Essays about: "Warsaw"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the word Warsaw.
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1. Elite Education for the People? : Nuances of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in Polish High Schools
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudierAbstract : The International Baccalaureate (IB), a private curriculum associated largely with exclusive education for transnationally mobile upper classes, has recently began to quietly enter public, national education systems, offering its alternative, elite schooling in tuition-free state institutions. This paper explores the nuanced case of Poland, where IB diploma program is offered as one of the tracks within state schools, existing side-by-side and competing with the national curriculum. READ MORE
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2. “I Want to Tell You a Story”: Exploring the Role of Narratives in Documenting Sexual Violence During the Holocaust : A Study of Survivor Testimonies from the Warsaw and Łódź Ghettos
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen; Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : This qualitative research study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the narratives surrounding the experience of sexual violence during the Holocaust, focusing on the localized context of the Warsaw and Łódź ghettos and their immediate surroundings. The main objectives of this research are to examine how Holocaust survivors recount experiences of sexual violence in video testimonies and investigate the scope of sexual violence in the localized context by analyzing different perpetrator groups and the power relations that enabled sexual violence in the ghettos and in hiding. READ MORE
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3. The Conservative Turn : Formation of a Right-wing Discourse around the Exhibition Sztuka Polityczna in Warsaw
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study examines the ideological shift towards right-wing conservatism within specific segments of the Polish contemporary art scene following the Law and Justice Party (PiS) rise in 2015. The party's cultural policies, aligned with nationalist and right-wing ideologies, brought significant changes to institutions like Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art (CSW), reflecting a broader trend seen in Poland for many years. READ MORE
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4. Media representation of the LGBTQ+ community in Poland : Framing of politicized issues as a representation of political parallelism in the Polish public service broadcaster TVP
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medierAbstract : This Master’s thesis analyzes the narratives that are used to portray the LGBTQ+ community and how they relate to the political parallelism of the Polish media system. The focus is on the online edition of TVP Info – the news channel of TVP, Poland’s public service broadcaster. READ MORE
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5. Agency in the Warsaw Ghetto : An Intersectional Analysis of the Daily Life, Survival, and Death of Elderly Jews
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : In Holocaust research, the study of elderly Jews in Nazi German ghettos remains a blind spot. This thesis begins to fill the research gap by exploring the everyday life of elderly Jews and their agency under the structural conditions of the Warsaw ghetto. READ MORE
