Sökning: "postcolonialism"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 338 uppsatser innehållade ordet postcolonialism.

  1. 11. Cultural Clash and Colonial Consequences: A Comprehensive Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Författare :Foosey Abdulgadir; [2023]
    Nyckelord :European missionaries; Christianity; Postcolonialism; Igbo culture; Cultural clash; Christian missionaries; ancestral spirits; British colonialists;

    Sammanfattning : This paper explores Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart (1958) within the context of postcolonial theory, focusing on the clash between traditional Igbo culture and the forces of European imperialism. Achebe's work serves as a response to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) and challenges the stereotypical portrayal of Africans. LÄS MER

  2. 12. Post apartheid challenges according to South African journalists : A qualitative study of how South African journalists evaluate the relationship between their ethnicity and work

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

    Författare :Frida Larsen; Ebba Eriksson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Postcolonialism; apartheid; journalism; professional identity; South Africa;

    Sammanfattning : This study is a bachelor's thesis based on a Minor Field Study conducted in Cape Town,South Africa between October and December 2022. This research is a qualitative studyand nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with South African journalistsduring the field study. LÄS MER

  3. 13. African Women and Storytelling : Unveiling the Power of Narrative to Shape Collective Imaginary

    Master-uppsats,

    Författare :Clelia Vegezzi; [2023]
    Nyckelord :African Women; Women; Black Women; Storytelling; stories; Collective Imaginaries; Characters; Novels; INGOs; Noviolet Bulawayo; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie;

    Sammanfattning : During my eight years of work in the communication department of an NGO based in Kampala I have undetaken several workshops organized by istitutional donors, such as USAID, on how to write what the aid sector calls stories of change.  Puzzled by the information and skills obtained in such context and the stories I have encounter and wrote during my job from one side, and on the other side acknowledging how novels helped me to navigate my feeling of disorientation while living and experiencing the Ugandan context; I have decided to embark in this research to better understand where the stories produced by INGOs and the contemporary literature differentiate. LÄS MER

  4. 14. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
    Nyckelord :UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

    Sammanfattning : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. LÄS MER

  5. 15. Den (o)hållbara vindkraften : En argumentationsanalys av mediedebatten om vindkraft i Sápmi i ljuset av Sveriges omställning till ett hållbart samhälle

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Linnéa Holmgren; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Vindkraft; samer; sameby; renskötsel; grön omställning; urfolksrättigheter; mediedebatt; subaltern; “de Andra”; erkännande;

    Sammanfattning : The rights of the Sámi; Sweden’s indigenous people, have long been a subject of debate. As part of Sweden’s Climate Act and implementation of the 2030 Agenda, Sweden is currently in the midst of an extensive expansion of wind power where a large proportion of the wind turbines will be located in Sápmi. LÄS MER