Essays about: "postmodern ethics"

Found 4 essays containing the words postmodern ethics.

1. 1. Pharmacopornographic Subjectivity and Human Rights : Reading Preciado's 'Testo Junkie' through a Human Rights Narrative Lens

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

   Author : Sara Rodriguez Santos; [2022]
   Keywords : human rights; narratives; Paul B. Preciado; postmodern ethics; subjectivity; the narratable self; Rebecca Adami;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the implications of Preciado’s 'Testo Junkie' for our understanding of subjectivity and human rights. Preciado’s political project of embodied and performative selfexperimentation with testosterone constructs a self against normalization techniques and static identities. READ MORE

3. 2. Hang on to the Words : Knowledge Tokens, Hierarchies, and Concurrent Narratives in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Jack Appleton; [2020]
   Keywords : MaddAddam Trilogy; Atwood; Margaret; homosocial triangles; selfconstitution; fables; metanarratives; micronarratives;

   Abstract : Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy has received substantial critical attention inthe fields of ecocriticism, the ethics of bioengineering, and feminist theory. However, the vast majority of this criticism has focussed on Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, the first two books in the trilogy. READ MORE

4. 3. Mainstream ethical consumption : The motivations and level of morality of everyday consumers

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Oskar Näslund; Nicklas Öhrnstedt Björnbom; [2019]
   Keywords : Mainstream ethical consumption; ethical consumption; motivations; ethical theories; level of morality; altruistic motives; egoistic motives; non-value-based motives; social justice; social guilt; win-win; self-satisfaction; social norms; health and wellbeing; product quality; habits; knowledge and information; egoism; utilitarianism; ethics of duties; virtue ethics; postmodern ethics;

   Abstract : Growing issues such as climate crises, social injustice and neglection of basic human rights have created a new type of consumption, namely ethical consumption. Ethical consumption was initially mainly concerned for environmental issues but has in later years starting to include a variety of pressing issues. READ MORE

5. 4. Floating Between Two Worlds : Investigating Discourses of Continuity and Change within Akha Educational Practices in Thailand

   University essay from Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

   Author : Magdalena Vogt; [2007]
   Keywords : mother-tongue-based bilingual minority education; discourse analysis; curriculum theory; critical theory; Thailand; Akha minority group.;

   Abstract : As the postmodern view on local perspectives and situated knowledge is becoming increasingly more important, educational issues regarding ethnic minority groups and multicultural aspects of learning are rapidly turning into a major focus throughout the international educational world. Distinct minority cultures and languages are rarely given enough attention within formal school settings. READ MORE