Essays about: "africa clothing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words africa clothing.
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1. Sustainable and Circular Business Models: Textiles in West Africa
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : West Africa’s textile and clothing (T&C) industries have persevered through the decline following the economic liberalization policies in the 1980s. This thesis seeks to explore the sustainable and circular business models which exist in the West African region. READ MORE
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2. An Exploratory Study on the Rwandan Fashion and Textile Industry
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Following the banning of imported textiles, the Government of Rwanda introduced the “Made in Rwanda” policy in 2015 to encourage local domestic markets and the citizens of the country to buy Rwandan-made products. This thesis evaluates the impact of the import restrictions or the “Made in Rwanda” policy on the Rwandan people so far. READ MORE
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3. “Dead white man’s clothes” : The influence of second hand import on young Ghanaians’ consuming patterns
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Generally, not many in the Global North are aware of the complexity behind the second hand clothing trade and donations. Today, Ghana has become one of the biggest markets for imported second hand clothing. With this, the Akan saying “Obroni Wawu” has come, and translates into “Dead White Man’s Clothes”. READ MORE
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4. Ethnic Discrimination and the Effect of Salient Middle Eastern Clothing - A Field Study in the Stockholm Subway
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The current migration crisis and terror trends have affected millions of lives across the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. In light of these events, we investigated how perceived ethnicity affects people's everyday choices, in particular, seating in the Stockholm subway, to gain an understanding of discrimination in Sweden going forward. READ MORE
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5. DEAD END : The European Movement and Disappearance of Local Traditional African Clothing Designs, Styles, and Cultural Meaning. An Exchange of Cultural Identity.
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen TextilhögskolanAbstract : This thesis aims at showcasing the movement of African cultural meaning from Africa to Europe by Europeans in their involvement in the African slave trade as well as the colonization of Africa, which was the imprisonment of the African cultural expression as well as a limitation of its development and further production. The thesis also addresses one of the reason for the global circulation of the European culture, which is the search and achievement of absolute power and control over the minds of its conquests in order to become a dominant culture. READ MORE
