Essays about: "police brutality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words police brutality.

  1. 1. State Repression of Black Dissent in the USA : A Comparative Analysis of the Black Panther Party and the Movement for Black Lives

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Siri Stanowsky; [2023]
    Keywords : Black Panther Party; Black Lives Matter; state repression; police brutality; media framing; surveillance;

    Abstract : This comparative analysis explores the state repression experienced by The Black Panther Party, which was active mainly during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the currently biggest movement for racial equality in the US, the Movement for Black Lives. Using Conflict Theory and Critical Race Theory the research asks two research questions: How has state repression changed from the Black Panther Party to the Movement for Black Lives? and What are possible explanations for this change? This thesis aims to shed light on state repression in relation to movements focused on black rights and equality. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reading All American Boys (2015) in the Swedish Upper Secondary School English 6 Classroom

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Jennifer Alanentalo; [2023]
    Keywords : comprehension constructors; critical thinking; interculturality; EFL; racism; YA literature; Jason Reynolds; Brendan Kiely;

    Abstract : Young adult literature is enjoyed by both adolescents and adults. This genre of literature is often contemporary and tends to deal with real life issues, for example cultural and social aspects of young people’s lives. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Killing Agent : A comparative transitivity analysis of US news headlines regarding killings of and by the civilian and the police officer

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Wendela Rikardsdotter; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; America; Authority; News; Critical Discourse Analysis; CDA; Media; USA; Police Brutality;

    Abstract : Due to its status and reach, media discourse can shape its reader's perspective on social actors and events, for good and for worse. This thesis investigates 100 headlines retrieved via searches in the NOW corpus, of which 50 portray killings of police officers by civilians and 50 portray the opposite, killings of civilians by police officers. READ MORE

  5. 4. Non-violent resistance movements in the light of digital repression

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Anna Plaudina; [2022]
    Keywords : repression; digital repression; backfire effect; censorship; Belarus; digital revolution; mobilization; ICT; Telegram revolution;

    Abstract : Over the past decade, the success rate of non-violent resistance movements has decreased. With the development of information and communication technology (ICT), governments have taken repression into the digital realm to tamper with protest movements. READ MORE

  6. 5. Creating National Relevance : A Qualitative Study on “Black Lives Matter Sweden”

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Adia Atwell; [2022]
    Keywords : BLM; Black Lives Matter; Race; Sweden; Qualitative; Transnationalism; Digital Activism; Facebook; Digitally Networked Action;

    Abstract : Black Lives Matter protests and rallies erupted in the summer of 2020 following several cases of police brutality in the US, including the death of George Floyd after video of him being killed by a police officer were shared in the media. These protests quickly spread internationally and pushed countries to face their own histories and structurally embedded racism, including Sweden. READ MORE