Essays about: "national symbols"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words national symbols.
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11. Cross-cultural analysis of Death perception
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsa och lärandeAbstract : This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the culturally-specific meanings of death, manifested in personal stories presented in social media. Content analysis is used to analyse 140 posts, in three languages and from authors from 12 national affiliations. READ MORE
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12. "Who are they & why are they here?" A media analysis of the negative portrayal of immigrants in the mainstream Greek press
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Eleni-Ioanna Malafouri, International Migration and Ethnic Relations, University of Malmö.Abstract of Master's Thesis, Submitted 22 May 2015: Who are they and why are they here? A media analysis of the negative portrayal of immigrants in the mainstream Greek press. READ MORE
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13. Grey Scarf : An artistic research into identity and scarves.
University essay from Konstfack/TextilAbstract : This is a report that tells the journey of the master project Grey Square. It is a project that is rooted in cultural, national and racial identity in relation to symbolism and stereotypes, through the investigation of the scarf as an object often associated with a variety of these identities. READ MORE
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14. A symbol becomes the culture: Reinventing Japanese cherry blossoms
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : A major concern of this thesis was the changing meanings of cherry blossoms in Japanese history, and the images of Japan created through the flower. With a peculiar emphasis on today’s international context, when cherry blossoms have become a unique culture of Japan, this research inquired into the process of symbol-making. READ MORE
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15. The State of the Nation in Timor-Leste: Understanding the Shape of the Nation through the Perspectives of Timorese Youth
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : With the new governing structures created through the transitional administration of the United Nations (UN), old and new fault lines in the past decade have exposed themselves in Timor-Leste: rural-urban divides, generational divides, communal divides, and political divides. This paper utilises Anthony D. READ MORE