Essays about: "monumental"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the word monumental.
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1. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910
University essay fromAbstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE
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2. Impact of Work from Home on Developers’ Working Habits, Perceived Productivity, and Team Dynamics during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknikAbstract : Background: In 2019, the world witnessed a novel coronavirus emerge in Wuhan, China. In a very short amount of time, the viral infection became a global pandemic. This resulted in a significant change in both work life and personal life. READ MORE
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3. Rethinking Public Squares: Athens, Berlin, Copenhagen
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Since ancient times, public squares have played a significant role in the social and political life of towns and cities. They were designed as open spaces for public use, allowing people to meet, communicate, and demonstrate, and as centers for commercial and civic culture that reflected historical transformations. READ MORE
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4. Future generations as subjects of rights? A content analysis of rights of future generations in Swedish climate law
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : The objective of this thesis is to examine Swedish climate law to discuss and examine the concept of “rights of future generations”. Global warming is inevitable causing the world to change rapidly, thus future generations will be faced with monumental environmental challenges. READ MORE
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5. Transgender and gender-diverse youth caught in the intersection of policy making, politics, gender-affirming care, and feminist discourse
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis explores how presuppositions and assumptions can affect policy making, by investigating if anti-trans and 'gender critical' rhetoric may have affected the now reversed NHS policy ‘Amendments to service specification for gender identity development service for children and adolescents’ which directly influenced the still in use Karolinska University Hospital policy, ‘Policyförändring gällande hormonell behandling till minderåriga patienter med könsdysfori inom Tema Barn’. By using the Foucauldian inspired poststructural WPR policy analysis method by Bacchi and Goodwin, it was uncovered that the underlying assumptions and presuppositions of the hegemonic ‘truths’ the representation of the problem relied on, assumed dominance through an increase of anti-transgender and anti-gender-diverse rhetoric in political and public debates, and in media. READ MORE
