Essays about: "symbolic meanings"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 46 essays containing the words symbolic meanings.

  1. 21. The meaning of tree planting : a symbolic interactionist understanding of the behaviour of tree planting in the Byron Shire

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Zia Flook; [2020]
    Keywords : Tree planting; reforestation; participation; pro-environmental behaviour; symbolic interactionism; meaning; Byron Bay;

    Abstract : As we enter a changed climate the understanding of what motivates and sustains participation in pro-environmental behaviours has never been more important. Planting trees to reforest vast areas of the world has the potential for numerous ecological and human benefits. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Healing Power of the Ghost In Toni Morrison’s Beloved : An Analysis Through the Poststructuralist Lens

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Eva Yigit; [2020]
    Keywords : abject; Beloved; Derrida; deconstruction; écriture féminine; ghost; Kristeva; Morrison; motherhood; poststructuralism; semiotic order; spectrality; slavery; trauma.;

    Abstract : This paper utilizes poststructuralist theory to investigate the polysemic nature of the eponymous character Beloved in Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel Beloved. The ghostly, anachronistic presence of Beloved renders the text open to multiple interpretations and this essay sets out to explore the ways in which meaning is created and communicated. READ MORE

  4. 23. Inre Arkitektur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Tove Helénéh Albright Österberg; [2019]
    Keywords : egregation; den sociala produktionen av rummet; identitet; kultur; planering; diskurs; modernism; kvartersstad; blandstad;

    Abstract : Boendesegregationen är ett växande problem i Sverige och den utgör ett stort hinder för att uppnå socialt rättvisa städer. Eftersom boendesegregation reproduceras genom urban migration är det av vikt att förstå hur boendepreferenser formas. READ MORE

  5. 24. How Consumers Navigate Ethical Tensions in a Marketplace: Swedish Dairy Marketplace as Context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Cecilia Jedenberg; Frida Lennartsson; [2018-07-03]
    Keywords : ethical consumption; brands as resources; ethical tensions; phenomenology; consumer culture; dairy consumption;

    Abstract : This research examines how consumers navigate ethical tensions in a marketplace, which applies to the Swedish dairy marketplace. This qualitative research takes a phenomenological approach and consists of 12 interviews with consumers. READ MORE

  6. 25. Om rötter och kronor : narrativanalys av en konflikt kring Orsa Besparingsskog

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Felicia Olsson; [2018]
    Keywords : naturresurskonflikt; narrativanalys; allmänningsskog; Orsa Besparingsskog; historiebruk; historiemedvetande;

    Abstract : Konflikter över naturresurser i allmänhet och de som utgörs av allmänningar i synnerhet är ofta förekommande, komplexa och medför ofta konsekvenser för både människa och miljö. Hur väl vi förmår förstå dessa konflikter avgör hur väl vi kan förbygga eller lösa dem. READ MORE