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  1. 1. The Self and the Group - Identity-making among political activists in northeast Italy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Emanuele Lars Ruggero Bergquist; [2021]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; social centers; radical left; political activism; no-global movement; Italy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on representation modes among Italian political activists, engaged in multiple fights against globalization and neo-capitalism, by illustrating how participants in the Italian no-global movement build their identity. Through a number of interviews and participant observation, which build the empirical ground of this study, the activist and the group are juxtaposed, their role in the urban setting clarified and their political activism illustrated. READ MORE

  3. 2. Plant-based diets, planet power, and the patriarchy: A study on food and identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Ellen Andersson; Louise Bonnevier; [2020]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; sustainability; plant-based; identity; naturalness; ethical values; gender stereotypes; communication; consumption; globalization.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Much research has been done on the sustainability of food consumption in the science sphere, but the research on social sustainability and plant-based diets are lacking in anthropology. This thesis aims to investigate how cultural perceptions affect what we choose to eat and if these perceptions can be challenged for the sake of sustainability. READ MORE

  4. 3. Plant-based diets, planet power, and the patriarchy: A study on food and identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Louise Bonnevier; Ellen Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; sustainability; plant-based; identity; naturalness; ethical values; gender stereotypes; communication; consumption; globalization.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Much research has been done on the sustainability of food consumption in the science sphere, but the research on social sustainability and plant-based diets are lacking in anthropology. This thesis aims to investigate how cultural perceptions affect what we choose to eat and if these perceptions can be challenged for the sake of sustainability. READ MORE

  5. 4. Öresundsidentitet - En studie om regional identitet och identitetsskapande i en transnationell kontext

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Karolina Hellqvist; [2017]
    Keywords : Öresund residents; regional identity; social anthropology; boundary; transnationalism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Öresund region, or Greater Copenhagen as it also is represented as, is a cross-border region connecting Skåne with Copenhagen. Political initiatives have forced development towards a more integrated region with one regional identity. READ MORE

  6. 5. Good Times in Buenos Aires : Being an "Expat" in the City of Foreigners

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Hana Navratilova; [2014]
    Keywords : expats; immigrants; the “other”; expat-scape; Buenos Aires; Argentina;

    Abstract : The following discussion concerns the emergence of and interrelations between the concepts of expatriation, migration, and “othering” in present Buenos Aires. The arguments rest on my fieldwork in Argentina, as well as other studies from around the world. READ MORE