Essays about: "genus"

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  1. 21. Habitat use and activity patterns of three Eulemur species in the forest and restoration areas of Ranomafana and Ankafobe, Madagascar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Nicole Scholte Lubberink; [2023]
    Keywords : fragmentation; anthropogenic deforestation; camera traps; occupancy modelling; detection probability;

    Abstract : Anthropogenic deforestation is a major threat to forest environments, as it leads to habitat loss and fragmentation. Many species suffer from these consequences due to reduced resource availability or connectivity. Forests in Madagascar have drastically been reduced in the past few centuries. READ MORE

  2. 22. Gender, Sexuality, Race, Nationality, and Religion in Greek Education. : A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Political Education Schoolbook.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Grigorios Moschopoulos; [2023]
    Keywords : intersectionality; gender; sexuality; race; nationality; religion; CDA; Education; schoolbooks;

    Abstract : Feminist and Educational research on schoolbooks in the Greek educational context has discussed the ways in which gender or nationality or religion are being portrayed but has failed to touch upon sexuality and race (and other categories) and deploy an intersectional feminist perspective in their approaches, focusing only on one category. This thesis aims to fill the gap identified in the literature and investigate the portrayal and intersection of gender, sexuality, race, nationality, and religion in the discourses of selected texts of the Political Education schoolbook used in the first grade of highschool and the ways in which this portrayal and intersection challenges or reinforces hegemonic exclusionary discourses, power dynamics and hierarchies. READ MORE

  3. 23. Gromov-Witten invariants via localization techniques

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teoretisk fysik

    Author : Noah Dizep; [2023]
    Keywords : Gromov-Witten invariants; enumerative geometry; string theory;

    Abstract : Gromov-Witten invariants play a crucial role in symplectic- and enumerative Geometry as well as topological String Theory. Essentially, theseinvariants are a count of (pseudo)holomorphic curves of a given genus,going through n-marked points on a symplectic manifold. READ MORE

  4. 24. Media Representations of Feminist Protests in Brazil : Analysing Journalistic Discourses and the Challenges of Social Movements

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Bruna Duarte; [2023]
    Keywords : Media representation; feminist movement; critical discourse analysis; Latin American feminism; Brazilian media;

    Abstract : Public policies are often driven by a combination of factors, such as the elected government's political profile and the public opinion and pressure.  Media plays a vital role in documenting and educating public opinion on relevant issues, and that is not different for the feminist and LGBTQIA+ demands. READ MORE

  5. 25. I did what is needed because for me it's important : How humanitarian managers perceive and experience their responsibilities with regards to managing risks of sexual violence

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Caroline Paoli; [2023]
    Keywords : safeguarding; sexual violence; humanitarian; aid sector; NGO; managers; victim; survivor; vulnerability; situated knowledge;

    Abstract : Since 2018 and what is referred to as the “Oxfam scandal” it seems that the practices around the prevention of sexual violence in the aid sector have evolved but it is difficult to estimate how much has changed. This research focuses on the specific point of view of managers in aid organizations. READ MORE