Essays about: "agency"
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6. Cooperative Sustainability : a study of Arla’s Sustainable Incentive Model
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The agricultural industry is a large contributor to greenhouse emissions and therefore faces new challenges to implement sustainable practices. The rising societal demand for sustainability makes the agricultural sector dependent on working towards environmentally friendly practices. READ MORE
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7. Dark Ecology: Obscurities Illuminated
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study investigates “dark ecology” – an ecological theory formulated by Timothy Morton, based on an object-oriented ontology and claimed to offer a new perspective on how humans can and should coexist with other “objects” in the world in a better, less hostile way. Dark ecology is a critique of both an anthropocentric and a biocentric worldview, aiming to erase the dichotomy between human/nature and subject/object. READ MORE
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8. Juice/JDC ion measurement perturbations caused by spacecraft charging in the solar wind and Earth’s magnetosheath
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för fysik och astronomiAbstract : In July 2031, a new chapter in the exploration of the Jovian system will begin with the arrival of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) at Jupiter. Launched on April 14 2024 as part of ESA’s Cosmic Vision programme, the mission aims to study Jupiter and its icy Galilean moons Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede. READ MORE
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9. Contextual Implications on Sustainable Entrepreneurship : a qualitative study on Food Waste Platforms contribution to reducing food waste in Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The global issue of food waste persists, with local digital solutions emerging to address aspects of this problem. Inspired by new economic models like the shared economy, Food waste platforms embody sustainable entrepreneurship. READ MORE
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10. Writing Your Way out of a Cage : Agency and Dehumanization in Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Abstract : This thesis analyzes the conceptualization of agency as a form of resistance against dehumanizing slavery discourses present in the narrative The Underground Railroad (2016) by Colson Whitehead. For the historical contextualization and the theoretical background, the scholarly work Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi is used. READ MORE