Sökning: "Black Americans"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 21 uppsatser innehållade orden Black Americans.
1. Traces of the Past : Reclaiming Feminine and Maternal Identity in the Wake of Slavery, as Portrayed in the Novels Beloved and Jazz.
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleSammanfattning : Using Black feminist criticism, this study will examine the influence of the multifaceted yet simultaneous system of oppression on individuality and mutuality in the aftermath of slavery, as depicted in Toni Morrison’s works in Beloved and Jazz. Furthermore, this essay will explore the effects of the intersecting system of oppression on the characters’ identity formation. LÄS MER
2. Aesthetic injustice
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionenSammanfattning : I argue that talking about aesthetic injustice implies reflection about some failures on the exercise of aesthetic judgment due to mechanisms of oppression, which have a negative impact on the development of potential aesthetic agents. I claim that mechanisms of oppression like aesthetic identity prejudice, oppression or lack of recognition of sensitivities, and aesthetic dysfunctionality in sites of enunciation continue undermining the degree of validation of potential aesthetic agents - who mostly belong to historical oppressed groups like women, black people, indigenous, native Americans, among others. LÄS MER
3. Förtryckande hopp och hopp för de förtryckta : En komparativ litteraturanalys om hoppets teologi i relation till förtryckande strukturer
Kandidat-uppsats, Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologiSammanfattning : What if the narrative of hope, in fact, is hopeless for the oppressed? Even oppressive? If hope is hopeless, can hope be found in the middle of hopelessness? The aim of this study is to define a hopeful and sustainable theology of hope for the oppressed. This study is a literature analysis on three authors offering different perspectives on oppression, as well as various models of hope. LÄS MER
4. From the Margins to the Center : Hip Hop and Rap as Infrastructure for the Black Americans in the 1980s and early 1990s
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumSammanfattning : This thesis examines whether hip hop, and rap in particular, was an infrastructure for the lower-class of Black Americans in the 1980s and early 1990s to transport their concerns, knowledge, and protest from the margins to the center. It first demonstrates what issues Black Americans from the ghetto have raised in terms of content in the first place. LÄS MER
5. Whose War Is It Anyway? : Reflections on identity formation of ethnic minorities in nationalintegration of U.S. and British militaries during World War One
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis concerns the study of ethnic minority groups and their national identity formation process as a result of their collective experience during, and understanding of, World War One. The groups observed are Black Americans and German Americans from the United States, as well as the Irish from Great Britain. LÄS MER
