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  1. 1. 'Amerikafebern' och byggnadsskicket - En studie av emigrationens påverkan på landsbygdens bebyggelse i Västsverige

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Författare :Marie Odenbring Widmark; [2023-05-24]
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    Sammanfattning : In the years 1850-1930, about 1.2 million Swedes emigrated, most of them to North America. In popular speech one could say there was an 'America fever' in Sweden. As a result a huge network developed that united people across the Atlantic. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The German Imigrants in New Knoxville, Ohio

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Birgitta Sundell-Rånby; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Agriculture; German immigration; habitus; historic archaeology; landscape archaeology; Agrikultur; tyska immigranter; habitus; historisk arkeologi; landskaps arkeologi;

    Sammanfattning : America is a nation of immigrants and all immigrants brought culture with them. There is not one American culture. Many Ohioans are descended from German ancestors, their German heritage is still present in the cultural and social landscapes. German immigrants came to America in search of farmland and independence. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Portrait of a Homeland : An Analysis of the Image of Sweden and Swedish Poverty in the Swedish American Post, Year 1887

    Magister-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Författare :Elin Williams; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Swedish American press; qualitative research; news journalism; communication for development; social change theory; representation theory;

    Sammanfattning : In the late 1800’s, Sweden was undergoing a population growth and had experienced several crop failures. With the majority of the population being farmers, the migration to North America gave Swedish emigrants an economic opportunity that wasn’t available in the homeland. This resulted in a mass exodus. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Individuella migrationsdrivkrafter i den moderna svenska emigrationen : En studie om vilka faktorer som ligger bakom utlandssvenskars emigration och permanenta bosättning i USA.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Författare :Amanda Tydesjö; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Swedish emigration; Individual drivers of migration; Jantelagen; The law of Jante; Push and pull factors; Freedom of opinion; Svensk emigration; Individuella migrationsdrivkrafter; Jantelagen; Push- och pullfaktorer; Åsiktsfrihet;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis considers the individual drivers of migration in modern Swedish emigration and the subsequent decision to remain in the host country. The study draws on primary data from 14 semi-structured digital interviews with Swedes who have emigrated and permanently settled down in different locations in the United States. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Från Mörtjuk till Moline : En kvalitativ studie om den svenska amerikautvandringen under 1800-talet som en emancipatorisk handling

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Simon Gidvall; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Emancipation; migration; women s history; orientation; freedom; Emancipation; migration; kvinnohistoria; orientering; frihet;

    Sammanfattning : This is a study of a single case of an individual, Karolina Eriksson, who was an immigrant from Sweden to the USA in 1882. By studying her life and experiences, the study aims at increasing the knowledge of the mass emigration of the late 1800’s by looking at it from an emancipatory perspective. LÄS MER