Essays about: "postcolonial theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 194 essays containing the words postcolonial theory.

  1. 1. Indigenous Collections at the Museum of World Culture : Digitisation, Decolonisation and Other Stories

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Silvia Sánchez Membrilla; [2024]
    Keywords : decolonial computing; decolonisation; digital cultural heritage; digital humanities; digitisation; postcolonialism; computación decolonial; decolonización; digitación; digitalización; humanidades digitales; patrimonio cultural digital; postcolonialismo;

    Abstract : Introduction. This thesis investigates the digitisation of Indigenous collections at the Museum of World Culture (Gothenburg, Sweden), with particular attention to Carlotta’s role in shaping the digital collections. READ MORE

  3. 2. Travelling through the Irreal : The irreal as a unifying factor in two postcolonial travelling narratives

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Marie Nordahl; [2024]
    Keywords : Amos Tutuola; Ben Okri; irreal; uneven and combined theory; journey; postcolonial; Nigeria;

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  4. 3. Immigration as a threat to the British state: A policy analysis of the United Kingdom and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership in the broader context of the UK’s stricter immigration policy

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Tova Tabacsko; [2023-11-08]
    Keywords : Policy; United Kingdom; Immigration; Securitisation; Postcolonialism; Identity; Race; Externalisation; Discourse;

    Abstract : This dissertation analyses the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership in the broader context of the UK’s stricter migration policy. The policy allows the UK to relocate migrants to Rwanda for processing, asylum, and resettlement. READ MORE

  5. 4. Weaving relations: Exploring the epistemological interaction between indigenous & traditional ecological knowledge and Eurowestern paradigms in education for sustainable development - an umbrella review

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

    Author : Alexandra Silvestru; [2023-06-08]
    Keywords : Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge ITEK ; education for sustainable development ESD ; education for sustainability EfS ; sustainable development; western epistemology; ontology; epistemic justice; decolonization; transformative paradigm; umbrella review; systematic review;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims to explore the epistemological challenges and opportunities of integrating Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the context of Euro-Western paradigms. Theory: In considering epistemological interactions between ITEK in ESD, the theoretical framework for this study is a "weave" of the transformative paradigm as the warp; postcolonial, decolonial, and Indigenous research methodologies as the weft; and the transdisciplinary approach as the frame. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cultural Clash and Colonial Consequences: A Comprehensive Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Foosey Abdulgadir; [2023]
    Keywords : European missionaries; Christianity; Postcolonialism; Igbo culture; Cultural clash; Christian missionaries; ancestral spirits; British colonialists;

    Abstract : This paper explores Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart (1958) within the context of postcolonial theory, focusing on the clash between traditional Igbo culture and the forces of European imperialism. Achebe's work serves as a response to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) and challenges the stereotypical portrayal of Africans. READ MORE