Sökning: "orientalism"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 470 uppsatser innehållade ordet orientalism.
1. The Strategical Use of Othering in Western Media : How is the Russian advancement in Africa depicted in Western media?
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : In this paper I present a discourse analysis on the narrative and depiction of the Russia developmental, diplomatic, and military cooperation advancements in the African continent in Western media, and its consequences on the general public. Through the analysis of 31 articles from 8 different newspapers from Italy, Sweden, the UK, and the US, and through the theoretical lens of theories of Western media and the phenomenon of othering and orientalism, I reach the conclusion that Western narrative regarding Russia’s advancements in Africa changes based on whether Russia is perceived as succeeding or failing, with a constant undertext that the West is not happy about eventual deepening relations between Russia and the continent. LÄS MER
2. Rapporteringen som reser sig ur askan : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av hur de svenska koranbränningarna gestaltas i Dagens Nyheter jämfört med Al Arabiya.
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)Sammanfattning : The freedom of speech, caricatures and satire, bans on veils and burning of the Koran have been reported and portrayed in different ways in several news media. The aim of this study was to analyze how the burnings of the Koran in Sweden are portrayed in Swedish media (Dagens Nyheter) compared to English-language Arabic media (Al Arabiya). LÄS MER
3. Mumier som monster : Mumiers framställning i brittisk populärlitteratur under 1800-talet
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to study the representation of monstrous mummies in British literary fiction from the 1800s. The material used is The mummy (1827), Lot No. 249 (1892), and Pharos the egyptian (1899). A narrative analysis is the method used in the essay to explore the chosen material. LÄS MER
4. Zenbuddhism i västvärlden : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av Alan Watts verk inom Zenbuddhismen
Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)Sammanfattning : This study focuses on the portrayal of Zen buddhism according to the counterculture icon Alan Watts; to see how he distinguishes the relationship between east and west, what differences Zen has in its character compared to other schools of buddhism, and how Zen could be of use for the western world. To acquire relevant and important information the chosen method is therefore a qualitative content analysis to decode the content of two books. LÄS MER
5. Kvinnorna inom hinduismen och buddhismen : En läromedelsanalys om kvinnans framställning inom hinduism och buddhism
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Sammanfattning : In this essay, seven textbooks in the subject of religion education at upper secondary school have been studied. The aim is to examine how these textbooks present women in hinduism and buddhism based on three categories; religious role, religious status and position in society and how the presentation based on the three categories has changed since 1998. LÄS MER
