Essays about: "contemporary social structures"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 73 essays containing the words contemporary social structures.

1. 16. Frankenstein's Mother - Mapping structures, and researching ways of creating new ones, within the interrelated entanglement of artistic practice and motherhood

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

   Author : Clara Aldén; [2021-01-11]
   Keywords : Motherhood; Clanarchist; Hegemonies; Feminism;

   Abstract : American artist Judy Chicago once told another artist, Helen Million Ruby, that she had to choose between her children and artistic practice. When asked about this, she commented that she was not giving an ultimatum but merely stating a fact. READ MORE

3. 17. Torget som demokratisk arena : en nödvändighet eller en anakronism?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Hanna Alfredsson; [2021]
   Keywords : demokrati; demonstration; möten; torg; gestaltning; democracy; demonstrations; public space;

   Abstract : Torgen har haft en roll i demokratiseringsprocesser under hundratals år och tycks fortfarande spela en viktig roll, trots att en stor del av det politiska samtalet idag sker på internet. Inte minst har vi kunnat se detta under 2020 då stora grupper människor har gett sig ut och demonstrerat – en global pandemi till trots. READ MORE

4. 18. Keep it Radical”: A qualitative analysis of contemporary queer discourse around gay pride

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Aikaterini Tomana; [2021]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the last 50 years the gay pride movement has gained more momentum worldwide than ever before. The increased visibility obtained from the Stonewall riots of 1969 in the US, granted queer identities agency. READ MORE

5. 19. Emergency Powers & Human Rights: Shield or Sword? Analysing the emergency powers paradox in a Southeast Asian context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Paola Zuleta; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The state of emergency – the governmental provision of imposing exceptional powers applicable to emergencies – is a characteristic shared by a majority of national governments. The possibility to invoke emergency provisions, albeit necessary, is inherently vulnerable to abuse. READ MORE

6. 20. Mobilising the Lebanese Diaspora in Times of Political Turmoil at “Home” : Investigating online engagement practices and the roles of the alternative online medium Thawra Chronicles in the context of the Lebanese Revolution 2019

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Victoria Becker; [2021]
   Keywords : digital diaspora; Lebanese diaspora; digital activism; awareness activism; alternative media; Lebanese Revolution 2019; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research focuses on the contemporary case study of the Thawra Chronicles, founded by three London-based members of the Lebanese diaspora in the wake of the Lebanese Revolution in early October 2019 to support the social movement from afar, targeting non-Lebanese individuals as well as Lebanese within and beyond its borders. Thawra Chronicles is a multifaceted, independent alternative online outlet aiming at commemorating the revolution, by providing information, curating art as well as serving as a space of participation through the upload of user-generated content and pledges. READ MORE