Essays about: "essay on media and human rights"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words essay on media and human rights.

1. 1. Exploring the British newspapers´ representation of Private Security Companies in detention centres in the UK Ayla Arslan Waltersson Global Studies, University of Gothenburg Examensarbete för kandidatexamen i Globala studier Bachelor thesis in Global Studies, GS1511 Spring term 2023 Supervisor: Aly Verjee Word count

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Arslan Waltersson Ayla; [2023-10-18]
   Keywords : Private security companies; private contractors; detention centres; asylum seekers; neo-liberalism; governmentality;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the prominent narratives on Private Security Companies (PSCs) in British news articles surrounding privatised detention centres for immigrants and asylum seekers. PSCs have become increasingly significant in migration-related activities, not least in neoliberal states such as the UK. READ MORE

3. 2. “To be or not to be?” - an essay about the debate that emerged from the opposition of Rebecca Tuvel's article and it’s examination regarding the concept of humanity.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Ismar Didic; [2018]
   Keywords : Transgender; gender; race; sexism; racism; human rights; rights; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : I april 2017, blev Rebecca Tuvel, en av författarna till den feministiska filosofiskriften Hypatia, kritiserad för en artikel som hon hade skrivit och som hade publicerats av den akademiska tidskriften. Artikeln som Tuvel skrev, innefattade ett jämförande av Rachel Dolezal, en vit kvinna som identifierade sig som svart, med det av Caitlyn Jenner, en trans kvinna. READ MORE

4. 3. Addressing impunity through State accountability? A study on responsibility for human rights violations committed by UN peacekeepers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Fanny Zakrisson; [2015]
   Keywords : public international law; human rights law; UN; peacekeeping; ECHR; extraterritorial jurisdiction; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In 2015, media reported on new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by UN peacekeepers against civilians. This was not the first time such allegations were made. Although a number of measures have been taken at the UN level to combat these crimes, the problem persists. READ MORE

5. 4. Examining the existence of narratives in news reporting : an investigation of the stories told by Russian media within the frame of the Crimean crisis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Cornelia Norén; [2014]
   Keywords : Narrative; Newspaper; Anaysis; Crisis; Crimea; Ukraine; Russia; United States; Narrative Analysis; human rights; mänskliga rättigheter; Conflict; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This essay has as its aim to investigate articles deriving from the two news organisations the Moscow Times and Russia Today. The articles examined are treating the Russian inbreak on the Crimean peninsula taking place in march 2014, and the purpose of the examination is to see what narratives are emerging when the news corporations repeatedly are covering the event, and if the two narratives are similar to each other. READ MORE

6. 5. "Let Only Your Corpse Come Out of that House" : an Analysis of Contemporary Dowry Discourses in Indian Newspapers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Harpreet Singh; [2011]
   Keywords : Human Rights; Dowry; Dowry deaths; Domestic violence; Marriage; Frames; Journalists’ frames; Media content; Dowry suicides; Women; Modernization; India; mänskliga rättigheter; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine the complex social and cultural practice of dowry, and violence related to dowry, in India. The dowry system may at first appear to be an old-fashioned and traditional institution that in face of modernization would slowly fade away. READ MORE