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  1. 6. Bathing into Belonging: An Exploration of International Students' encounters at the Swedish Sauna

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Kara Stein; [2023]
    Keywords : sauna; body; autoethnography; home; affects; Sweden; Sara Ahmed; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of Swedish sauna practices as experienced by international students at Lund University. The research objective is to navigate experiences of belonging and community formation that occur in the sauna, but also highlights how experiences of outsiderness and exclusion come to the fore in this highly sensorial environment. READ MORE

  3. 7. Improving life situations through scholarship programs - The case of Tanzanian beneficiaries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Andrea Häger; Chatrine Carlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Changemaker; East-Africa; Financial Support; Higher Education; Life Situation; Need-based Scholarship; Professional Life; Sub-Saharan Africa; Tanzania; University; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The fourth goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development regards Quality education, aiming to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all". Globally, enrollment in university education is increasing. READ MORE

  4. 8. Women in Music - Are they absent from Western Music History?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i Malmö

    Author : Inês Carolina Batista Paiva; [2023]
    Keywords : Women; Music History; Composers and Performers; Feminism; Gender Equality; Performing Arts;

    Abstract : Are women absent from Western Music History? This is a question of an apparent and easy answer; however, the reality differs. This issue prevails and only started to be discussed more seriously in recent years, since feminism has been a current on-going discussion through the world. READ MORE

  5. 9. Negotiating Gender and Sexual Norms: Queer Women and Non-Binary Individuals' Experiences and Semiotic Interpretations on Heteronormative Dating Applications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Eloise Rose Félicie Lanoir; [2023]
    Keywords : Dating Applications; Queerness; Heteronormativity; Gender Norms; Semiotic Interpretation.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how queer women and non-binary individuals navigate gender norms and heteronormativity on dating apps. It also gives insights about how queer women and gender non-conforming users semiotically perceive and interpret gender and sexuality through online profiles. READ MORE

  6. 10. Closing Doors or Building Bridges : Organizations as Gatekeepers of Volunteering for Asylum Seekers in Wallonia

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Damaris Deba; [2023]
    Keywords : Asylum seekers; volunteering; organizations; Belgium; inclusion; exclusion; obstacles;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at exploring the role of organizations in asylum seekers' access to volunteering in Wallonia, Belgium. In Belgium, volunteering has been allowed for asylum seekers since 2014. Studies made after 2014 in Wallonia have shown that volunteering can benefit asylum seekers. READ MORE