Essays about: "early modern period"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 70 essays containing the words early modern period.
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1. To Gender or Not to Gender : A critical reassessment of how gender is – and can be – approached in archaeology, exemplified in two Scandinavian burial assemblages dating to the early Medieval period
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : Gender research in archaeology is a complex topic that puzzled scholars for decades. The past 50 years of it has seen a lot of theorizing, heated discussions, and requests for new additions to the archaeological toolkit so that this type of research can get a proper launch. READ MORE
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2. Encountering Diversity Before and Beyond the District Courts : The Saamis’ Situation in North-Western Jämtland 1649–1700
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis utilises district court records from the three judicial districts of Hammerdal, Offerdal, and Undersåker to shed light on Saamis’ presence in north-western Jämtland during the seventeenth century. The research question posed is how encounters with the local communities shaped the Saamis’ situation during a period of emerging colonial mores and contributes to the discussion on how encounters with others impacted the situation for the Saami in early modern Sweden. READ MORE
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3. Roots of Institutional Transformation: Hamburg in the late 16th and early 17th centuries
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This study examines the beginnings of Hamburg’s institutional transformation from a predominantly Hanseatic-style city to a Northern European financial and economic center. Existing literature has repeatedly pointed out the importance of migrants in the diffusion of economic institutions in the early modern period. READ MORE
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4. Shakespeare's Language : Styles and meanings in King Lear relating to power
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This is a linguistic study that will apply theories as a way of understanding the contexts of aspects of the play King Lear by William Shakespeare, as they relate to the possession, and exercise of power. It focuses on targeting and exploring the language of the play and how it impacts characters’ behaviour to gain or sustain power. READ MORE
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5. Climate Action, Now? : A Comparative Case Study of Protests from the Early Dutch Environmental Movement to Protests from the Contemporary Dutch Environmental Movement
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This study compares repertoire and framing between two protests in the early Dutch environmental movement and two protests in the modern Dutch environmental movement. The aim of the study is to find differences and similarities between the two time periods the protests take place in. READ MORE
