Essays about: "caste system"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the words caste system.
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6. Dalit Literature and Experience A Journey towards Empathy : Character portrayals in short stories of Jayprakash Kardam and Ajay Navaria
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiAbstract : During the last decades, a Hindi Dalit literary movement has emerged in North India. This essay is a study and comparison on character portrayals in short stories by two authors from this movement, Jayprakash Kardam and Ajay Navaria. READ MORE
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7. Education Meets Gender : Tracing the Beginning of Learning Gender, the Search for Identity and Representation in Indian Textbooks
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : Gender equality is something that most countries around the globe are trying to achieve. Education is one of the major factors that can bring about significant change as it can shape young minds to nurture a more equal future. READ MORE
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8. Shaping social and political identity : A critical discourse anlysis of the Bharatiya Janta Party
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This research paper uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to analyse texts produced by the political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India. The analysis use Machin and Mayr’s (2012) concepts of Language and Identity and Nominalisation and Presupposition with the aim to understand how the BJP can influence the democratic society in India through discourse. READ MORE
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9. Life or Death: Biopower and Racism in Huxley´s Brave New World
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/EngelskaAbstract : Aldous Huxley´s Brave New World describes how a totalitarian power has taken control over both body and mind of the whole population. A hierarchical caste system, where a person´s role in society is predetermined long before birth, maintains stability together with brain-washing methods and propaganda. READ MORE
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10. A case study of post-earthquake consequences for women within marginalized groups in Nepal : A qualitative case study with the aim to explore the consequences for women within marginalized groups in a post-earthquake society
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : This report is the outcome of a case study conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2016. The purpose of the study is to investigate in the consequences of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, from the perspective of women within socioeconomically vulnerable groups. READ MORE