Essays about: "cultural exclusion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 81 essays containing the words cultural exclusion.

  1. 1. Bathing into Belonging: An Exploration of International Students' encounters at the Swedish Sauna

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Kara Stein; [2023]
    Keywords : sauna; body; autoethnography; home; affects; Sweden; Sara Ahmed; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of Swedish sauna practices as experienced by international students at Lund University. The research objective is to navigate experiences of belonging and community formation that occur in the sauna, but also highlights how experiences of outsiderness and exclusion come to the fore in this highly sensorial environment. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Sámi – Confronted with Climate Injustices : Exposing inconsistencies within global climate mitigation measures

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

    Author : Julia Schneider; [2023]
    Keywords : sámi; climate injustice; environmental injustice; sustainability;

    Abstract : This study examines the cultural practices of the Sámi people and how they are affected by climate (in)justice within the European Union (EU). The establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has led many global actors such as the EU to commit and implement sustainable mitigation strategies. READ MORE

  4. 3. ‘If You Wait for the Right Moment, It Might Never Come – Do It Now’ : A Study of Discourse on Reproduction and Representations of Parenthood in Bulgarian Media Initiatives to Stimulate a Higher Birth Rate

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Petrova Ivona; [2023]
    Keywords : CDA. gender; representation; media; discourse; Bulgaria;

    Abstract : This study examines the discourses on reproduction and parenthood produced through media initiatives aimed at stimulating a higher birth rate in Bulgaria. It focuses on gender inequality issues in Bulgaria through the lenses of feminist media theory, cultural studies and theoretical frameworks from critical discourse analysis. READ MORE

  5. 4. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Izabell Zaza; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; state-owned-enterprises; business and human rights; indigenous peoples; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. READ MORE

  6. 5. Stolen moments: a mixed-method thesis on loneliness in tertiary education

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hjalmar Durling; [2023]
    Keywords : loneliness; university; social exclusion; emotional loneliness; social loneliness; mixed-method; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis employs a mixed-method sequential explanatory design to investigate perceived loneliness. In the first phase, using survey data from SOM-undersökningen (2023), the quantitative analysis uncovers an association between tertiary education and perceived loneliness in Sweden; diverging from established literature that links education to improved subjective health outcomes. READ MORE