Essays about: "situated-perspectives"

Found 2 essays containing the word situated-perspectives.

1. 1. Tensions and contradictions of being African, feminist and activist within LGBTI social movements: : An Autoethnographic Account

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Akinyi Margareta Ocholla; [2014]
   Keywords : African; tensions; feminism; disidentifications; lesbian; situated-perspectives; autoethnography;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I explore the tensions and contradictions of being African, feminist and activist within sexual and gender minority social movements. I ask how an African activist with multiple backgrounds negotiates the different personal and political landscapes, tensions she encounters, as well as the implications this has for activism work. READ MORE

3. 2. A Kurdish-Speaking Community of Change : How Social and Political Organising takes Shape in the PYD-controlled Areas in Syria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

   Author : Harriet Rump; [2014]
   Keywords : Top-down regulations; bottom-up organising; social movements theory; contentious politics; partial and situated knowledge; racialising; essentialisng discourses; PYD; Syrian Kurdish speaking community; Kurdishness; Syria; the Arab Spring; revolution; uprising.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores current trends in social and political organising in Northern Syria, in areas controlled by the PYD. The research is built on discussions between eight participants from the Syrian Kurdish-speaking community living in the areas. READ MORE