Essays about: "exploitation of suffering"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words exploitation of suffering.

1. 1. Childhood Iconography in Humanitarian Aid: A comparative analysis to understand the academic discourse generated by visual representations of suffering children : The Use of Childhood Iconography in Humanitarian Aid

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Emma Dupraz; [2023]
   Keywords : Childhood iconography; humanitarian sector; ethics; academic discourse; exploitation of suffering; powerlessness; power relations.;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at providing a literature review of the academic debate regarding the use of childhood iconography in the humanitarian sector. This topic is not new and has been broadly discussed by academics since decades. READ MORE

3. 2. Contextualizing Atrocity : The Ottoman Greeks' Suffering through the Athenian Newspapers Estia and Empros, May 1919-December 1922

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Foteini Mania; [2020]
   Keywords : Ottoman Greek Communities; Perpetrators; Victims; Bystanders; Greek Elite; Megali Idea; Venizelos; Young Turks; Mustafa Kemal Pasha; Estia; Empros;

   Abstract : The present thesis offers an innovative perspective analysing the perception of Turkish atrocities against the Ottoman Greek communities during the temporal period May 1919-December 1922 through the Athenian newspapers Estia and Empros, which were committed to the ubiquitous Greek irredentist vision of the Megali Idea. Delving into theories which emphasize on the political nature of nationalism, on national mobilisation and on the exploitation of mass communication by the elite, this thesis attempts to elaborate on the inclusion of the Ottoman Greeks into an expanded Greek nation-state, based on the principle of self-determination. READ MORE

4. 3. Green spaces in urban environments as a human restoration resource

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Anna Bärg; [2019]
   Keywords : restorative environments; pocket parks; green environments; urban environments; Attention Restoration Theory; Stress Recovery Theory; Prospect and Refuge; Arousal theory; territoriality; personal space;

   Abstract : Densification in cities around the world is a trend and the amount of people who is suffering from stress is increasing. It is well known that green environments are good for our health and that they can help to reduce stress. READ MORE

5. 4. J. K. Rowling’s tweets following and regarding the Parkland School Shooting – A Critical Discourse Analysis

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

   Author : Lisa Katharina Wachter; [2018]
   Keywords : J. K. Rowling; Celebrity Twitter Practice; Critical Discourse Analysis; Celebrity Advocacy; Parkland School Shooting;

   Abstract : The Parkland School Shooting in February 2018 caused a flood of empathy, grief, and anger on Twitter. Having gained popularity and a reputation for her political commentary on US American events on the social media platform, the British author J. K. Rowling published a variety of intriguing tweets following and regarding the Shooting. READ MORE

6. 5. En retrospektiv och prospektiv utvärdering av etik och djurvälfärd i Sveriges djurskyddslagstiftning

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Stina Larsson; [2017]
   Keywords : djurvälfärd; etik; djurarter; djurskydd; lagstiftning;

   Abstract : For thousands of years, humans have reflected on and debated the exploitation of animals in captivity and the environment provided for them. Animal ethics has been a documented subject since the antiquity and is in present time an important philosophical topic in both scientific and public interest. READ MORE