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191	“A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita Gillman, Natalie B 23 October 2007 (has links) This feminist analysis addresses Lindsey Collen’s intertextual use of myth in The Rape of Sita and how her reformation of the parodied texts becomes a resistance to patriarchy. Collen’s examination of possible counteractions against patriarchy is analysed and it is determined whether or not she posits writing, especially demythologization, as the best resistance to patriarchal discourse. Also, her assertion that transformation and a unity of the sexes are needed to bring about equality is studied. The methodology used is qualitative and inductive. The sources are examined and interpreted through close-reading strategies which reveal the complexities of the text and the way in which Collen subverts myth. Classical and Hindu myths and other texts, such as T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, are re-read and re-examined to investigate to what extent they have challenged or championed patriarchal ideology, through which it is hoped that a greater understanding of the way in which mythology contributes to attitudes to rape is gained. Three other texts dealing with rape are also studied, in order to better place Collen’s novel in context of the genre. Primarily, feminist criticism, particularly with an African feminist viewpoint, is used. However, because a conflation of post-colonial and postmodern approaches is embedded within feminism, these concepts are dealt with also. Theorists drawn upon include Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Mircea Eliade and Margaret Atwood. / Dissertation (MA (English))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / English / MA / unrestricted Demythologization Duff alan – once were warriors Schuster anne – foolish delusions Myth Post-colonialism Feminism Intertextuality The rape of lucretia Rape The ramayana Androgyny Remythologization Coetzee j.m. - disgrace Collen lindsey – the rape of sita Eliot t.s. – the waste land UCTD
192	Perceptions of “Progress” among Journalists in Kenya : An exploratory study Rube, Agnes January 2021 (has links) This study explores what factors Kenyan journalists perceive influence their assessment of progress in the country and in what ways they believe their world-views impact their reporting. The study also assesses the journalists' awareness and knowledge of national progress achieved in development indicators. The study took an exploratory approach and used a mixed research method design. Nine semi-structured in-depth interviews with Kenyan journalists were complemented with a multi-choice web-survey. The survey was circulated using the snow-ball principle and after an eight-week period, 74 survey responses were collected and analyzed. The study reveals that knowledge, newsroom experience and the negative bias of news are all factors that journalists report influence their perceptions, although many of the journalists did not believe their perceptions affect their reporting. The study also found that the journalists overestimated their actual factual knowledge of progress and underestimated the actual progress achieved in the country. On average, the journalists picked the right answer in about a third of the fact-based questions, which were related to the country's performance in development indicators. Considering that journalism plays a vital function in society, the research suggests cross-sector discussions and further studies should be carried out on potential knowledge gaps and possible cognitive biases of journalists. perceptions “progress” journalism Kenya in-depth interviews media practitioners survey knowledge level development indicators knowledge production epistemology negative bias internalized orientalism post-development post-colonialism Communication Studies Kommunikationsvetenskap Media Studies Medievetenskap
193	Koloniální nemovité dědictví a obrazy města ve východní Asii: Případová studie Kóbe a Inčchonu / Koloniální nemovité dědictví a obrazy města ve východní Asii: Případová studie Kóbe a Inčchonu Zimt, Alexandra January 2021 (has links) This paper studies two former treaty ports, Kobe in Japan and Incheon (Chemulpo) in South Korea following the scholarship of Jennifer Robinson (2006) in building social scientific knowledge upon case studies of the so-called "ordinary cities". Using a "bricolage" of sub-fields of social anthropology and research techniques, the study focuses on the built remnants from the colonial period in the two cities and their perceived image to further develop on ethnographies of sensescapes and post-colonialism. The present study is an addition to the scholarship of urban anthropology through tracing out the formations of personal images of a city among their inhabitants, emic perceptions of "danger" and "oldness" in relation to built environments in Japan and South Korea and discussing the relevance of post-colonial sensibilities for place image creation. Keywords: urban anthropology, socio-cultural anthropology, collective memory, city branding, city image, post-colonialism, settler urban heritage, Japan, South Korea
194	"Jiná" geografie alternativních potravinových sítí: farmářské trhy jako cestující koncept / "The other" geography of alternative food networks: farmers' markets as a travelling concept Fendrychová, Lenka January 2015 (has links) Boom of the farmers' markets in 2010 represented a brand new phenomenon in the so far rather calm development of the Czech alternative food networks (AFNs). Unprecedented was the extent of political support at the local and state level as well as the interest of media and consumers. My PhD project originates in the desire to understand this phenomenon. I realized qualitative research of practice and discourse of the farmers' markets in the territory of Prague metropolitan area (PMA) during the years 2011 and 2012. The main research methods included interviews with organizers, observation at the markets, and the content analysis of the mass media. In the course of the research it became obvious that the current academic discourse, rooted primarily in the Anglo-American context, cannot be applied to the Czech reality. Also, the specific features of the farmers' markets in the PMA could only partially be explained by the differences between the Czech post-socialist context and "the West". An interpretation of the boom of farmers' markets in the PMA, consistent with the results of my research, was only enabled by an innovative approach which combines the concept of the travelling theory, postcolonial sensitivity to the mutual relations between source and target contexts, and the findings of the studies...
