Essays about: "unesco"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 92 essays containing the word unesco.

  1. 16. Becoming a UNESCO City of Literature : A discourse analysis of the Gothenburg effort to become a City of Literature in the UNESCO creative cities network

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Ebba Wahlbom; [2022]
    Keywords : discursive formations; ideology; UNESCO; creative cities network; literature; literary work; cultural policy research;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to create knowledge on discursive formations surrounding literature that is being produced and/or reproduced in Sweden today. This is achieved by studying how the project group members responsible for writing the Gothenburg application to become a UNESCO City of Literature, and other key players involved in this process, argue for the values of literature and why a membership in the UNESCO creative cities network would be beneficial for Gothenburg city, its citizens and the literary field. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Vienna Convention of 1983: context, failure and aftermath

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Gerard Farrell; [2021]
    Keywords : Vienna Convention of 1983; Disputed archives; Decolonisation; Neocolonialism; Third World; international law; codification; UNESCO; ILC; ‘Migrated Archives’; Algeria; Kenya; Wienkonventionen 1983; omstridda arkiv; avkolonisering; neokolonialism; tredje världen; internationell rätt; kodifikation; UNESCO; ILC; ’Migrated Archives’; Algeriet; Kenya;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the Vienna Convention on succession of States in respect of State Property, Archives and Debts, which was adopted in 1983 but subsequently failed to enter into force as too few states ratified it. Attention is given to the section of the Convention concerned specifically with the fate of archives in state succession, and the reasons why most of the major western nations, in particular those who had formerly or still possessed colonies, voted against the text. READ MORE

  4. 18. Biosfär in progress : Vombsjösänkans väg mot biosfärområdestatus

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Anna Ekholm; [2021]
    Keywords : Unesco; biosfärområde; Vombsjösänkan; samarbete; utmaningar; risker;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats avser att undersöka Vombsjösänkans kandidatur till att bli ett biosfärområde samt att identifiera utmaningar och risker i samband med arbetsprocessen för de inblandande kommunerna. Uppsatsen inleds med en översikt över Unesco:s biosfärprogram internationellt och i en svensk kontext samt de kriterier som krävs för status som biosfärområde. READ MORE

  5. 19. Alpinism as a Form of Intangible Cultural Heritage from the Perspective of Interactive Methods in Digital Humanities

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Klaus-Georg Deck; [2021]
    Keywords : alpinism; cultural heritage; digital humanities; interactive methods; augmented reality; virtual reality;

    Abstract : In 2019, alpinism was inscribed in the UNESCO representative list of the intangi­ble cultural heritage of humanity. This thesis shows that alpinism as intangible cultural heritage can be made experienceable for everyone by means of interactive technologies of digital humanities. READ MORE

  6. 20. The‌ ‌Role‌ ‌of‌ ‌Public‌ ‌Libraries‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌Promotion‌ ‌of‌ ‌Sami‌ ‌Rights‌ ‌in‌ ‌Sweden‌ : A Normative Perspective

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

    Author : Elin Lundin; [2021]
    Keywords : Public library; Sami minority; Sweden; minority language rights; minority culture rights;

    Abstract : According to 2§ of the Swedish Library Act, libraries shall work towards the development of a democratic society by spreading knowledge and providing people with the possibility to form their own opinions (SFS, 2013:801). It’s a natural consequence that Sweden’s national minorities are not provided with the same amount of services as the majority community, however the extent of how much space the minorities ought to be given in public libraries is a relatively unexplored research topic. READ MORE