Essays about: "Stuart West"

Found 5 essays containing the words Stuart West.

1. 1. Hybrid identities in The Lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon : A character analysis of the two characters Moses and Galahad.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Sofia Backlund; [2022]
   Keywords : Hybridity; Racism; Identity; Language;

   Abstract : This essay reads and analyses the novel The Lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon through the lens of postcolonial theory. It examines the West Indian migrants who migrated to Britain in the 1950s, searching for a better life. They had been indoctrinated by the colonizers for decades of the prosperous life awaiting them in the Motherland. READ MORE

3. 2. S(mothering) the subject formation in Jamaica Kincaid ́s Annie John : Female subject formation in postcolonial Caribbean fiction

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Elin Blomgren; [2018]
   Keywords : Postcolonial feminism; fiction; caribbean fiction;

   Abstract : This essay investigates Jamaica Kincaid´s the book Annie John (1985) and its protagonist Annie John´s search for a coherent self-and/or a de-colonized identity through a subject transformation. Using postcolonial feminism, including theorists such as Homi K. READ MORE

4. 3. Is supernova iPTF15dtg powered by a magnetar?

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för astronomi

   Author : Stuart West; [2017]
   Keywords : supernova; magnetar; neutron star;

   Abstract : iPTF15dtg is a supernova (SN) Type Ic (lacking hydrogen and helium in its spectrum) with a light curve indicating that it is the result of a massive star explosion. Taddia et al. (2016) suggested that the progenitor star was a Wolf-Rayet (WR) star that previously suffered strong mass loss. READ MORE

5. 4. A stunning portrait of diversity? : Gender, race, and nation in Miss Universe Japan 2015

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Genusvetenskap

   Author : Lina Johansson; [2017]
   Keywords : Miss Universe Japan; Ariana Miyamoto; Japanese femininity; Beauty pageants; Japan; Whiteness; Nationalism; Race; Gender;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study how gender, race, and nation are represented in Miss Universe Japan 2015. I investigate how the top five participants are represented in relation to Japanese ideal femininity and what these representations contribute to. Furthermore, I examine how global ideals have impacted the outcome of the pageant. READ MORE

6. 5. Queer Migrants in Sweden: Subjectivities and Spatiotemporal Multiplicities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Hansalbin Sältenberg; [2016]
   Keywords : queer migration; subjectivity; identity; racism; heteronormativity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Departing from the field of queer migration, the aim of the thesis is to grasp the experience of queer migrants in Sweden. Inspired by Les Back’s notion of sociology as an art of listening that engages critically with research participants, and guided by feminist sociologists’ methodological contributions, the study is carried out through in-depth interviews with twelve queer migrants from different countries of origin. READ MORE