Essays about: "diasporic identity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 24 essays containing the words diasporic identity.

  1. 6. The Activist’s Game : How do intersectionally marginalised independent game designers contribute to social justice movements? How does their digital artistic practice disrupt archival practices?

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

    Author : Nina Martin; [2021]
    Keywords : game design; intersectionality; digital archiving; social movements; storytelling;

    Abstract : This Degree Project (DP) focuses on an under-researched area in the field of ComDev, namely the study of entertaining games. It explores and asks how independent and intersectionally marginalised game designers contribute to social justice movements. READ MORE

  3. 7. The African Presence and Limits of Double Consciousness in Caryl Phillips's Crossing the River

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Tanya Odenyo; [2021]
    Keywords : Double consciousness; representation; African diaspora; identity;

    Abstract : Set against the backdrop of the Transatlantic slave trade, Caryl Phillips’s Crossing the River can be read as a novel which explores severed family ties and the intertwined relationship between the dominant and the subdued within the African diaspora. Questions concerning “race”, identity and representation can be traced in all the narratives and are also the focus of this essay. READ MORE

  4. 8. Mobilising the Lebanese Diaspora in Times of Political Turmoil at “Home” : Investigating online engagement practices and the roles of the alternative online medium Thawra Chronicles in the context of the Lebanese Revolution 2019

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Victoria Becker; [2021]
    Keywords : digital diaspora; Lebanese diaspora; digital activism; awareness activism; alternative media; Lebanese Revolution 2019; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the contemporary case study of the Thawra Chronicles, founded by three London-based members of the Lebanese diaspora in the wake of the Lebanese Revolution in early October 2019 to support the social movement from afar, targeting non-Lebanese individuals as well as Lebanese within and beyond its borders. Thawra Chronicles is a multifaceted, independent alternative online outlet aiming at commemorating the revolution, by providing information, curating art as well as serving as a space of participation through the upload of user-generated content and pledges. READ MORE

  5. 9. Collective weaving of territories: Exploring diasporic identities with Latin American migrants

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

    Author : Yénika Castillo Muñoz; [2020]
    Keywords : interaction design; design for decoloniality; decolonial design; Decolonising design; speculative design; chicano feminism; transnational feminism; migration; diasporic identitites; Latin America; codesign;

    Abstract : Den här interaktionsdesign uppsatsen bidrar till en omgående diskussion på Avkoloniserande design. Särskild genom att utforska identiteter i diaspora med latinamerikanska migranter. READ MORE

  6. 10. Chinese Digital Diasporic Media and The Shaping of Identity: The Case of UKzone

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

    Author : Yihan Qiu; [2020]
    Keywords : China; Chinese media; Diaspora; Digital diaspora; WeChat; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The expansion of Chinese media’s global influence has attracted many attentions around the world. When scholars focus on describing how the state-owned media extend beyond borders to reach audience around the globe, the long-existed Chinese diasporic media overseas are lack of discussion. READ MORE