Sökning: "postcolonial identities"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 23 avhandlingar innehållade orden postcolonial identities.

  1. 6. Global Lifestyles : Constructions of Places and Identities in Travel Journalism

    Författare :Emilia Ljungberg; Mediehistoria; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation studies representations of globalization by analyzing travel journalism in two magazines from 1982 to 2008. Globalization discourses are studied through an analysis of how places and identities are constructed. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Othering Processes in Feminist Teaching : A case study of an adult educational institution

    Författare :Chia-Ling Yang; Sociologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; feminist methodology; feminist theory; liberal adult education; postcolonial theory; Swedish gender equality; welfare state; anti-racist education; feminist teaching; intersectionality; sexualized racism; gendered racism; boundary making; othering; difference;

    Sammanfattning : Taking its starting point from a critical dialogue with feminist and postcolonial theory, this dissertation explores processes of othering in a feminist adult educational institution, Women’s Room, in Sweden. Women’s Room is a women-only school and half of the student body has a migrant background. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Off the Edge of the Map: A Study of Organizational Diversity as Identity Work

    Författare :Viktorija Kalonaityte; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; feminist theory; mock bureaucracy; identity work; Organizational diversity; identity construction; postcolonial theory; institutional process;

    Sammanfattning : “Diversify or die” is a recurring and rather dramatic call for organizations to recruit, retain and manage a demographically diverse workforce, advocated by the business case for diversity, also known as diversity management philosophy. Diversity management places diverse social identities at the heart of organizational success and has gained much attention from management consultants and managers in North America and Europe. LÄS MER

  5. 9. The New Portuguese Presence in Angola: Traces, Emplacements and Interactions of a Postcolonial Encounter

    Författare :Carolina Valente Cardoso; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Propelled by the impact of the Euro-crisis in the Portuguese economy and job market and the booming economy in Angola, during the last decade a great number of Portuguese workers migrated to the former colony. At the same time, Angolan investors made important acquisitions in key sectors of the Portuguese economy. LÄS MER

  7. 10. From Colonial Disruption to Diasporic Entanglements : Narrations of Igbo Identities in the Novels of Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Chris Abani

    Författare :Snezana Vuletic; Stefan Helgesson; Ansgar Nünning; Susan Arndt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English; engelska;

    Sammanfattning : With a general interest in Igbo identities, this study critically explores a set of questions which relate to the production, evolution and potential of ‘Igboness’ in literary fiction. The study approaches these questions while relying on two premises. LÄS MER