Essays about: "cultural hegemony"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 50 essays containing the words cultural hegemony.

  1. 36. Sub-cultural resistance and representations of the Sami : Conflicts of interest in the Umeå2014Capital of Culture project

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Sanna Hyvönen; [2015]
    Keywords : ECOC; Umeå2014; Sami; alternative culture; hegemony; place branding;

    Abstract : The Cultural Capital of Europe project aims to highlight and promote culture of a specific region in Europe during a calendar year. Umeå was chosen to become the Capital of Culture in 2014 and highlight the northern corner of Europe. READ MORE

  3. 37. Postcolonial Literature in the Language Classroom

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Sanele Gumpo; [2014-10-13]
    Keywords : Postcolonial literature and theory; language classroom; Eurocentric hegemony; Eurocentric education;

    Abstract : This thesis is inspired by my own experiences with the lack of cultural diversity in teachers’ choices of English literature in the upper secondary language classroom. The essay is going to highlight teacher’s tendencies of neglecting postcolonial literature. READ MORE

  4. 38. Scarce abundance : a critical analysis of Iceland’s renewable energy sector in times of growth’s cultural hegemony

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Hrönn Guðmundsdóttir; [2014]
    Keywords : Sustainability science; ecological modernisation; hydropower and geothermal energy; carbon fetishism; argumentative discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Renewable energy is increasingly gaining currency as a sustainable substitute for fossil fuels. Iceland has been framed as one of the world’s renewable energy success cases and the country’s renewable energy production has multiplied in recent decades. This thesis approaches Iceland’s renewable energy sector from a critical perspective. READ MORE

  5. 39. ‘WONDER WOMAN HAPPY MAGIC FUN SWORD GIRL SEXY! SEXY! FIGHT! FIGHT!’

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Gustav Thoreson; [2014]
    Keywords : Wonder Woman; Gail Simone; Parody; the Dialogic; Masquerade; Mimesis; Luce Irigaray; Mass Culture; M.M. Bakhtin; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : In this thesis I explore the conceptual relationships between Parody, the body and space in via the writer Gail Simone’s version of the comic book heroine Wonder Woman. I develop a critical re-imag(e)ination of performativity, space and the body in contemporary mass culture via Gail Simone’s Wonder Woman. READ MORE

  6. 40. Desirability, Values and Ideology in CNN Travel -- Discourse Analysis on Travel Stories

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Emmi Laine; [2013]
    Keywords : CNN Travel; travel journalism; online journalism; qualitative discourse analysis; Norman Fairclough´s model of evaluation; representation; values; ideology; power; Antonio Grasmci; hegemony; Michel Foucault; the regime of truth; consumerism; John Urry; the tourist gaze; Edward Said; othering.;

    Abstract : Title: Values, Desirability and Ideology in CNN Travel -- a Discourse Analysis on Travel Stories Author: Emmi Laine Course: Journalistikvetenskap, Kandidatkurs, H13 J Kand (Bachelor of Journalism, Fall 2013), JMK, Stockholm University, Sweden Aim: The aim is to examine which values and ideologies CNN Travel fulfills in their stories. Method: Qualitative discourse analysis. READ MORE