Essays about: "postcolonialism"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 179 essays containing the word postcolonialism.
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16. Bengaluru burning
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Climate-changed induced extreme events like heatwaves have become increasingly critical issues in urban India. Rapidly growing cities are vulnerable to adverse effects of heatwaves exacerbated by inequalities embedded in urbanisation. READ MORE
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17. The Dutch state’s apology for its role in the slavery past : Dominant discourses and power relations in the seven apology speeches
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : This study takes a deeper look into the apologies the Dutch state made in 2021 for the role of The Netherlands in the history of slavery. This was done by the presentation of seven speeches by seven members of the Dutch government in the national archives in the European and the Caribbean part of the Dutch Kingdom. READ MORE
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18. Building Resilient States and Societies as Goal in the Joint Africa-EU Strategy : What’s the Problem Represented to be?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This study concerns the problem representation behind the goal of building more resilient states and societies in EU-Africa policies. As resilience is a recent feature of the European Union’s policy discourse, the study aims at uncovering the problematisation behind its use towards Africa and, consequently, what interests lie behind this change of language. READ MORE
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19. From Colonial Past to Colonial Future? : A Case Study of the Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : Since its independence almost three decades ago, the nation-state of Kazakhstan has been nestled in a search for identity and unity. Located in a geographically strategic location between two of the world's most significant actors, and with a colonial history to one of them —the Soviet Union— the country's strive for identity in a self-determined world continues. READ MORE
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20. The Many Identities of Trinidadian Women in Earl Lovelace’s Salt
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : This essay aims to explore the identities of a selection of female characters in Earl Lovelace’s novel Salt. My research questions are the following: How are the selected characters’ hybrid identities constructed? What role do different circumstances play in the formation of the characters’ identities? How do polyphony, mimicry and the carnivalesque affect their identities? Although the examined women are assumed to conform to similar gender norms, I argue that there is no common female role in Salt. READ MORE
