Essays about: "Polynesia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Polynesia.

  1. 1. Settlement and Interactions in Pacific Prehistory : An Overview of Modern Genetic Research

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Mira Anna Beatrice Lumbye; [2021]
    Keywords : Pacific; Polynesia; South America; prehistory; migration; genetics; aDNA;

    Abstract : The Pacific is the part of the world that was last settled by humans. The colonization occurred in different stages which can be discerned through various methods, one of them DNA analysis of humans as well as other species of animals and plants associated with human settlement. READ MORE

  3. 2. Walt Disney’s Moana, “We are Polynesia” : A CDA of Disney’s representation of the Polynesian culture inside Moana

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Melanie Nauta; [2018]
    Keywords : Disney; Moana; Culture; Disneyfication; Americanisation; Cultural appropriation; Critical Discourse Analysis; Polynesia;

    Abstract : Disney is known for their family animation movies with a non-western or indigenous cultural background. Nevertheless, Disney is basically very influential for the perception of cultures by a global audience. Many studies have proven that Disney’s depiction of a certain represented culture has not always been that clean. READ MORE

  4. 3. Stratified Polynesia : A GIS-based study of prehistoric settlements in Samoa and Rapa Nui

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Olof Håkansson; [2017]
    Keywords : GIS; social structure; Samoa; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; settlement; hierarchy; archaeological method on spatial relations; stratification; chiefdom; the noble savage; spatial analysis; hare paenga; hare moa; ahu; moai; pipihoreko; manavai; GIS; social struktur; Samoa; Rapa Nui; Påskön; bosättning; hierarki; arkeologisk metod på spatiala relationer; stratifikation; hövdingadöme; den ädle vilden; spatial analys; hare paenga; hare moa; ahu; moai; pipihoreko; manavai;

    Abstract : The overall objective of this study is, to understand how the prehistoric individual experienced her “being in the world”. This is done by examining the spatial relationships of prehistoric remains in order to understand hierarchies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Archaeology and aDNA in Oceania : Debates on migration patterns the past 50 years

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Tom Johansson; [2016]
    Keywords : Ancient DNA; migrations; sweet potato; chickens; Polynesia; Oceania; South America; mitochondrial DNA; nuclear DNA; human DNA; archaeological theory; deconstruction; cultural evolution; paradigm shift; agency;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate how discussions in archaeology and genetics influence the consensus on human origins and migrations in the South Pacific. By analyzing the genetic research on chicken- and sweet potato-DNA, I present a general overview of how genetics and archaeology shape the understanding of how humans have colonized the Pacific. READ MORE

  6. 5. Transmission and Expansion of the Zika Virus

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Jacob Henrikson; [2016]
    Keywords : Zika virus; transmission; spread; vector;

    Abstract : There is a vast selection of vector-borne diseases circulating in the world today. The latest of these to have a globally recognised impact is the Zika Virus (ZIKV). The suggested link between ZIKV and the recent spike in microcephaly in Brazil has put the spotlight on this previously obscure virus. READ MORE