Essays about: "the Black Atlantic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words the Black Atlantic.

  1. 1. Compound Extreme Wind and Precipitation Events in Europe

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Elisabet Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : compound extremes; North Atlantic Oscillation; extreme precipitation; extreme wind; sammanfallande extremväderhändelser; extrem nederbörd; extrem vind; Nordatlantiska Oscillationen;

    Abstract : The simultaneous occurrences of several extreme events, known as compound extremes, are often associated with greater impact than univariate extremes. Flooding and windstorms are widespread hazards in Europe which can lead to severe property damage and fatalities. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Adopted Daughter of Africa : A Close Reading of Joyce in Crossing the River from Postcolonial and Feminist Perspectives

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Ann-Louise Holmlind; [2021]
    Keywords : Caryl Phillips; Crossing the River; slavery; postcolonialism; the Black Atlantic; the African diaspora; feminism; racism; hope;

    Abstract : Abstract   The aim of this essay is to explain why Caryl Phillips presents Joyce as "the adopted daughter of Africa" at the end of Crossing the River (1993). This will be done by performing a close reading. This essay will focus on Joyce’s actions and behaviour. READ MORE

  4. 3. The African Presence and Limits of Double Consciousness in Caryl Phillips's Crossing the River

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Tanya Odenyo; [2021]
    Keywords : Double consciousness; representation; African diaspora; identity;

    Abstract : Set against the backdrop of the Transatlantic slave trade, Caryl Phillips’s Crossing the River can be read as a novel which explores severed family ties and the intertwined relationship between the dominant and the subdued within the African diaspora. Questions concerning “race”, identity and representation can be traced in all the narratives and are also the focus of this essay. READ MORE

  5. 4. Putting behavioral assays on fish to the test: Are sociality and scototaxis trials relevant in the wild?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Arno Veenstra; [2020]
    Keywords : Acoustic telemetry; Social network; Sociality; Scototaxis; Migration;

    Abstract : Animal behavior has become a frequently used tool in modern ecology and ecotoxicology, where laboratory behavioral traits are recognized as sensitive endpoints for assessing natural behavior or non-lethal effects of pollutants on animals. Within these research fields, behavioral traits measured in laboratory environments have been used to formulate predictions of ecological consequences that accompany specific behavior. READ MORE

  6. 5. Spridning och faktorer som påverkar förekomsten av Anisakis spp. hos fisk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Rebecca Runesson; [2019]
    Keywords : Anisakis; fisk; förekomst; epidemiologi; riskfaktorer;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna litteraturstudie är att undersöka prevalensen av Anisakis spp. hos fiskar i olika vatten och hav samt vad som kan orsaka dess förekomst. Anisakis spp. är ett globalt spritt släkte av nematoder som i olika stadier i livscykeln infekterar en rad arter av zooplankton, fiskar och valar. READ MORE