Master theses: Recent submissions
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The Organic Island: An ethnographic study of subsistence economics and creative resilience in the Lau Islands of Fiji
(Master thesis, 2021-08-02)This thesis focuses on the multifaceted dimensions of sociality found in subsistence economic activities in the Lau Islands of Fiji. Primarily based on fieldwork conducted on the island of Cicia, I examine how land and sea ... -
Consequences of South African Housing Policy: Twenty years of Struggle, Hope and Waiting
(Master thesis, 2020-12-10) -
The Appreciated Other: Ideals of revitalization through integration
(Master thesis, 2020-08-25)Due to a history of accommodating immigrants since the 1990s, Badolato has built a reputation of being "il paese di accoglienza" (the town of hospitality), with its own "modello di accoglienza" (accommodation model). In ... -
Biting the dirty hand that feeds you Relations and Resistance in the Bidi Bidi refugee camp, Northern Uganda
(Master thesis, 2020-08-22) -
"Water is life, Life is Water" - Environmental Engagements in Thailand
(Master thesis, 2020-08-13)Abstract In this thesis I aim to shed light on how environmental engagement can unfold in Thailand – in an authoritarian regime with insufficient waste management infrastructure and lack of well-organized environmental ... -
Frivilligturisme og bullshit jobs: om arbeid, kapital og søppel
(Master thesis, 2020-06-19)Denne masteroppgåva tek for seg frivilligturisme i ein costaricansk surfeby, og kva det kan fortelje oss om idear knytt til verdifullt arbeid, kapital og søppel. Gjennom deltakande observasjon ved to ulike organisasjonar ... -
Musikk og sosialt liv: En studie av musikalsk praksis i Berlin
(Master thesis, 2020-05-01)Oppgaven min er en studie av hvordan ulike former for musikalsk praksis preger følelser av tilhørighet, og sosial omgang, i et urbant miljø som Berlin. Studien er inspirert av teorier som problematiserer forholdet mellom ... -
Digital symbolic arenas. Reinventing youth identity and emerging forms of play.
(Master thesis, 2020-03-17)This thesis will ethnographically analyze the interrelationships between gender, class, and subcultural styles using different video gaming groups primarily located in Bergen, Norway. I will discuss the structures of the ... -
Life in transition: the case of young Eritreans in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019-12) -
Nyliberal Transformasjon av Landskap i Appolonia, Ghana: Meningsskapende Fremtider og Produksjonen av Livsverdener
(Master thesis, 2019-06-25) -
Sexuality Among Youth on Maracuyá Island: Navigating the Complex Crossroad of Latin American and Caribbean Social Life
(Master thesis, 2019-06-20) -
Multiculturalism in an everyday perspective: Immigration and settlement services in Vancouver, Canada
(Master thesis, 2019-06-15)This thesis examines social relationships and everyday encounters between immigrants and focus particularly on representatives of organizations working to help immigrants integrate and settle in a multicultural society. ... -
Challenging Normativity: Emergent Socialities, Hope and Social Freedom
(Master thesis, 2019-06-15)