Essays about: "cultural hegemony"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 50 essays containing the words cultural hegemony.

  1. 11. The Emergence of Nation Sub-Branding: A Case Study on the Discourses of 'The National Developer of Egypt'

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Amr Ammar; [2021]
    Keywords : Nation branding; sub-branding; social justice; hegemony; Laclau and Mouffe’s Theory of Discourse; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the emerging strategy of nation sub-branding and critically argues for the domestic implications it has on national identities and the falsely promoted tradition of social justice. The study situates itself within the critical cultural stream of nation branding research, rejecting, however, prior scholarly presumption that a segmented nation brand could mean less marginalization. READ MORE

  3. 12. Representation of the “Other” - Discourse of female circumcision in the Journal for Midwives

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

    Author : Anna-Kaisa Dele; [2020]
    Keywords : female genital mutilation cutting; FGM FGC; postcolonialism; midwifery; critical discourse analysis; representation; female circumcision;

    Abstract : This thesis studied the representation of female circumcision by analysing 32 articles published during the 21st century in The Journal for Midwives, the union journal of the Federation of Finnish Midwives. With critical discourse analysis, through post-colonial feminist theory, the thesis researched the ways the journal is contributing to the creation of readers’ bias regarding circumcised women and their sexuality. READ MORE

  4. 13. Ancient Human Reconstructions and aDNA : Is there an ethical dilemma?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Anna Sointula; [2020]
    Keywords : Human and Facial reconstructions; Ethics; Ethnicity; Race; Cultural identity; Archaeogenetics; aDNA; Människo och ansiktsrekonstruktioner; Etik; Etnisitet; Ras; Kulturell Identitet; Arkeogenetik; aDNA;

    Abstract : In recent years, archaeogenetic studies have been widely discussed in popular media and they have raised many questions, especially regarding cultural identity and ethnicity. This thesis discusses reconstructions based on ancient human remains and how they are related to the current academic hegemony and political circumstances in Europe. READ MORE

  5. 14. Deconstructing Diversity: An ethnographic analysis of cultural differences in an international school in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Maria Gedoz Tieppo; [2020]
    Keywords : cultural differences; diversity; international education; multicultural education; cultural authority; deconstruction; Bhabha; Deleuze; Sweden.; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to deconstruct the manner in which cultural differences are perceived and dealt with in international and multicultural school in Sweden by combining postcolonial and poststructuralist theories. Applying Bhabha’s theoretical turn from cultural diversity to cultural differences, ethnographic methods were used to examine parents’ and staff member’s relationship with these differences in the school. READ MORE

  6. 15. "Stuck in Hel Joseon"

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Ella Holttinen; [2020]
    Keywords : South Korea; Hel Joseon; millennials; compressed modernity; Confucianism; neoliberalism; human capital; achievement society; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : South Korea is well known for its development miracle: the nation has managed to develop from the state of extreme poverty to the World´s 12th largest economies in a period of five decades. However, the negative consequences and side effects of this rapid growth, and issues of the contemporary Korean society has been less discussed, especially from the perspective of the Korean youth. READ MORE