Essays about: "language and culture."

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1. 21. Hackneyed Phrases : Intertextual and Linguistic Migrations in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to The North

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

   Author : Adnan Mahmutovic; [2023]
   Keywords : Tayib Salih; migration; language; hybridity; postcolonial;

   Abstract : Tayeb Salih’s world-literary classic Season of Migration to The North (1967) has been read widely in Arabic as well as multiple world languages. Primarily examined in terms that pertain to the postcolonial field of study, it showcases all the well-rehearsed topics such as coloniser- colonised, identity, nationality, culture, hybridity, literature, language, gender, sexuality, historiography, and most importantly for this thesis: migration. READ MORE

3. 22. Gränslös : An architectural portrayal of Torne River Valley

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Julia Olström; [2023]
   Keywords : Torne River Valley; displacement; identity; heritage; narrative; agency of landscape;

   Abstract : This project takes place in a place far north, in a valley that has three rivers. The place is called Torne River Valley or Meänmaa, meaning “Our land” in Meänkieli. The thesis will address the identity displacement in Torne River Valley and the destructiveness of the colonisation of Sápmi. READ MORE

4. 23. Informal - Informal architecture of South and Central America

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Andrea Jean Hansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Vernacular; architecture; South America; Central America;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to address the topic of informal vernacular architecture in a focal group of chosen villages in South and Central America. With the goal to represent their informal architecture and its connection to identity, culture, and sustainability. READ MORE

5. 24. Not so Cool Japan? Exploring the perceptions of contemporary Japan among Euro-American exchange students

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

   Author : Luke Farrelly-Spain; [2023]
   Keywords : Orientalism; Perceptions; Nihonjinron; Japan; Popular culture; Cultural engagement; Coolness; Othering; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the perceptions of Japan among Euro-American international students and investigates how these perceptions influence their motivation to study in the country. By exploring the relationship between popular culture, orientalist depictions, and cultural engagement, this study aims understand the complex dynamics which shape these students' attraction to Japan and their understanding of its culture. READ MORE

6. 25. How to cope and how to resist : Religion, Culture and Courage Among Thai Women in Belgium Faced with Intimate Partner Violence.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Philip Lane; [2023]
   Keywords : Intimate Partner Violence ; Lived Religion ; Migration; Coping; Buddhism; Thai;

   Abstract : This thesis studies, through a series of interviews, the use of Lived Religion and cultural practices by migrant Thai women in Belgium as they seek to cope with the intimate partner violence they have suffered. The research looks at which strategies help the women to cope and which empower them to resist and leave their abusive context. READ MORE