Essays about: "indigenous culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 94 essays containing the words indigenous culture.

  1. 1. Indigenous Collections at the Museum of World Culture : Digitisation, Decolonisation and Other Stories

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Silvia Sánchez Membrilla; [2024]
    Keywords : decolonial computing; decolonisation; digital cultural heritage; digital humanities; digitisation; postcolonialism; computación decolonial; decolonización; digitación; digitalización; humanidades digitales; patrimonio cultural digital; postcolonialismo;

    Abstract : Introduction. This thesis investigates the digitisation of Indigenous collections at the Museum of World Culture (Gothenburg, Sweden), with particular attention to Carlotta’s role in shaping the digital collections. READ MORE

  3. 2. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

    Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2023-07-06]
    Keywords : conservatism; liquid modernity; Bauman; Yellowstone; sociology through literature;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. READ MORE

  4. 3. What is it really like? - Mental illness among the Sámi : -

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för omvårdnad

    Author : Amanda Digan; Aana Edmondson; [2023]
    Keywords : Culture; Mental Illness; Sámi; Indigenous; Kultuvrra; sielulasj dávdda; sábme; álggoálmmuk; Kultur; Psykisk ohälsa; Same; Urfolk;

    Abstract : Background: Mental illness is a problem in today's society. Research shows that indigenous people are more at risk for mental health problems than their non-indigenous peers. Discrimination can affect individuals' self-image and mental health. Research shows that healthcare professionals lack cultural understanding for ethnic minorities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Decolonizing architecture in Africa

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

    Author : Emaelaf Tebikew Yalew; [2023]
    Keywords : Decolonizing architecture; vernacular architecture; African architecture; co-working; Kenya; architecture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : For many cultures, architecture represents more than just physical structures. It signifies culture, affiliation, and ownership within a specific society. READ MORE

  6. 5. Crafting Textile Knowledges : A decolonial study of the Iku/Arhuaco material culture in the archives of the National Museum of World Cultures in Gothenburg (Världskulturmuseet)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Stefanía Castelblanco-Pérez; [2023]
    Keywords : material culture; indigenous heritage; object-based research; ethical stewardship; decoloniality; arhuaco; Iku; cultura material; patrimonio Indígena; investigación objetual; administración ética; decolonialidad; arhuaco; Iku;

    Abstract : The return of objects that belong to ethnographic collections to their places of origin is one of the topics of discussion that, despite not being new, has been gaining more and more relevance today. Taking the Iku indigenous craft collection in the archives of the National Museum of World Cultures in Gothenburg as a case study, I pursue to develop an object-based methodology that increases and deepens the understanding of the notion of ethical stewardship, while joining current debates on indigenous heritage and decoloniality. READ MORE