Essays about: "modernity"
Showing result 36 - 40 of 194 essays containing the word modernity.
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36. Challenging the status quo of sustainability : permaculture fostering human-nature relations and re-enchanting nature in Uppsala
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : To understand the current situation when it comes to the environmental challenges humans and nature are facing in 21st century, I think there is a need to look back in history to search for root causes. In order to understand how historically, views of nature and human-nature relationships emerged impacting our current age, e.g. READ MORE
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37. The Role of English in South Korean Social Mobility : A Sociolinguistic Study on Korean Native Speakers’ Perspectives, Language Ideologies, and Identities with Respect to English
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : English has been a central language in various sectors of South Korean (henceforth Korean) society for over a century, with historical events and contexts resulting in a glorification of the language as both an essentiality for success and an indicator of superiority and modernity (Park, 2009; Cho, 2017). With English becoming omnipresent in recent times due to an increasing focus on globalisation within Korean society, most families rigorously pursue English education to ensure optimal chances of employment. READ MORE
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38. Speaking is Silver, Silence is Gold - A decolonial study examining Swedish exceptionalism and colonialism and the struggle of the Sámi people in Swedish elementary school textbooks from 1930-2013.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The narrative regarding Sweden and the self-understanding often excludes its colonial past and instead presents a “moral superpower”, deeply connected to the welfare state. While the nation has described itself as exceptional, the Sámi people have struggled for rights, acknowledgement and visibility over a long period of time. READ MORE
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39. American representations of Mexico in the early 1900s : stereographs portraying the other’s modernity and backwardness
University essay from Lunds universitet/MediehistoriaAbstract : The thesis presents the late 19th-century observers as a part of a highly visualized society able to connect with distant places through a very popular visual medium. The stereoscope provided a three-dimensional experience intended for entertainment and education. The thesis focuses on how American stereographic companies portrayed Mexico. READ MORE
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40. How can things so old be so new? : A critical analysis of the current debate on the crisis of the liberal international order
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : How can things so old be so new? The revival of debates on the fate of the liberal international order has reproduced discussions about what arguably are philosophical and theoretical tensions that have existed for a very long time. Taking a point of departure in Reinhart Koselleck’s Critique and Crisis: Enlightenment and the Pathogenesis of Modern Society, this thesis aims to contribute with an understanding of how the contemporary crisis can be understood in the context of deep historical tensions, and the implications for the current debate. READ MORE
