Essays about: "wilderness"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 64 essays containing the word wilderness.

  1. 6. The Rights of Nature in the Scandinavian Wilderness : the case of Fulufjället National Park

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Emese Annabella Boda; [2022]
    Keywords : human rights; Nature’s rights; sustainability; intergenerational equity; environmental protection; conservation; biodiversity; intrinsic value; interconnectedness;

    Abstract : The idea of recognizing the Rights of Nature has emerged as a response and an alternative source of stimulus to tackle today’s environmental problems causing eco-anxiety. This study intends to give insight on how a high level of environmental awareness can contribute substantially to a balanced relationship with Nature. READ MORE

  3. 7. “Eden to Hell in the Space of a Few Seconds” : an ecocritical and postcolonial analysis of Alex Garland’s The Beach

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Hanna Strömberg; [2022]
    Keywords : The Beach; postcolonial ecocriticism; utopia; wilderness; pastoral;

    Abstract : This essay analyzes the cultural concepts of wilderness, utopia, and the pastoral in relation to The Beach from ecocritical and postcolonial perspectives. Evidently, the pastoral is critical in shaping the Western idea of wilderness, and the utopistic mindset plays an equally crucial role in wilderness gazing. READ MORE

  4. 8. Religious Innovation in Southern Sweden. : A case study on the congregation Kingdom Center Sweden.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskap

    Author : Philip Törnblom; [2022]
    Keywords : Pentecoastalism; Cowboy Christians; Word of Life; KCS; Kingdom Center Sweden; Kristet Center syd.;

    Abstract : Kingdom center Sweden is a small-town Pentecostal community located in the Swedish province of Scania. What, on a surface level, distinguishes this community from other Christian communities in Sweden is that the congregation operates a cowboy-themed wilderness center. READ MORE

  5. 9. A CINEMATIC VILLAGE FOR A CHANGING LANDSCAPE - AN ALPINE ROMANTIC STORY

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Diana Sacco; [2022]
    Keywords : Alps; Aosta Valley; Oyace; Artificial lake; Climate change; Fiction; Cinematic; Novel; Narrative; Village; Staging; Performative; Future landscapes; awareness; Movie; wilderness; artefice; constructed;

    Abstract : Climate change has already had noticeable effects on the environment. Glaciers are retreating, ice on lakes and rivers is melting earlier, plant and animal species have relocated, and trees are blooming sooner. READ MORE

  6. 10. Berättelser från ett kulturlandskap : ett gestaltningsförslag för Nikkaluokta turistanläggnings utemiljö

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

    Author : Alexander Morell; [2022]
    Keywords : Landskapsnarrativ; fjällen; kulturlandskap; Sápmi; samisk arkitektur;

    Abstract : Samernas traditionella marker, Sápmi, har en lång historia av kolonialism och förtryck. I bygget av den svenska nationella identitet har fjällen ofta porträtterats som en orörd natur, vars storslagenhet symboliserade nationens storhet. READ MORE