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1. The Portrayal of Orphanage Voluntourism in the Global South : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Two Voluntourism Websites Under Human Rights Aspects
Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Sammanfattning : Orphanage volunteering in the Global South has experienced worldwide criticism in recent years as children’s rights violations have surfaced. This thesis examines the discourse of two organizations (“Global Crossroad” and“uVolunteer) that still offer orphanage voluntourism and assesses in what ways they display neo-colonial characteristics on their websites. LÄS MER
2. Orienten i Köpenhamn: Hur Tivoli visualiserar Orienten
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studierSammanfattning : The Orient in Copenhagen: How Tivoli Gardens visualises the Orient This essay analyses the theme park Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, and its use of Orientalism. The aim is to understand how Tivoli uses architectural and decorative elements to create an atmosphere of the Orient, as well as how the park’s visualisation of the Orient can be understood through a postcolonial perspective. LÄS MER
3. The Dream Interpreter : A Historical and Postcolonial Analysis of the Development of Antoinette Cosway in Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraSammanfattning : This essay will discuss Jean Rhys’s novel Wide Sargasso Sea from a postcolonial and historical perspective, to show how Rhys’s recreation of Bertha Rochester’s past (Charlotte Brontë’s madwoman in Jane Eyre) can make her end appear triumphant. The analysis will be based on a combination of aspects from the novel’s contemporary English and Caribbean societies and Edward Said’s thoughts about Orientalism, mainly the binary opposition between Europe and the Orient and the creation of Orientalist knowledge. LÄS MER
4. The Multiplicity of Colonial Literature: Using the Portrayal of the Indian Population to Promote Democratic Values and Vocabulary Development in Upper Secondary School
Magister-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : This essay explores the ways colonial short stories by Rudyard Kipling can be used in many different aspects of language teaching in upper secondary school.The analysis takes inspiration from Edward Said’s Orientalism, where he discusses and argues for the prevalence of the phenomenon of Orientalism in the zeitgeist of Western society during the age of European occupation and colonization. LÄS MER
5. American representations of Mexico in the early 1900s : stereographs portraying the other’s modernity and backwardness
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/MediehistoriaSammanfattning : The thesis presents the late 19th-century observers as a part of a highly visualized society able to connect with distant places through a very popular visual medium. The stereoscope provided a three-dimensional experience intended for entertainment and education. The thesis focuses on how American stereographic companies portrayed Mexico. LÄS MER
