Essays about: "korea THESIS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 128 essays containing the words korea THESIS.

  1. 1. South Korean Birthmothers Negotiate Everyday Violence and Child Loss Through Storytelling

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Jane Mejdahl; [2023]
    Keywords : South Korea; Transnational adoption; Storytelling; Birthmothers; Everyday violence; Motherhood; Gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Adoption scholars have dismantled the story of adoption as a humanitarian effort to save destitute children and framed adoption as a transnational issue underpinned by neo-colonial and patriarchal structures governing the relations between the West and ‘the rest’. This thesis builds on those insights and thus contributes to a growing body of literature within critical adoption studies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Beyond the blueprint : a critical view on plans for transit-oriented development (TOD) in the new indonesian capital

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Ifa Nur Ainina; [2023]
    Keywords : TOD; walkability; transit; BRT; capital city; Indonesia; IKN; Nusantara; Sejong;

    Abstract : Indonesia is relocating its capital city from Jakarta to a new city built from scratch called IKN (Ibu Kota Negara/Nusantara). Starting with the prioritized Government Precinct, the full relocation will be completed by 2045. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exhibiting the East : An Analysis of Representations of Pacific Asia in Three Exhibitions in Stockholm

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Yul Cho; [2023]
    Keywords : exhibitions; Sweden; curating; Asia; Asianness; minority; representation; artist as ethnographer; Stuart Hall; Hal Foster; Miwon Kwon;

    Abstract : This thesis is a study of representations of Pacific Asia in exhibitions in Stockholm. In the Swedish culture and art sphere, a public discussion surrounding Asia is conspicuously absent even though there are significant amounts of residents in Sweden with an Asian background. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Unbroken Darkness” : Christian Missionary Conceptions of Blindness in Early 20th Century Korea

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för koreanska

    Author : Tintin Appelgren; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore Christian missionary conceptions of blindness in early 20thcentury Korea. This period of history is characterized by drastic changes to Koreansociety due to an increase in external influences on the peninsula, changes which alsoaffected the social position and perception of blind people. READ MORE

  6. 5. Democratization in Taiwan and South Korea : A Comparison Through the Lenses of Modernization Theory and Dahl's Democracy Theory

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Fredrik Bravell; [2023]
    Keywords : Democratization; Taiwan; South Korea; modernization theory; polyarchy;

    Abstract : This is a master thesis centering around democratization in Taiwan and South Korea. The aim has been to reach a greater understanding of how Taiwan and South Korea could democratize and their respective democratization process. Related to the research gap, two theories were applied in the analysis. READ MORE