Essays about: "cultural centre"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 143 essays containing the words cultural centre.

  1. 21. The New Life Across IJ--Shaping an Innovative Community Model in Amsterdam Noord- IJ Plein in 2050

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Qiwei Sun; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban Regeneration; Student Housing; Social-cultural Development; Innovative Community Design;

    Abstract : After Brexit, the city of Amsterdam has been boosting its attractive power for people around the world, becoming a major international centre in Europe and one of the most interesting social-cultural and innovation hubs of the globe. While the city grows, it pursues ambitious objectives related to sustainable development, social inclusion, housing shortage and heritage protection. READ MORE

  3. 22. Berättelser från ett kulturlandskap : ett gestaltningsförslag för Nikkaluokta turistanläggnings utemiljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Alexander Morell; [2022]
    Keywords : Landskapsnarrativ; fjällen; kulturlandskap; Sápmi; samisk arkitektur;

    Abstract : Samernas traditionella marker, Sápmi, har en lång historia av kolonialism och förtryck. I bygget av den svenska nationella identitet har fjällen ofta porträtterats som en orörd natur, vars storslagenhet symboliserade nationens storhet. READ MORE

  4. 23. The elephant in the protest march: socially organised denial within climate movements at the UNFCCC

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

    Author : Frances Mills; [2021]
    Keywords : UNFCCC; climate change; environmental activism; social movements; NGOs; cultural hegemony; NGOization; socially organised denial; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2011, Kari Norgaard detailed how socially organised denial facilitates inaction on climate change, even among individuals who express concern. Here, I expand on Norgaard’s theory by exploring how a form of this denial could exist even among those who centre climate activism in their personal or professional lives. READ MORE

  5. 24. A Centre for Comics

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Martin Piazzolla; [2021]
    Keywords : comics; slakthusområdet; building; centre; serier; centrum;

    Abstract : A building for experiencing and creating comics in many different ways - reading, exhibtiong, drawing, printing - while also being a dynamic, inviting cultural institution in the district of Slakthusområdet. Containing professional, educational and public functions, the bullding aims to create a ”synergy effect” from the interaction between artists, students, editors and other people working with comics. READ MORE

  6. 25. A Marxist Reading Of Things Fall Apart In The Esl Classrom : Exploring Colonial Socio-economic Exploitation in the Nigerian Context

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Arthur E. Nkalubo; [2021]
    Keywords : Things Fall Apart; Capitalism; colonialism; community; critical literacy; CLP; and ESL; land expropriation; Marxism; Primitive accumulation; socio-economic; social class;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how a critical reading of the novel Things Fall Apart (1958) can provide valuable perspective for educators and students when examining socio-economic issues in  a colonial context in the ESL classroom. The main issues being analysed are how the novel reveals and explores socio-economic forms of exploitation under colonialism, and how a critical reading of the novel can be used in teaching to inform and persuade learners about social injustices. READ MORE