Essays about: "Self-perception"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 69 essays containing the word Self-perception.

1. 11. Rainbow-Washing on Screen: Perceptions of 21st Century Popular Media Representations of Queer Identities in a Comparison between Sweden and Czechia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Elizabeth Hythova; [2022]
   Keywords : queer representation; stereotypes in popular media; social constructionism; heteronormativity; othering of minorities; queer theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how queer people perceive queer representations in popular media (film and TV) produced in recent years and how such representations affect queer people’s identity and self-perception, as well as how they mirror and reproduce heteronormative understandings of queerness. A cultural comparison between Czechia and Sweden in perceptions of heteronormativity and queer representations and media is also made. READ MORE

3. 12. How can we understand the identity-building processes of Christian Faith-based Organizations operating in Muslimcountries?- A Case Study of WorldVision in Jordan-

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Julia Glatthaar; [2022]
   Keywords : faith-based organization; religion; post colonialism; constructivism; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how faith-based organizations (FBO’s) operating in inter-faith contextsconduct identity-building processes to answer the research question “How can we understand theidentity-building processes of Christian faith-based organizations operating in Muslim countries?”.Hence, the author seeks to explore the role of Christian FBO’s in the international arena and thestudy of International Relations through the case study of WorldVision Jordan, a Christianorganization working within a predominantly Muslim country with mostly Muslim participants. READ MORE

4. 13. “Listening to the Terrorists” - On the Role of Religion behind Islamist Terrorism : A qualitative Analysis of the Radicalization Processes of Islamist Terrorists

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Liane Bossenmaier; [2022]
   Keywords : Islamist Terrorism; Radicalization; Religion; Autobiographical Case Analysis;

   Abstract : Understanding the motives behind Islamist terrorist attacks is not only relevant for the field of politics but preoccupies research within academia. One of the most debated is certainly the role of religion. READ MORE

5. 14. Weapons or Victims? The impact of weaponized migration on the European Union’s self-perception and identity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Wilma Sörman Ivarzon; [2022]
   Keywords : Weaponized migration; Refugee Portrayals; Ontological Security; European identity; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how the European Parliament portrays weaponized migration, a phenomenon in which states mobilize migrants against another state to force concessions. Furthermore, the thesis analyses how instances of weaponized migration impact European identity. READ MORE

6. 15. Farming with Draft Animals: Using Retro Innovations for Sustainable Agrarian Development. : A case study of organic small-scale farming in Northern Italy.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Anna Garre; [2022]
   Keywords : craftsmanship; interpretive method; draft animals; non-representational theory; Italian Alps; Po Valley; retro-innovation; farming styles; stewardship; sustainable agrarian development;

   Abstract : To farm more sustainably, some farmers are rediscovering and innovating knowledge, skills, and technologies that were used before the modernisation of agriculture in the 1950s. One such 'retro-innovation' is the use of draft animals as a source of labour on farms. READ MORE