Sökning: "African American Activism"

Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade orden African American Activism.

  1. 1. Breaking the Chains : The Relation between Race, Religion & Violence in Malcolm X’s Pursuit of Black Liberation

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Författare :Hedil Al-Khishali; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Malcolm X; Civil Rights Movement; Nation of Islam; Black Liberation; Black Theology; Racial Identity; Race Relations; Social Justice; African American Activism; Autobiography of Malcolm X; Violence and Liberation; Identity Evolution; Ideological Evolution; Racial Violence; Islamic Teachings; Social and Political Agenda;

    Sammanfattning : This essay aims to explore the complex interplay between race, religion, and violence as depicted in The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley. Through an exploration of Frantz Fanon's theories regarding recognition and violence, alongside James H. Cone’s concept of Black theology, the essay establishes a foundation for the analysis. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Prefigurative politics as applied to the climate crisis : A game theoretical assessment

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Nathan Carlshamre; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Prefigurative politics; game theory; prefiguration; climate activism; activism; environmental activism; tragedy of the commons; anarchism; left-libertarianism; political theory; Montgomery bus boycott; constructive program; ecotage; non-violence; violence; cartel theory; salience;

    Sammanfattning : In this paper, I make use of the game-theoretical concepts of cartel theory and coordination theory via salience and Schelling points in order to assess the viability of prefigurative politics when used by group actors to address the particular case of the climate crisis. I show that prefigurative politics as a strategy faces significant systematic disadvantages when used by social movements attempting to address climate change as compared to when it is used by social movements focused on other causes. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Mediekonstruktionen av King & Floyd : Diskurser då och nu i svensk rapportering om polisbrutalitet mot afroamerikaner

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

    Författare :Forslund Alexander; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Journalistik; diskurs; rasism; demonstrationsbevakning; postkolonialism.;

    Sammanfattning : The studied phenomenon is that of police brutality against African Americans, along with the adjacent demonstrations and civil mobilizations that were born out of said phenomenon. This study set out to unveil the way in which Swedish print journalism has constructed the brutal beating of Rodney King and the death of George Floyd, along with the social response following those events. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Voice of the Voiceless : The use of African American Vernacular English and linguistic discourses in Tupac Shakur's Changes

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

    Författare :Zahra Motavalli; [2019]
    Nyckelord :African American Vernacular English; discourse; representation; political activism; Tupac Shakur; Engelska; diskurser; representation; politisk aktivism; språkbruk;

    Sammanfattning : Tupac Amaru Shakur was a successful African American musician, poet, and actor most renowned for tackling controversial subject matters in his music as well as using it as a platform to highlight his political opinions and social activism. Tupac used African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in his music. LÄS MER