195	An investigation of excess as symptomatic of Neo-Baroque identified in the work of selected South African artists Greyvenstein, Lisa 22 August 2013 (has links) This research investigates the Neo-Baroque aesthetic of excess in contemporary South African art, and explores reasons for the emergence of this style. It investigates artists who use their bodies as a site of resistance, to contest or reconstruct the dominant social values which establish differences between bodies to place them within the marginal position of ‘Other’. This investigation relates to post-colonial concerns. The artists’ exploitation of the Neo-Baroque aesthetic of excess as a comment on social concerns reveals a sense of crisis within South African society, similar to the conditions from which the seventeenth century Baroque style evolved. Neo-Baroque aesthetics of excess manifest in a variety of ways, and are particularly evident when artists transgress social boundaries placed on the body through abject and erotic associations. Excess ultimately arises from complexity, as hybrid art forms are created from the combination of media and content found within the art work. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Visual Arts / unrestricted Body politics Baroque Abject Minette Vari Spectacle Rose Tracey Post-colonialism Other Neo-baroque New media Nandipha Mntambo Hybird Nicholas Hlobo Leora Faber Excess Eroticism Cultural resistance Contemporary south african art Steven Cohen UCTD
196	In-depth Analysis of the Presence of Aboriginals in National Politics : Political Predicament of Taiwanese Indigenous People Dong, Xuan January 2023 (has links) Inspired by the barriers to social integration between aboriginals and non-indigenous people in Taiwan, as well as the limitations of representation and participation in national politics, and extending to turn deeply to aboriginal identity recognition and related movements, this dissertation adopts liberalism as grand background and takes scholarly scientific theory constructivism to illustrate the meanings and applicability of discourse analysis method in order to investigate textual materials notably official documents including the Constitution and Acts, press releases as well as academic articles about how those materials describe indigenous peoples. Additionally, through the deployment of practical theories such as (post) colonialism, multiculturalism, representative democracy and deliberative democracy to interpret social and political facts in Taiwan. The author has found that the description of indigenous people in Taiwanese statute through the change from inequitable titles to relatively respectful takes into account the acceptability of aboriginals. The integration of indigenous Taiwanese in society is still persisting and causes troubles for the routine life of aboriginals. Furthermore, it has been observed that the recognition of aboriginal identity hinders the willingness and possibility of indigenous peoples to participate in national politics. Meanwhile, the national global status impact on indigenous peoples has been evident. Indigenous people Taiwanese Aboriginals Aboriginal identity Recognition Multiculturalism (Post)colonialism Representative democracy Deliberative democracy
197	Love and Respect: The Bandung Philharmonic Wilson, Kevin Alexander January 2020 (has links) No description available. Ethnic Studies History Multicultural Education Music Music Education South Asian Studies music orchestra Indonesia Java Bandung Bandung Philharmonic orientalism post-colonialism decentralization decolonization community Western Classical music identity El Sistema globalization new music contemporary classical composition
198	Black and White on Black: Whiteness and Masculinity in the Works of Three Australian Writers - Thomas Keneally, Colin Thiele, and Patrick White. Byrge, Matthew Israel 01 May 2010 (has links) (PDF) White depictions of Aborigines in literature have generally been culturally biased. In this study I explore four depictions of Indigenous Australians by white Australian writers. Thomas Keneally's The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1972) depicts a half-caste Aborigine's attempt to enter white society in a racially-antipathetic world that precipitates his ruin. Children's author Colin Thiele develops friendships between white and Aboriginal children in frightening and dangerous landscapes in both Storm Boy (1963) and Fire in the Stone (1973). Nobel laureate Patrick White sets A Fringe of Leaves (1976) in a world in which Ellen Roxburgh's quest for freedom comes only through her captivity by the Aborigines. I use whiteness and masculinity studies as theoretical frameworks in my analysis of these depictions. As invisibility and ordinariness are endemic to white and masculine actions, interrogating these ideological constructions aids in facilitating a better awareness of the racialized stereotypes that exist in Indigenous representations. whiteness Australia Aborigine(s) post-colonialism race studies masculinity Arts and Humanities Communication English Language and Literature Social and Behavioral Sciences
199	Indigenous Continuance Through Homeland: An Analysis of Palestinian and Native American Literature Dakin, Alana E. 22 June 2012 (has links) No description available. American History American Literature Ethnic Studies Literature Middle Eastern Literature Native Americans Native American Studies Native Studies native homeland indigenous Native American American Indian indigenous American Palestinian continuance post-colonialism
200	Les injustices numériques raciales : à la croisée du capitalisme de surveillance et du colonialisme Nguyen, Minhly 05 1900 (has links) À l’ère d’une économie numérique sans précédent, ce mémoire tente de comprendre la relation entre les usagers du milieu virtuel et les entreprises technologiques au pouvoir. Afin de comprendre les conséquences du marché, seront à l’étude des concepts tels que les injustices numériques et injustices numériques raciales. Essentiellement, l’objectif de ce travail sera de qualifier la place des classes subalternes dans l’écosystème numérique. Une réflexion pluridisciplinaire s’impose, avec une attention particulière portée sur le topo du racisme en relation avec la technologie. Conséquemment, le cadre normatif régulant le marché économique actuel sera mis en lumière de sorte à contester l’enjeu éthique entourant l’usage de la technologie. / In the age of an unprecedented numérique economy, this thesis attempts to understand the relationship between users of the virtual environment and the technology companies in power. In order to understand the consequences of the market, concepts such as digital injustice and digital racial injustice will be studied. Essentially, the aim of this work will be to qualify the place of the subaltern classes in the digital ecosystem. Multidisciplinary reflection is required, with particular attention paid to the topo of racism in relation to technology. Consequently, the normative framework regulating the current economic market will be brought to light, so as to challenge the ethical stakes surrounding the use of technology. racisme post-colonialisme discrimination capitalisme surveillance numérique technologie féminisme écologie injustices digitales injustices numériques raciales racism post-colonialism capitalism digital surveillance technology digital injustices discrimination digital racial injustices feminism ecology Philosophy / Philosophie (UMI : 0422)

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