Essays about: "white minorities"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words white minorities.

  1. 6. The Swedish exception : A postcolonial analysis of exclusion in the Swedish Covid-19 strategy

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Juan-Carlos Munoz; [2020]
    Keywords : Covid-19; ethnic minorities; structural vulnerability; postcolonial analysis; disaster response; environmental racism; institutionalized discrimination;

    Abstract : This essay seeks to understand the possible reasons behind the high rates of non-white ethnic minorities, such as the Somali-Swedish community among hospitalized Covid-19 patients in Sweden. It interrogates the possibility of a White middle-class bias in the Swedish government and the National Pandemic Group’s management of the covid-19 crisis. READ MORE

  3. 7. Protecting positions of power and privileges : The Racial Glass Ceiling in the UK Civil Society Sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Stela Kosova; [2020]
    Keywords : social closure; cloning culture; everyday racism; obstacles; BAME; career trajectory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As institutional racism and the underrepresentation of BAME have become world-wide central issues, the question of equal opportunities for upward mobility in the labour market and social mobility for this particular community are at the forefront, including the UK context. Evidence suggests that BAME have unequal access to opportunities for career progression in the workplace and that upward mobility is inextricably linked to obstacles at every stage of their career in comparison to their white counterparts. READ MORE

  4. 8. Visual analysis of GQ magazine covers: intersections between gender, race, and sexuality

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Rūta Latvėnaitė; [2020]
    Keywords : Visual analysis; GQ magazine; representational patterns; representational meaning; intersectionality; intersections between gender; race and sexuality; social semiotics;

    Abstract : This thesis widens the application of intersectionality into the study of visual media. This study examines representational patterns on GQ magazine covers issued in the US with specific regards to gender-race-sexuality intersections. READ MORE

  5. 9. Black Masculinity and White-Cast Sitcoms : Unraveling stereotypes in New Girl

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Marie Zafimehy; [2019]
    Keywords : Black feminism; Feminist media studies; Men and masculinities; Representation; New Girl; Sitcoms;

    Abstract : For decades, situational comedies — commonly named “sitcoms” — have been racially segregated on TV between Black-cast sitcoms and White-cast sitcoms. Extensive research has been led about representation of Black and White masculinities in this segregated context. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Stories Need to be Told : The politics of visibility/invisibility: Museum representations and participation of migrants, refugees, and ethnic minorities

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om migration, etnicitet och samhälle

    Author : Samineh Asri; [2019]
    Keywords : Museum; Representation; Visibility; Decoloniality; Complexity; Migrant; Assemblage;

    Abstract : International migration and the refugee crisis have sparked a number of debates within the public policy circle. This issue also has profound social and cultural implications, even in the museum sector. READ MORE