Essays about: "Politics of resistance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 essays containing the words Politics of resistance.

  1. 1. The new Italian take on food sovereignty : a discourse analysis of food sovereignty in different contexts

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

    Author : Diana Gafur; [2024]
    Keywords : food sovereignty; discourse theory; discourse analysis; chain of equivalence; nodal point; La Via Campesina; Italian Government; sustainability;

    Abstract : This research is investigating the Italian Government’s use of the food sovereignty discourse. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the semantic term and how its meaning changes in different contexts. Food sovereignty was originally coined by the “peasant movement” called La Via Campesina. READ MORE

  3. 2. A (COMPREHENSIVE) SEXUALITY EDUCATION? A Qualitative Field Study About the Support or Resistance of Communities Toward Sexuality Education in Guatemala

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karolina Lecalonnec; [2023-04-11]
    Keywords : Sexual Politics; Comprehensive Sexuality Education; Resistance; Support; Communities; Secondary School Teachers; Guatemala;

    Abstract : Sexuality education is considered a fundamental element to improve public health outcomes, informing young people about their rights and sexual health, and contributing to sustainable development. However, in many countries around the world, it remains a sensitive topic, often as a result of sociocultural and religious taboos, which due to recent efforts has received renewed resistance and opposition. READ MORE

  4. 3. BODY NORMATIVITY AND THE HYPER(IN)VISIBILITY OF ABJECT BODIES Living with Oppression in the Body Liberation Movement

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Kristin Binder; [2023-04-06]
    Keywords : Hyper in visibility; body normativity; oppression; intersectionality; transgender; disability; fatness; body liberation movement; resistance;

    Abstract : In feminist studies that attempt to theorize embodiment, fat bodies have largely been ignored and excluded from research even though scientific knowledge on weight-based stigma and discrimination shows the importance of studying fatphobia as a system of oppression. Hence, this thesis provides an analysis on the lived experience of fat bodies in relation to body normativity and visibility politics. READ MORE

  5. 4. Att få politiken på kroken : en etnografisk studie över hur åländska fiskare uppfattar och agerar i sitt yrke

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

    Author : Anni Holmström; [2023]
    Keywords : småskaligt fiske; Åland; habitus; redovisningskultur; alienation; den gemensamma fiskeripolitiken; säl; förädling;

    Abstract : Fisket har enligt tradition varit viktigt på Åland men är ett yrke som alltmer håller på att försvinna. Ökade utmaningar i form av begränsningar och regelverk, samt miljömässiga faktorer stramar åt fiskarnas olika möjligheter att bedriva deras näring. READ MORE

  6. 5. Imbroglio, Flawed Procedure or a State Scandal? : Untangling the Complexities of the 2020 Restitution of Human Remains from France to Algeria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Blache; [2023]
    Keywords : Human remains; restitution; France; Algeria; colonisation; skulls; Provenance Research; political interests; taboo; history.;

    Abstract : In July 2020 France returned 24 human remains to Algeria, designating it as a ‘loan’ renewable every five years. These human remains, identified as skulls, by some considered as “war trophies”, were believed to belong to Algerian soldiers and tribal chiefs who fought against the French army’s invasion in the early 19th century. READ MORE