Essays about: "Postcolonial studies"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 73 essays containing the words Postcolonial studies.

  1. 16. Participation as a Way for a Postcolonial Design of ICT4Ds

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Georgios Koletis; [2022]
    Keywords : C4D; ICT4Ds; design for social change; participatory design; postcolonialism; stereotypes; knowledge and identity creation; pluriverse; universalisms;

    Abstract : The ongoing digital transformation of our societies impacts all aspects of our lives aswell as the international development and the design for social change. Having said that,in this paper I studied whether the design of participatory ICT4Ds can engage the localend-users/beneficiaries in the processes of knowledge and identity creation, and thus,achieve their self-representation in order to break the colonial-based stereotypes. READ MORE

  3. 17. Kanata: Sustainable tourism in Canada? Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic in a historic perspective

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

    Author : Lauren Reneaume; [2022]
    Keywords : Canadian tourism; Covid-19 pandemic; Indigenous tourism; Snowbirds; Nature tourism;

    Abstract : The thesis will be centred on the topic of tourism in Canada and the steps the tourism industry took in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of this thesis will be to examine how Canadian tourism has evolved through time and analyse the way Indigenous tourism has grown despite its limited support. READ MORE

  4. 18. "Claiming My Space" : A Qualitative Exploration of Muslim Women Navigating Feminist Beliefs and Intersecting Identities in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM)

    Author : Nellie Ostberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Feminism; Postcolonial; Othering; Femonationalism; Muslim;

    Abstract : In Sweden, Muslims have increasingly become accused of being a threat to liberal, gender equal values and Muslim women constructed as victims and often excluded from Feminist discourses. Therefore, this study aimed to explore how Feminist Muslim women construct and navigate their Feminist beliefs in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 19. Excluded Subjects - A discourse analysis on (bi)sexuality and 'sexual orientation' in Swedish asylum case law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Gert; [2022]
    Keywords : asylum determinations; bisexuality; borders; credibility; sexual orientation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how bisexuality get constructed as a distinct sexual orientation category through asylum determination processes in Sweden. With a theoretical focus on the interaction between notions of sexuality and national borders this study also investigates how the assessment of ‘sexual orientation’ asylum claims contribute to the regulation of the Swedish border. READ MORE

  6. 20. Decolonising Health Promotion in an Indigenous Context : Deadly Choices Using a Strengths-Based Approach to Empower Indigenous People to Become Health Promoters Themselves

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nina Maher; [2022]
    Keywords : Indigenous health; health promotion; strengths-based approach; empowerment; decolonisation;

    Abstract : This Degree Project studies health promotion and strengths-based approaches in an Indigenous Australian context. The study focuses on an Indigenous Australian organisation called the Deadly Choices and their health-related promotion. READ MORE