Essays about: "historical and cultural awareness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words historical and cultural awareness.

1. 1. Volunteer tourism as a transformative journey - “ It's something that they still have, that many have lost at home”

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Nathalie Regestad; Isabella Axelsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Voluntourism; existential authenticity; moral grandstanding; moral superiority; self-identity; the Other; exoticism; epiphany; epiphanic experiences.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Volunteer tourism is an alternative form of tourism that is constantly increasing. The increase can be considered related to trends about social participation, environmental awareness and moral demands. READ MORE

3. 2. World Heritage in the Making : An ethnography of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, Türkiye

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Ece Karakaş; [2023]
   Keywords : Cultural heritage; UNESCO; World Heritage List; heritage conservation; heritage anthropology; multiculturalism; İzmir Studies; Türkiye;

   Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic research of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, focusing particularly on the heritage site Historical Port City of İzmir’s conservation on individual, local, and global levels from an anthropological point of view. With its ongoing inscription process to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the study aims, first, to understand the motivation behind this inscription, the current conservation practices in the city that are undergone by individual and local actors, and to analyze the impact and connection between the individual, local and global efforts to protect İzmir’s multicultural and multilayered heritage. READ MORE

4. 3. Coexistence - A place for all

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Antonia Fe Sophia Jacob-Neubert; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Neighborhood; Bottom-up Strategy; Urban Nature; Urban Ecology; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : "Wasserstadt - a place of coexistence" Global challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity, population growth, and migration will inevitably change the way we live. Cities are conglomerates of many and, thus, are often perceived as a threat to wildlife and plant life. READ MORE

5. 4. The name Jehovah on trial in Russia : Is it an inappropriate and disqualifying addition made to the Bible, or has the Russian nation been deprived of the awareness of its origin?

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Sandra Magnusson; [2022]
   Keywords : Banned Bible translation; God’s name; Russia; Jehovah in Russian literature; Jehovah in Russian history; Russian Bible translation; Russian Bible Society; Divine name; Gerasim Pavsky; Pushkin; Karamzin; Dostoevsky; Soviet Union propaganda; Jehovah’s Witnesses; Запрещён перевод Библии; имя Бога; Иегова в русской литературе; Иегова в русской истории; русский перевод Библии; Российское библейское общество; советская пропаганда; Свидетели Иеговы; Förbjuden bibelöversättning; Guds namn; Ryssland; Jehova i rysk litteratur; Jehova i rysk historia; rysk bibelöversättning; Ryska Bibelsällskapet; Gerasim Pavskij; Pusjkin; Karamzin; Dostojevskij; sovjetisk propaganda; Jehovas vittnen;

   Abstract : Because of the recent ban on a Bible translation, in part because of the renderingof God’s name as Jehovah, this thesis analyses what can be learned on the topic of the attitude in Russia towards that name from a historic viewpoint. Early occurrences of the name within the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as examples of prominent authors’ usage of the name in the secular literary sphere, are being discussed. READ MORE

6. 5. The International Committee of the Red Cross: A Century of Consistency : A Care Study of Visual Identity on Facebook

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Katharine Sarah Lloyd-Thomas; [2021]
   Keywords : Social Media; ICRC; Comdev;

   Abstract : The International Committee of the Red Cross and Crescent Moon (ICRC) is a leading global humanitarian organization. Despite an exemplary operational record, the ICRC has an imperfect communication history: slow to respond; painfully neutral; and unwilling change. ICRC history, diplomatic and humanitarian communication has been well researched. READ MORE