Essays about: "cultural legacies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words cultural legacies.

  1. 1. Traces of Iron Age activities at Kullen - A New Synthesis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Karolina Jacobsen; [2023]
    Keywords : iron age; Scania; kullaberg; kullen; social structures; GIS; spatial analysis; assemblage theory; affordance theory; entanglement theory; power; resources; older remains; social roles; sites; functions; landscape archaeology; social; culture; activities; cultural landscapes; historical legacies; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region. The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities during this period in the areas. READ MORE

  3. 2. Colonial Tendencies of Voluntourism: A Postcolonial Analysis of Weltwärts Testimonials

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Amelie Aue; [2023]
    Keywords : Voluntourism; Weltwärts; Development; Postcolonial Theory; Coloniality of Power; Orientalism; white Saviorism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Voluntourism is often described as a sustainable development strategy facilitating Global Learning and cross-cultural exchange. Initiated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the voluntourism program Weltwärts strives to create stronger international partnerships, development engagement, and equitable encounters. READ MORE

  4. 3. “It’s a visceral connection” : young farmers processes of engagement in animal farming with autochthonous breeds

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

    Author : Ana Daniela Ferreira Andrade; [2022]
    Keywords : young farmers; ecosystem services; autochthonous breeds; human-animal relations;

    Abstract : Agroecosystems are valued by the provision of utilitarian services that satisfy human needs and by their non-utilitarian ascribed ecological, sociocultural or intrinsic values. Nowadays, a delicate situation of decrease of population and the fragile generational renewal comprises the risk of loss of cultural landscapes in many European rural communities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Open Legacies : Exploring Thanatosensitivity in the Context of Creators’ Digital Commons Contributions

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

    Author : Miriam Pyttel; [2022]
    Keywords : thanatosensitivity; posthumanism; digital legacy; digital heritage; death; open source; creative commons; digital commons; free culture; open-source software; memoralization; cultural heritage; GitHub; Free Music Archive; code; music; software; creators; contributions; community;

    Abstract : Technology has become closely interwoven with our lives, positioning us as authors of large and diverse databases. These extensive collections of digital assets will be left behind as digital legacies after users eventually die. READ MORE

  6. 5. Commodification of Otherness : A qualitative postcolonial analysis of representation in French contemporary cinema

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Beatrice Karlsson; [2018]
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    Abstract : This thesis investigates how colonial legacies shape representational practices in contemporary French cinema and interrogates how hierarchical differences are produced and challenged in the cinematic media. Combining the fields of postcolonial theory and culture studies enables a theoretical framework that connects contemporary cultural debates about the politics of representation with the legacies of colonial stereotypes and racialized imageries. READ MORE