Essays about: "ethnic identity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 233 essays containing the words ethnic identity.

1. 16. Pontic Recipes: Preserving Cultural Heritage and History

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Symeon Tsamkosoglou; [2023]
   Keywords : Pontic Greeks; ethnic group; refugees; cuisine; food; cultural heritage; digitization;

   Abstract : The cultural elements that define the identity of an ethnic group, are really important for its preservation through the ages. Language, traditions, costumes, dances, as parts of the cultural heritage, have a crucial role in it. Pontic Greeks, belong to a minority group that came to Greece after 1923. READ MORE

3. 17. “I Belong Nowhere”:Identity Construction and Othering Experience of Second-Generation Immigrants in Japan

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Sota Ohata; [2023]
   Keywords : Second-generation immigrants; Immigrants; Refugees; Migrant Education; Othering; Identity Construction; Narrative Inquiry; Biographical Methods; Japan;

   Abstract : The increase in international mobility driven by globalization has led to a profound impact on education worldwide, as evidenced by a 26% rise in the number of school-aged children with migrant and refugee backgrounds since 2000. This global trend has presented challenges for educational institutions in both countries with traditionally high immigrant populations and those previously considered homogeneous. READ MORE

4. 18. Understanding Residents’ Decision-Making in Urban Regeneration: A Case Study of Kale Neighborhood in Çorum, Turkey

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Ethan Claney; [2023]
   Keywords : urban regeneration; decision-making; Turkey; peripheral communities; squatter neighbourhoods; neoliberal authoritarianism; Gramsci; consent and coercion;

   Abstract : This study examines the decision-making processes of residents in Turkey’s urban regeneration projects employing a single case study, namely, Çorum’s Kale neighbourhood. Çorum is a city with 250,000 inhabitants located in Black Sea Region. READ MORE

5. 19. Looking for Sápmi: Navigating representations of Sámi history and Sámi culture in Southern Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Laurine Palomba; [2023]
   Keywords : Sámi people; Sweden; official institutions; representation; social anthropology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In Skåne, Southern region of Sweden, where the idea that no Sámis live in the area is largely spread across the Swedish population, the few Sámis living there find themselves navigating their ethnic identity, between performativity, agency, and making use of the policies implemented at a national level. In a context of ongoing decolonisation of the Sámis and their lands, official institutions such as public libraries and museums, following the laws and regulations they are subjected to, are working towards an evolution of their structure, their actions, and a wider inclusion of Sámi people in their institutions. READ MORE

6. 20. Collective Genocidal Intent in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Maxwin Paul Rayen; [2023]
   Keywords : Genocide; Tamil; Sri Lanka; Humanitarian law; Human Rights Law; Genocidal Intent; Tamil Genocide; War; Non-International Armed Conflict; Justice; International Law; International Criminal Law; ICTR; ICTY; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The end of the Sri Lankan war was marked by a devastating loss of life, with hundreds of thousands of casualties. Amidst this tragedy, victims have claimed that the crimes committed against them constitute genocide, specifically targeting the Eelam Tamils solely because of their ethnic identity. READ MORE