Essays about: "diaspora media"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words diaspora media.

  1. 21. Reading the Diaspora

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Krisztina Orbán; [2018]
    Keywords : books; audience studies; white minorities; transculturality; cultural identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis set the goal to contribute to the fields of diaspora studies and cultural studies from a media and communication studies angle by addressing the blank spots ‘white minorities’ and book use. White diasporas are nearly invisible within academia and very often ‘under the radar’ in society as well. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Postmodern Aesthetic of Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Jonathan Urch; [2018]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis examines The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007) by Junot Díaz as an example of postmodern fiction. The thesis begins with a background chapter that outlines the central characteristics of postmodern fiction, followed by three chapters that tackle one main postmodern aspect of the novel each: fragmentation, metafiction and intertextuality. READ MORE

  4. 23. ICT4D? Social Media and Small Media use during the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon

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

    Author : Agborsangaya Nkongho Salome; [2018]
    Keywords : Social media; Diaspora; Small Media; Activism; ICT4D;

    Abstract : This project analyses the role of social media and small media use during the ongoing Anglophone crisis in Cameroon by projecting social media as a product of new ICTs used to bring positive social change. An argument is raised to address some of the inadequacies that have centered around social media and protest with a focus on the Anglophone crisis. READ MORE

  5. 24. A Quantitative Content Analysis of Newspapers from Florida’s Cuban Diaspora. To what extent is soft power expressed in the writings of journalists and other editors? (July, 2016 - July, 2017)

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

    Author : Rhea-Leigh O'Shea; [2018]
    Keywords : Cuba; Soft Power; Cuban Diaspora; Media; Quantitative Content Analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the US-based Cuban community through conducting a Quantitative Content Analysis (QCA) on three of the most popular, diasporic newspapers. The manifest content of 30 editorials and other news articles was analysed, utilising deductive reasoning to uncover the presence of soft power. READ MORE

  6. 25. Reclaiming the Homeland - A Case Study of The Gambian Diaspora

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

    Author : Jankeh Jobe; [2018]
    Keywords : Diasporas; The Gambia; Social Movement Theory; Political Mobilization;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to analyse the role of the Gambian diaspora activists in Gambian politics particularly during the December 1st, 2016, Presidential election in which the long-time dictator Yahya Jammeh was defeated by the less experienced and known Adama Barrow. Despite an extensive mobilization effort over the past twenty-two years, spanning across continents, the fragile and disorganized Gambian diaspora has been unable to exert influence in Gambian politics due to unfavourable domestic conditions such as the unwillingness of the opposition to unite as well as state repression. READ MORE