: A phenomenological approach for better understanding Native American views on nature; experienced mistreatments and acts of resistance at the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Jasmin Ashkani; [2022-09-01]
   Keywords : Dakota Access Pipeline; Native American; postcolonial; nature; tribal sovereignty; resistance; hermeneutic phenomenology;

   Abstract : The build of the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017 caused collective protests within Native American communities as the pipeline was threatening the Sioux Nation’s access to clean water. In addition to this, the company building the pipeline, Energy Transfer, was violating treaty rights, and ignoring environmental assessment risks and tribal concerns. READ MORE

5. 4. PRAGMATIC TRANSFER: A STUDY OF REFUSAL STRATEGIES AMONG CHINESE LEARNERS OF ENGLISH

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Yang Song; [2021-10-04]
   Keywords : English; Cross-cultural refusals; Refusal strategies; Chinese learners of English; Pragmatic transfer; Language proficiency;

   Abstract : The present study aims at exploring how negative pragmatic transfer has affected Chinese learners of English in terms of the completion of cross-cultural refusals and the correlation between their linguistic proficiency and pragmatic competence. The empirical data were collected through an elicitation instrument, i.e. READ MORE

6. 5. Monsters versus Humans : A Comparative Study of the Storytelling about Sasquatch and Stallo

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Emma Elliott; [2021]
   Keywords : Sasquatch; Stallo; indigenous people; Native Americans; Sami; North America; Europe; ethnology; folklore; Sasquatch; Stalo; ursprungsbefolkning; ursprungsamerikaner; samer; Nordamerika; Europa; etnologi; folklore;

   Abstract : Abstract Elliott, E. 2022. Monsters versus Humans – A Comparative Study of the Storytelling about Sasquatch and Stallo This essay aims to get a deeper knowledge of how indigenous peoples have created discursive narratives to explain and understand the inexplicable occurrences in existence. READ MORE