Essays about: "postcolonial states"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words postcolonial states.
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16. Sanctioning the sanctioned : A postcolonial perspective on the sanctions paradox
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this is to develop a theoretical framework for addressing the usage and effects of economic sanctions, through a postcolonial perspective on the human rights discourse, by examining how economic sanctions can be legitimized even though proven to be ineffective and harmful to civilians. The main theoretical framework is based on a postcolonial perspective on the human rights discourse and how it relates to liberalism, imperialism and international law - to further understand the role that economic sanctions has. READ MORE
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17. Postcolonial Literature in Swedish EFL Teaching: : A Didactic Consideration of Teaching Postcolonial Literary Concepts with Examples from Arvind Adiga's The White Tiger
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This study examines what support that exists in the Swedish upper secondary school curriculum and the English 7 syllabus for teaching postcolonial literature and the postcolonial literary concepts of binary pairs and Othering. This study also illustrates how Arvind Adiga’s The White Tiger (2008) could serve as an example of a postcolonial novel to exemplify said concepts in the EFL classroom. READ MORE
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18. The End of the World? Representations of Scandinavia in Nineteenth-Century Scottish Travel Literature
University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – MediaAbstract : This dissertation analyses the representations of Norway, Denmark and Sweden in Scottish travel literature towards the end of the Georgian Era. By comparing two travel accounts, I aim to identify both the authors’ approach to the Nordic countries as well as their reflections on their own national identity. READ MORE
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19. This Land: A media analysis of Latinx representation in ‘woke’ advertising
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : It seems as of late the most acclaimed advertising campaigns have found a formula to commodify the politically correct through what has come to be described as “woke advertising”. This winning strategy has won public appeal for connecting with an ever-evolving audience that is young, diverse and liberal. READ MORE
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20. A Girl Disciplined is A Girl Saved? Child Marriage Discourses in U.S. National, Foreign, and Immigration Policy
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Child marriage, usually regarded as an issue pertaining to the non-‘developed’ parts of the world, can still be found in the United States (US), though efforts to combat it shape foreign policy goals. Is child marriage represented as a ‘problem’ in the same way internally as externally, and how do human rights play a role? Using Bacchi’s “What’s the Problem Represented to be?” approach, the problem representations emerge, showing that child marriage functions as a ‘solution’ to welfare ‘problems’ in national policy, as an obstacle to economic prosperity in foreign policy; and as a ‘foreign’ culture ‘problem’ in immigration policy. READ MORE
