Essays about: "Subaltern."

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  1. 16. Reindeer Husbandry and Wind Power : Discourses surrounding the construction of IKEA's wind park on Glötesvålen and its local effects on reindeer husbandry

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Adam Augustsson; [2021]
    Keywords : reindeer husbandry; sapmi; wind power; ecological modernization; discourse; renewable energy; climate change; lichen; Spivak; IKEA; OX2; rennäring; sapmi; vind energi; ekologisk modernisering; diskurs; förnybar energi; klimatförändringar; lav; Spivak; IKEA; OX2;

    Abstract : The exploitation of land in Northern Sweden has caused a significant depletion of grazing grounds for semi-domesticated reindeer. This is a threat to the indigenous Sami reindeer herders of Sweden, who rely on the grazing ground in order to sustainably feed their herds. READ MORE

  2. 17. Digesting the Pan-African Failure and the Role of African Psychology : Fanonian understanding of the Pan-African failure in establishing oneness and ending disunity/xenophobia in South Africa

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

    Author : Aisha Mohamed; [2021]
    Keywords : Gradual Pan-Africanism; Radical Pan-Africanism; Collective-unconsciousness; Abandonment-neurotic; Black-Consciousness; Political unity; Neo-colonialism; Otherness; Mimicry; Subaltern.;

    Abstract : The study insists on understanding the miscarriage of “Pan-Africanism” and the role of “African” mentality with the help of Fanon’s psychoanalysis “Black Skin, White Mask,” exemplifying the immense colonial, slavery, and apartheid psychological damages experienced by Black individuals resulting Blacks/Africans self-hate and a desire to be “white” throughout the domain of Western culture, ideology, and language. To provide accurate analysis of the “Pan-African” failure to solve increasing blacks-hate-against-blacks/xenophobia in South Africa, concepts othering, mimicry, subaltern from the critical theory (postcolonialism) were applied. READ MORE

  3. 18. Solidarity research with Xochicuicatl e.V. : Exploring the dynamics between the organization its beneficiaries and the overall migrant group

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Franziska Blanz; [2020]
    Keywords : Solidarity Research; Migrant Women’s organization; Social Movement; Latin American Women; Intersectionality; Subaltern Counterpublic; Invited and Invented Spaces of Citizenship; Global migration movements; Germany; Berlin;

    Abstract : This thesis project is an act of solidarity research with the Berlin based Latin American women’s organization Xochicuicatl. Along the idea that research should be based on the interests and needs of oppressed groups, the research design was developed in cooperation with the organization. READ MORE

  4. 19. Participatory Edutainment in Practice : A Case Study of Wan Smolbag, Vanuatu

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

    Author : Laura Gibbons; [2020]
    Keywords : Edutainment; Entertainment-Education; Theatre for Development; Participation; Dialogue; Culture; Communication; Development; Pacific; Vanuatu;

    Abstract : Entertainment-Education (EE), or ‘Edutainment’ as it has come to be known, is a prominent discipline and communicative practice, both in international and community development, and is utilised to address social issues and culturally specific norms, some of which may be taboo or harmful.  This research sets out to explore the application of edutainment, in particular Theatre for Development (TfD), through an examination of its practice in a Pacific context; namely, a case study of Wan Smolbag Theatre (WSB), a grassroots NGO based in Vanuatu. READ MORE

  5. 20. Can the Subaltern be heard? : A student perspective, on identity power relations and epistemic positioning within the Swedish Educational System.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Kate Lind af Hageby; [2020]
    Keywords : Adultism; critical social theory; epistemic violence; human rights; identity power; prejudice; student; subaltern;

    Abstract : Our ability to perceive our environment through prejudge mental attitudes is a necessary capacity in order to survive in a social environment. However, how we utilize this capacity, and whether it promotes equality or inequality, is to a large extent dependant on our perception of ourselves in relation to our surroundings. READ MORE