Essays about: "biopower"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the word biopower.

  1. 1. Dances with Deer: The Deadly Entanglements of Becoming Deer in Jægersborg Dyrehave

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Jorinde Bosma; [2023]
    Keywords : deer; performativity; agential realism; becoming-with; human animal relationships; multispecies ethnography; posthumanism; choreographies; materiality; biopower; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : In the small Danish nature park of Jægersborg Dyrehave, there live over two thousand deer. During their lives, they become encounters for visitors, managers of nature, targets to be culled, meat to be eaten, and more. In this thesis, I explore what it means to be deer in Dyrehaven. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Pursuit of Power : Political Power vs Individual Freedom: China’s Control and Surveillance

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Andrea Jonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social control; Surveillance; Privacy regulations; Uyghurs; Human Rights;

    Abstract : China has implemented social control mechanisms that operates through various technologies, such as surveillance, a social credit system and online censorship.  The aim is to gain insight in how these mechanisms might infringe on the human rights of their citizens, and especially the minority group Uyghur. READ MORE

  4. 3. Humanitarian Palliative Care : On the threshold of concern

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Lea Lyngø; [2023]
    Keywords : Humanitarian action; humanitarianism; palliative care; anthropology; biopolitics; biopower; liminality; discourse; guidelines;

    Abstract : Humanitarian organizations and research groups are increasingly considering the potential of integrating palliative care into humanitarian health responses. While studies on the topic frequently examine the obstacles of integrating palliative care into humanitarian action, the field is marked by notable research gaps, particularly concerning assessments of practice, the impact of guidelines, as well as critical inquiries into the moral and conceptual implications of a “humanitarian palliative care”. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pathways for the Cuban energy transition and its CLEWs interactions

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Malin Pehrs; Sascha Partanen; [2022]
    Keywords : Cuba; energy transition; renewable power production; CLEWs; OSeMOSYS; bagasse; Kuba; energiomställning; förnybar kraftproduktion; CLEWs; OSeMOSYS; bagass;

    Abstract : Transitioning from an energy system based on fossil fuels to an energy system based on renewables is necessary to limit global warming and comes with both opportunities and challenges. National policies in Cuba look toward the domestic sugar industry for synergies in this transition, and bagasse is projected to play a key role in the future electricity system. READ MORE

  6. 5. “You are the only disabled student here; you must conform to us!” A Foucauldian discourse analysis of inclusive education and disability in Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Diva Arulita; [2022]
    Keywords : Critical disability studies; inclusive education in Indonesia; Foucauldian discourse analysis; biopower; discourse; ableism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It has been almost 20 years since inclusive education was first implemented in Indonesia; however, based on the previous studies, the realities surrounding inclusive education strategies remain disappointing as disabled students continue to face discrimination and segregation in school. By taking into account how inclusive education discourse is constituted within national documents and affects the reality of disabled students in their school environment, the thesis attempts to reveal why inclusive education has not been supporting the well-being of disabled students. READ MORE