Essays about: "critiques of capitalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words critiques of capitalism.

1. 1. Capitalism, Industrialism, and Hard Times : Satire and Social Critique in Charles Dickens’ Hard Times

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Seth Blohm; [2023]
   Keywords : Marxism; Satire; Hard Times; Class Struggle; Social Stratification; Alienation; Mechanization; Capitalism;

   Abstract : This essay will analyze a selection of characters from Charles Dickens’ novel Hard Times. Characterizations will be analyzed by using a Marxist theoretical framework, e.g., characters’ relations to Marxist concepts such as class struggle, alienation, and stratification will be studied. READ MORE

3. 2. Conviviality and Conscience: How Degrowth and Abolition Theory Critique and Re-envision Welfare States

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Jillian Fields-Hirschler; [2023]
   Keywords : Abolition; Degrowth; Anti-capitalism; Post-growth; Welfare Critique; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Abolition theory and degrowth theory address important issues in the social-political world. An emergent discipline (in academia), abolition theory carefully dissects the ideological and historical underpinnings of the current system of police and prisons in the United States. It offers a systematic critique of their impact. READ MORE

4. 3. Popular and Contextual Trans Representation : A Case Study of Normative Trans Representation in the Media

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

   Author : Kim Cannerstad; [2023]
   Keywords : Anti-gender ideology; Capitalism; ContraPoints; Disclosure; Gutsy; Tiffany Moore; Transfeminism;

   Abstract : This thesis represents an investigative critique of ethics in mass media representation of trans people. It advances its respective set of ethics regarding trans representation by critically examining how contemporary capitalist media produces a more "sanitized" trans representation that fails to reflect the material living conditions of the immense majority of trans people underneath the regime of capitalism. READ MORE

5. 4. AI-based Automated Decision Making: An investigative study on how it impacts the rule of law and the case for regulatory safeguards

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Sean Stevens; [2022]
   Keywords : Artificial intelligence; automating governance; automated decision making; rule of law; transparency; accountability; profiling; predictive policing; surveillance capitalism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The development and expansion of artificial intelligence have significant potential to benefit humanity; however, the risks posed by AI-related tools have also become a growing concern over the past decade. From the standpoint of human rights violations AI-related bias, discriminatory practices, data protection practices and violations or potential infringements on fundamental rights are some of the core concerns revolving around this evolving technology. READ MORE

6. 5. Pipe dreams and power struggles : a case study of political discourse and first-hand experiences of the Baltic Pipe Project in Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Teresa Geertsen; [2020]
   Keywords : The Baltic Pipe Project; carbon lock-in; gas lock-in; fossil fuels; scalar politics; political ecology; fossil capitalism; energy politics; bridging fuels; the green transition.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : At this pivotal point in history where we must drastically cut global green house gas emissions to curb the brunt of the climate crisis, fossil fuel infrastructure expansion continues to be prioritized by industry and governing institutions. This study examines one such initiative, namely the Baltic Pipe Project, which will transport natural gas from Norway, through Denmark to Poland. READ MORE