Essays about: "equality discourses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 67 essays containing the words equality discourses.

1. 1. Frankenstein; or, A Multimodal Strategy to Teach Othering in the Context of Swedish Upper Secondary Education : An Analysis of Othering in the Story About Frankenstein and His Creature, from a Multimodal Perspective

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Per Nyberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Curriculum; Didactics; Exclusion; Exoticism; Frankenstein; Gothic; Graphic novel; Literature; Multimodal; Multimodality; Othering; Racism; Shelley; Students;

   Abstract : The curriculum for Sweden’s upper secondary schools emphasises that specifically exclusion should be prevented, and that equality between all humans should permeate the education. This essay maintains that the post-colonial concept of othering, with help from Mary Shelley’s story about Frankenstein and his monster, could be used to educate upper secondary school students about these important matters. READ MORE

3. 2. THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTBETWEEN THE UNITEDKINGDOM AND RWANDA INTHE CONTEXT OFPOSTCOLONIALISM ANDEXTERNALIZATION : Critical discourse analysis of GOV.UK documents about thepartnership agreement between the UK and Rwanda

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Parviainen Parviainen; [2023]
   Keywords : Rwanda; United Kingdom; Refugee externalization; Migration and Economic Development Partnership; Refugee policy;

   Abstract : Externalization agreements have become more common in Europe after 2015, and one of the mostrecent ones is the Migration and Economic Development Partnership agreement between the UnitedKingdom (UK) and Rwanda. According to that agreement people who are seeking safety from theUK are going to be transferred to Rwanda where their asylum claim is assessed and if they are grantedrefugee status they are going to be settled in Rwanda. READ MORE

4. 3. Why Educating Girls Is More Important? : Human Capital, Human Rights and Capability approaches to the Importance of Girls’ Education

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Sineka Jayasundara; [2023]
   Keywords : Girls’ education; human capital; human rights; capabilities; development agencies; critical discourse analysis; what is the problem represented;

   Abstract : Girls’ education is one of the main attributes that contribute to the development of a nation and society. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how the girls’ education is discursively constructed by the development agencies promoting girls’ education. READ MORE

5. 4. Who is “woman”? : A Discourse Analysis of IOC Transgender Recommendations that are Governing Women Bodies in Elite Sport

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Nada Parcina; [2023]
   Keywords : transgender; transwomen; International Olympic Committee; IOC transgender policies;

   Abstract : Abstract: The world of sport is a world of sex segregation. This is true both for the elite sport and for amateur sport. Only a handful of sport disciplines defy this norm. Historically, this segregation had roots in discrimination, sexism and chauvinism. READ MORE

6. 5. Are we ready to talk about feminist game mechanics?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Caterina Blomgren; [2023]
   Keywords : feminism; video games; game mechanics; procedurality; procedural feminism; feminist games;

   Abstract : While character design and representation have been extensively discussed within feminist discourse, the attention given to game mechanics has been limited. This study aims to challenge the assumption that feminist ideals in video games can only be conveyed through narrative elements and investigate the potential of integrating feminist principles into game design, with a specific focus on game mechanics. READ MORE