Blar i Department of Social Anthropology på emneord "738106"
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Americana. Nostalgia through Tradition and Self-Expression in Music
(Master thesis, 2015-06-12)In this thesis I explore the vague and hard to define musical genre that is often referred to as Americana music. I argue that part of the reason why it is so hard to define is exactly because there are a wide range of ... -
Arbeid for å leve, overleve eller forandre verden?: En studie av rettferdig handel blant kunsthåndverkere i El Alto, Bolivia.
(Master thesis, 2008)Denne masteroppgaven har til hensikt å utforske hvordan det økonomiske forholdet rettferdig handel spilles ut og oppleves blant produsenter i Bolivia. Gjennom 6 måneders deltakende observasjon i en kunsthåndverksorganisasjon ... -
Bandits of Mandiri : Analysis of a land occupation in Lore Lindu National Park, Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2013-12-17)This thesis explores different perspectives concerning power, communication and masculine identities in relation to an illegal occupation in Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi in Indonesia. The occupation started ... -
Barn av irregulære migranter - Ulikhet og ekskludering i møte med likhet og inkludering
(Master thesis, 2014-05-23)I denne masteroppgaven har jeg utforsket irregulære migranters hverdagsliv i Norge, med fokus på barn og skole. Hvordan kan en på samme tid være skoleelev og barn i en familie som har endelig avslag på asylsøknaden? Mitt ... -
Bateye Guarero: Identity-management, resources and agency in an inactive Dominican sugar bateye
(Master thesis, 2014-05-25)This thesis is about a sugarcane bateye situated in the inland province of Monte Plata in the Dominican Republic: Bateye Guarero. A bateye is an agricultural community in the midst of the sugarcane fields, created by the ... -
"Before there were no diseases" - Perceiving the Coffee Rust Epidemic in the Intersection of Knowledge Systems
(Master thesis, 2016-06-04)In January 2013, Costa Rica declared a state of emergency to combat the spread of a fungus manifesting itself on coffee plants. The fungus (Hemileia vastatrix) is called roya in Spanish (rust). Between 2012 and 2013, a ... -
Belonging, Hope, and the Future in South Caucasus. A Study of The First Post-War Generation of Abkhazia
(Master thesis, 2021-08-03)This thesis is an exploration of how various forms of belonging are being expressed among young adults in Abkhazia, a politically disputed state situated in South Caucasus. Abkhazia is de jure part of Georgia. In 1992, a ... -
Bløming: stedstilhørighet og tradisjoner i en bygd i Hardanger
(Master thesis, 2013-06-24)Abstrakt I denne masteroppgaven har jeg studert stedstilhørighet og reproduksjon av tradisjoner i en bygd i Hardanger. Ved å kontekstualisere bøndenes arv av odelsgård og overføringen av gården til neste generasjon, viser ... -
The ‘Brutal Freedom’ of Street Life. Challenges in Assisting Street Children out of Street Life
(Master thesis, 2009)In this thesis I aim to explain why it can be difficult to assist street children out of street life.Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in a day centre for street children in Buenos Aires, where I worked as a volunteer ... -
Bula, vavalagi! Turisme, møte, kategoriseringar og makt i Yasawa, Fiji
(Master thesis, 2010-06-18)Denne avhandlinga er basert på eit feltarbeid på Fiji våren 2008. Temaet sentrerer seg rundt møte mellom menneske i lokalsamfunnet på øya Waya Lailai. Denne øya har ein utstrekt lokaleigd turistindustri, noko som pregar ... -
Challenging the Gaze. The study of a Socially Conscious Photographic Initiative based in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2011-06-23)The aim of this thesis is to consider the real life interplay between ambitions and restrictions to aDhaka based photographic initiative, with the core objective to contest stereotypicalrepresentations of Bangladesh in ... -
Christian Charity Work in the Contemporary United States -Volunteering as a practice in Houston, Texas
(Master thesis, 2009-06-19)In my thesis I have looked at the challenges and dilemmas facing volunteers at a Christian charity organizations located in Houston, Texas. Philanthropy and volunteerism, or the non-profit sector, are often used as an ... -
Common dreams and individual goals - Negotiating identity across the Thai-Burma border
(Master thesis, 2013-09-27)Abstract Within a socio-historical framework of how modern nation-states and ethnic labels came to be in the Southeast Asian Mainland, this thesis sets out to explore how young individuals, currently engaging as cross-border ... -
Connecting Through Dance: The Multiplicity of Meanings of Kurdish Folk Dances in Turkey
(Master thesis, 2012-05-09)The thesis is unraveling a wealth of meaning in a widespread phenomenon amongst Kurds in Turkey; folk dances. I use Andriy Nahachewsky's categories participatory' and presentational' dances to distinguish folk dances as ... -
Crafting Distinctions: Reinventing Work, Desire and Design Among the Petty Bourgeoisie of Paris
(Master thesis, 2015-12-08)The aim of this thesis is not to accurately map out the Bobos as a subculture. I rather seek to unearth this group's practices of aestheticization and commodification as part of their specific ethical values. The Bobos I ... -
Cuba, Santería & The Dances of The Orichas
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Dance encounters. Exploring Cook Islands identity through staged performances.
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Defending what is ours: Territorial property rights, maps and indigeneity in the Peruvian central rain forest
(Master thesis, 2012-06-21)The aim of the thesis is to identify and analyse central dynamics in the encounter between the indigenous population and settlers in a Native Community in the Peruvian central Amazon. The indigenous residents are subsistence ... -
Det viktigste vi har er ord. Sikkerhet, disiplinering og tillit i det offentlige rom: Vektere på Bybanen i Bergen
(Master thesis, 2014-05-22)Det viktigste vi har er ord Sikkerhet, disiplinering og tillit i det offentlige rom: Vektere på Bybanen i Bergen Denne oppgavens fokuserer på sikkerhet og jeg hevder at sikkerhet som antropologisk forskningsobjekt kan være ... -
The Dynamics of changing perspectives: Identity politics, citizen rights and language among the deaf in Norway
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)This thesis is centered around the two conflicting discourses on deafness. Deafness can be understood as both a medical and cultural terms. However, both these discourses are highly contested. This thesis aims at exploring ...