Essays about: "racism background"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words racism background.

  1. 11. Queer Migrants in Sweden: Subjectivities and Spatiotemporal Multiplicities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hansalbin Sältenberg; [2016]
    Keywords : queer migration; subjectivity; identity; racism; heteronormativity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Departing from the field of queer migration, the aim of the thesis is to grasp the experience of queer migrants in Sweden. Inspired by Les Back’s notion of sociology as an art of listening that engages critically with research participants, and guided by feminist sociologists’ methodological contributions, the study is carried out through in-depth interviews with twelve queer migrants from different countries of origin. READ MORE

  3. 12. "A pack of British boys"

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Hampus Siöland; [2016]
    Keywords : Golding; erasure; gender; Lord of the Flies; racism; sexism; humanity; human nature; William Golding; British; culture; class; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Lord of the Flies (1954) by William Golding is seen by many as a portrait of the violent darkness of human nature, and how all of humanity will revert to a savage state in the absence of civilisation. This essay argues that this is not accurate, since the book only presents the actions of a group of British boys, among which the majority of the violent acts are performed by boys who are most likely from an upper class background. READ MORE

  4. 13. Dominant Ideology and Racism in the French Media: a Critical Discourse Analysis on the Case of the Denaturalization Law

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Brian Bocquet; [2016]
    Keywords : Racism; Dominant ideologies; Stigma; Critical Discourse Analysis; Islamophobia; France; Minorities;

    Abstract : This study focuses on how minorities are stigmatized in the French media. It limits itself to the case of the proposal of the denaturalization law and the consequent discourse about it. READ MORE

  5. 14. Teaching Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart and critical literacy in the English classroom: For a democratic Swedish society

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Azra Kasapovic; [2015]
    Keywords : Things Fall Apart; critical literacy; racism; education; postcolonialism; literature; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In the 2014 Swedish national election the Sweden Democrats, a radical right-wing and anti-immigrant party, established itself as the third biggest party and as an outcome, racism has become an everyday issue of the society. This can be seen everywhere, not least in educational settings where, for instance, insulting language use, violation of integrity, sexual harassment and hate crimes are common problems. READ MORE

  6. 15. White Fellas Owning the Land, Black Fellas Belonging to the Land: Mapping Institutionalised Racism in Australia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mathilda Piehl; [2004]
    Keywords : Racism; environment; discourse; colonialism; power; radioactive waste; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Access to resources and the holding of dominant perceptions about the environment is about power, the thesis is looking deeper into the structures that allow a new form of nuclear colonisation to control the life of the Aboriginal people in the South Australian desert. The question of the thesis is whether the Department of Education Science and Training has produced a Draft EIS containing a racist discourse. READ MORE