Sökning: "African imagery"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 uppsatser innehållade orden African imagery.

  1. 1. Rasism i USA genom två konstnärer och deras kritikers ögon : Hur Philip Guston och Henry Taylor uppmärksammar förtryck mot afroamerikaner och hur de har bemötts av kritiker och konstnärliga institutioner

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Ziggy Lindholm; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Art history; semiotics; signs; oppression; reception; Philip Guston; Henry Taylor; KKK; self-portrait; history; racism; interpretation; Konstvetenskap; semiotik; tecken; förtryck; reception; Philip Guston; Henry Taylor; KKK; självporträtt; historia; rasism; tolkning;

    Sammanfattning : This essay investigates how Philip Guston and Henry Taylor explore the subject of African American oppression in their art and how they have been received by critics and art institutions. Using semiotics based on Hans Haydens article “Den omplacerade koden: Om Edgar Degas Interiör”, this essay explores how meaning is created in signs existing within the respective artists’ works. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Colonial Imagery and representation in tourism marketing of African destinations. : A case study of Kenya

    Magister-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Författare :Anne Mundati; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Colonial myth; photography; marketing; Kenya; destination.;

    Sammanfattning : This research study is based on the visual marketing of African destinations and the colonial influence in a post-colonial world. Recent tourism research tourism has examined post-colonial realities in developing countries addressing the experience of British post-colonialism, however, only a few of those studies have examined the cultural consequences of tourism marketing image influence on culture and national identity. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Towards the Use of Satellite Data in Security Policy-Related Prediction

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktion

    Författare :Mary Chrishani Jayaweera; [2021]
    Nyckelord :satellite imagery; earth observation; remote sensing; nighttime lights; conflict prediction; time series; intercalibration; big data; cloud computing; machine learning;

    Sammanfattning : Inadequate economic data makes it more difficult for its incorporation in security-policy related prediction and there is a need for alternative datasets. Satellite data, more specifically nighttime lights data, can be used as a proxy for the economy. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Racial Stereotyping in the Netherlands: examining the role of public authorities in the societal debate on the character of Zwarte Piet

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Författare :Evelien Evenhuis; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Human Rights; The Netherlands; Black Pete; Zwarte Piet; Sinterklaas; Racial Stereotyping; Negative Stereotyping; Discrimination; Cultural Traditions; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis seeks to develop an understanding of racial stereotyping in the Netherlands, through examining the role of public authorities in the societal debate on the character of Zwarte Piet. It is the portraying of this character that can contribute to negative racial stereotyping. LÄS MER

  7. 5. CLASSIFYING DOMINANT PARKLAND SPECIES IN A WEST AFRICAN AGROFORESTRY LANDSCAPE USING PLEIADES SATELLITE IMAGERY

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Författare :Simon Lunn; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Remote Sensing; Burkina Faso; Pleiades Satellite; Tree species; Agroforestry;

    Sammanfattning : As we move towards a digital based society, technology continues to improve. It is important to take advantage of this to inform and facilitate our sustainable development goals in the most cost-effective and time efficient manner. LÄS MER