Essays about: "Writer Activism"

Found 3 essays containing the words Writer Activism.

  1. 1. The Powers of Poetry: Creative writing from the Niger Delta as a tool for environmental justice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Kerime van Opijnen; [2021]
    Keywords : Human Ecology; Environmental Justice; Poetry; Writer Activism; Niger Delta; Shell; Decoloniality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Inspired by centuries of activists who used creative writing as a tool to encourage reflections and inspire change, this thesis looks at the possibility of poetry to be used as an environmental justice tool. In particular the ability of poetry from Nigeria to engage Dutch people with problems around Shell’s exploitation of the Niger Delta and its people, is investigated. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vita Havet : Whiteness and Otherness - Plaza De Mayo and Konstfack

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Cassandra Lorca Macchiavelli; [2019]
    Keywords : white supremacy; subversive interventions; disruptive aesthetics; activism; civil disobedience; architecture;

    Abstract : This text is written as a masterexam within an important Art institution in Stockholm as Konstfack, where the researcher has been studying interior and furniture design for the last five years. Therefore, it is the result of the knowledge accumulated during that period of time, in combination with the socio-cultural baggage that characterizes her identity and positioning towards the world. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rejecting Fate : The challenge of a subaltern community to the creation of a sacrifice zone in Can Sant Joan, Catalonia

    University essay from KTH/Historiska studier av teknik, vetenskap och miljö

    Author : Sergio Ruiz Cayuela; [2018]
    Keywords : political ecology; environmental justice; environmental humanities; subaltern environmentalism; slow violence; sacrifice zones; environmental humanities;

    Abstract : It was my first visit ever to the neighborhood association – in February 2017 – and the phone rang again in the contiguous room. “I’m sorry” apologized José Luis “but our colleagues are not here yet and I need to answer the phone”. READ MORE