Essays about: "Violence and Liberation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Violence and Liberation.

1. 1. Breaking the Chains : The Relation between Race, Religion & Violence in Malcolm X’s Pursuit of Black Liberation

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Hedil Al-Khishali; [2023]
   Keywords : Malcolm X; Civil Rights Movement; Nation of Islam; Black Liberation; Black Theology; Racial Identity; Race Relations; Social Justice; African American Activism; Autobiography of Malcolm X; Violence and Liberation; Identity Evolution; Ideological Evolution; Racial Violence; Islamic Teachings; Social and Political Agenda;

   Abstract : This essay aims to explore the complex interplay between race, religion, and violence as depicted in The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley. Through an exploration of Frantz Fanon's theories regarding recognition and violence, alongside James H. Cone’s concept of Black theology, the essay establishes a foundation for the analysis. READ MORE

3. 2. Kambili’s Journey to Dignity, and Self-empowerment : A Womanist Approach to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Nicky Nahida Lindecrantz; [2022]
   Keywords : change; Christianity; dignity; identity; Igbo tradition; interaction; liberal- and radical feminism; mimicry; Nigeria; patriarchal violence; postcolonialism; self-empowerment; womanism;

   Abstract : Using womanist theory as a theoretical framework, this study has analyzed identity formation and self-empowerment. Adichie is considered a feminist writer, but her ideals and ideas are very different from Western ideals and aim to survive and challenge patriarchal culture. READ MORE

4. 3. What Happens on Earth is Felt in Heaven : A Queer-Theological Study on the Anthropological Aspects of the Sinner in the Lutheran Concept of Justification in Relation to Indecency, Liberation, and Trauma

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi

   Author : Katja Stroeven; [2022]
   Keywords : Sinner; Liberation; Justification; Trauma; Sin; Simultaneity; Simul; Queer theology; Martin Luther; Hamartiology; Lutheran anthropology;

   Abstract : This textual analysis aims to identify and explore liberating, indecent, and anthropological un­derstandings of the sinner in Lutheran interpretations of the doctrine of justification. The un­derlying assumptions and the themes discernible within the works of Martin Luther are exam­ined along with “traditional,” and contemporary radical, queer interpretations of Lutheran jus­tification. READ MORE

5. 4. Why do some rebel groups commit acts of sexual violence, while others do not? : A qualitative study on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

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

   Author : Lisa Svenhard; [2020]
   Keywords : peace; conflict; peace and conflict studies; rebel groups; legitimacy; sexual violence; armed conflict; CRSV; rebel compliance;

   Abstract : Why do some rebel groups commit acts of sexual violence, while others do not? This thesis investigates the variation in the strategic use of sexual violence by rebel groups in armed conflict. The main argument is that strategic sexual violence should be less prevalent in legitimacy-seeking rebel groups’ repertoire of violence, as such groups aim to gain legitimacy from international and national communities. READ MORE

6. 5. Married to War : Exploring forced marriage as a socialization strategy of armed groups

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

   Author : Chiara Tulp; [2019]
   Keywords : forced marriage; armed groups; conflict; sexual violence; socialization;

   Abstract : Previous literature introduced forced marriage as a tool to socialize combatants and increase group cohesion. Yet, explanations for why armed groups select forced marriage, and for the variation in the occurrence of forced marriage across armed groups are lacking. READ MORE