Essays about: "Uppsala"
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36. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE
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37. Echoes of Democracy : Assessing Democratic Values in African Civil Society
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates how the level of democratic values differs between active members of different civil society organizations. Civil society has been considered a fundamental aspect of democracy and research have highlighted that some organizational characteristics are associated with democratization and sustainable democracy. READ MORE
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38. A Grammar Sketch of Owininga
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiAbstract : .... READ MORE
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39. Electric Bicycle Powertrain study
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ElektricitetsläraAbstract : .... READ MORE
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40. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE