Essays about: "Postcolonial Feminism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 56 essays containing the words Postcolonial Feminism.

1. 21. The Adopted Daughter of Africa : A Close Reading of Joyce in Crossing the River from Postcolonial and Feminist Perspectives

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Ann-Louise Holmlind; [2021]
   Keywords : Caryl Phillips; Crossing the River; slavery; postcolonialism; the Black Atlantic; the African diaspora; feminism; racism; hope;

   Abstract : Abstract   The aim of this essay is to explain why Caryl Phillips presents Joyce as "the adopted daughter of Africa" at the end of Crossing the River (1993). This will be done by performing a close reading. This essay will focus on Joyce’s actions and behaviour. READ MORE

3. 22. Veganism through an intersectional lens:A study on racial perspectives in the Swedish vegan community

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Rosita Lindgren; [2020-07-07]
   Keywords : veganism; the vegan community; whiteness; privilege; vegans of color; intersectionality; postcolonial feminism; representation; Sweden;

   Abstract : During the past decade, veganism has increased in the global North. In current debates in the U.S., the vegan community has been accused of being a white, privileged lifestyle movement that reinforces neoliberal attitudes and colonial influences of universalism, color blindness, and capitalist consumption. READ MORE

4. 23. Collective weaving of territories: Exploring diasporic identities with Latin American migrants

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Yénika Castillo Muñoz; [2020]
   Keywords : interaction design; design for decoloniality; decolonial design; Decolonising design; speculative design; chicano feminism; transnational feminism; migration; diasporic identitites; Latin America; codesign;

   Abstract : Den här interaktionsdesign uppsatsen bidrar till en omgående diskussion på Avkoloniserande design. Särskild genom att utforska identiteter i diaspora med latinamerikanska migranter. READ MORE

5. 24. Actor or ally? Exploring Sweden’s involvement in Turkish gender politics through the Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Maja Fregert Tolgraven; [2020]
   Keywords : gender equality; feminist foreign policy; civil society; Turkey; EU accession; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this project is to study the implementation of Sweden’s feminist foreign policy through its gender equality enchancing foreign aid to Turkish civil society, managed by The Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul. Through a multi-methods study based on document analysis of project grant cases in 2019, and in-depth interviews with Consulate staff and representatives from partner organizations, the study maps a web of different actors and processes of change in Turkish gender politics: states, civil society, segments of the public and the international community. READ MORE

6. 25. Maternal health in the global south : A study to investigate the empowerment of mHealth initiatives

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Sara Falk; [2020]
   Keywords : Maternal health; Mobile Phones; Gender; Empowerment;

   Abstract : The fifth SDG aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. In this research, mHealth, as in mobile phones to improve maternal health outcomes, will be analyzed. In remote areas where healthcare may not provide care to the extent needed, these technological innovations may be of great importance. READ MORE