Essays about: "france history"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words france history.

  1. 1. Imbroglio, Flawed Procedure or a State Scandal? : Untangling the Complexities of the 2020 Restitution of Human Remains from France to Algeria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Blache; [2023]
    Keywords : Human remains; restitution; France; Algeria; colonisation; skulls; Provenance Research; political interests; taboo; history.;

    Abstract : In July 2020 France returned 24 human remains to Algeria, designating it as a ‘loan’ renewable every five years. These human remains, identified as skulls, by some considered as “war trophies”, were believed to belong to Algerian soldiers and tribal chiefs who fought against the French army’s invasion in the early 19th century. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fashioning the Art Gallery : Illusion, Commodity and Death in Martin Margiela at Lafayette Anticipations; A Digital Study of Interdisciplinary Artistic Practices

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jacob Varnauskas; [2023]
    Keywords : Martin Margiela; Lafayette Anticipations; Exhibition Studies; Performance Studies; Walter Benjamin; Nicolas Bourriaud; Contemporary Art; Visual Art; Interdisciplinary Art; Fashion Theory; Creative Practice; Artistic Practice; Digital Art History; Art History; Postproduction; Commodifying the Body; Appropriation of Forms; Ready-made; Pop Art; Dadaism; Memento Mori; Vanitas;

    Abstract : A study of the shift within the practice of Martin Margiela's creative practice based on his solo exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations from Oct. 20 to Jan. 2 2022 in Paris, France. READ MORE

  4. 3. Resisting from within : Analysis of intersectional narratives in the "burkini" case in France

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Anne-Lise Denoeud; [2023]
    Keywords : Intersectionality; Burkini; Islamophobia; Muslim women; Gender; Race; White gaze; Anti-racism; Feminism; France; Intersectionnalité; Burkini; Islamophobie; Femmes musulmanes; Genre; Race; Regard blanc; Anti-racisme; Féminisme; France;

    Abstract : Since summer 2016 France has experienced several episodes of “moral panic” about a three-pieces swimsuit worn by Muslim women, the “burkini”, whether on the occasion of attempts to ban it from beaches, or on the opposite to allow it in the swimming pools. These Islamophobic expressions are part of a French history of shaping the figure of “Muslim women”, controlling their bodies through their clothing, from “veil” to “burkini”, and silencing them. READ MORE

  5. 4. Armenia between Russia and the West : Realpolitik and Identity Reconstruction in PM Pashinyan's Tweets

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Henry Wathen; [2023]
    Keywords : Armenia; identity; foreign policy; Twitter; Nikol Pashinyan;

    Abstract : My research is focused on the relation between the foreign policy vector and national identity as projected by Armenia’s Prime Minister (PM) Nikol Pashinyan in the public sphere. This study is a search for expressions of ‘sameness’ and allegiance in the geopolitical balancing and reconstruction of Armenia’s foreign policy narrative, ideology and identity. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Battle of Trafalgar and its impact on the economic policies of France and Great Britain during the Napoleonic wars

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Carl Fredrik Gärtner; [2023]
    Keywords : Economic history; Economic warfare; War finance; Mercantilism; Napoleonic wars; Battle of Trafalgar; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The Napoleonic wars have been extensively analyzed, revealing their significant economic aspects. This thesis adopts an economic history perspective to explore the Battle of Trafalgar’s impact on the economic policies of France and Great Britain. READ MORE