Essays about: "cultural theory critique"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the words cultural theory critique.

  1. 16. Do transnational activities hinder integration? : A critical appraisal of assimilation theory in relation to migrant transnationalism

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Andrea Monti; [2015]
    Keywords : Integration; migrant assimilation; transnationalism; transnational activities; acculturation strategies; LNU-UFB;

    Abstract : Transnational perspectives on migration have challenged conventional understandings of migrant assimilation. However, theories on the relation between transnational engagement and integration are still offering a quite dualistic picture. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Portrayal of Iranian Women in Swedish Public Service Television : Case studies of two recent documentary films

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Zahra Bagherishad; [2014]
    Keywords : SVT; Iranian women; intersectionality; social actor; documentary film;

    Abstract : Considering recent researches on representation of women from Islamic countries in western media including Sweden, the portrayal of “Muslim women” in general and images of Iranian women in particular is classified in a sets of stereotypes such as oppressed, dangerous, backward, rough, traditional, veiled and uncivilized through the framework of concepts related to sexually constrained, tradition-bound, domestic, family-oriented, victimized. The purpose of this thesis was studying two most recent documentary films broadcasting on Swedish television, Min Stulna Revolution and Sahar och hennes fru, which depict Iranian women living in Sweden as challenging rather than confirming traditional stereotypes of “Muslim women”. READ MORE

  4. 18. Revealing the Silent Message of the Museum: The Legacies of Institutional Critique

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Alexandra King; [2012-07-06]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Joining reflections examining the legacies of institutional critique, this thesis focuses on the transforming roles of its producers, consumers and targets. A theoretical thesis emerging from desk-based research, it uses Pierre Bourdieu’s Field Theory to examine agents in the cultural field. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Discourse of Geisha : In the Case of Memoirs of a Geisha

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Jin Jin; [2011]
    Keywords : discourse analysis; Memoirs of a Geisha; authenticity; national identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the hidden perspectives and ideologies behind the discourse of geisha in the case of Memoirs of a Geisha. This study considers Memoirs of a Geisha as an event that consists of different cultural texts and their social and historical contexts, in which the discourse of geisha is embodied. READ MORE

  6. 20. A Process of Becoming : a Digital Media Department's Place Within the Swedish Newspaper Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Jacob Stenberg; [2010]
    Keywords : newspaper industry; digital media; digitization; new economy; new media; MACA; ICT; non-representational theory; Sydsvenskan; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : I have in this thesis conducted fieldwork at the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan's digital media department. I was curious to find out how or if the financial instability that is currently sweeping across the newspaper industry is embodied through praxis within a department that many are eager to blame the instability for – that is, a digital media department. READ MORE