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Religiosity and Socio-Political Disposition
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The socio-political dimension of film noir
… capitalist society. This thesis examines the socio-political dimension of <i>film noir</i> firstly through its social, literary and filmic origins, then through a piecework study of shots and dialogues from six <i>noir</i> pictures: <u>Body and Soul</u> (1947), <u>Force of Evil</u> (1948), …
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Folding knotworks: a conceptual, sensual and socio-political encounter
… and returns through loss, a conceptual, sensual, socio-political encounter.
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The Old Testament Babylonian exile : a socio-political study
This study is a materialist literary analysis of Deuteronomistic History. with particular reference to the Elijah-cycle which culminates in the Naboth Episode its appropriation by the oppressed in their situation and experience of oppression in contemporary societies. The materialist literary …
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Haitian Diaspora Impact on Haitian Socio-Political and Economic Development
… The argument further discusses different socio-economic strategies to use when diasporic communities residing in developed countries (core) are assisting their homeland (periphery). This paper will look at the Haitian Diaspora in the United States and its active transnational link to …
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The message of the prophet Haggai : a socio-political approach
… exegesis. By entering into the sociological and historical world of Haggai I have attempted to reconstruct the political and religious settings operative at that time in order to gain a deeper understanding of the oracles of Haggai. The dissertation commences with the destruction …
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Advancing Bioenergy in Europe: Exploring bioenergy systems and socio-political issues
… of bioenergy systems in Europe focusing on socio-political issues. The purpose is to improve understanding of key drivers and barriers for bioenergy, and experiences of supportive (and disruptive) policies and actions.
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Islamic factors in the socio-political life of post-Soviet Russia.
… problems associated with Islam were identified: political Islamism, extremism and terrorism. The main objective of this research was to analyze the influence of the Islamic factor on the development of the socio-political situation in Russia, and to identify certain peculiarities of the Islamic …
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Affect & Play: Socio-political Videogames as a Site of Felt-knowledge Production
… to further examine the pedagogical potentials of socio-political games through the creation of a felt-knowledge-producing assemblage. I argue this felt knowledge is achieved through the processes of acting in the space of play, watching that action while it takes place, and then engaging with the …
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An examination of the socio-political undercurrents in Mqhayi's novel Ityala lamawele
… not accept any book which they considered to be political, their main interest being in books which had a religious theme. The novel, Ityala Lamawele, coincides with some of the major political moods of its time. It is fully socialized and is absorbed directly into the dominant patterns of …
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The grapes of wrath : sculpture as socio-political critique in South Africa
The title is borrowed from the classic novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939¹. It is a story that ostensibly concerns the Joad family's move from the agricultural hinterland of America to the promised land of California. Steinbeck's intention is the sympathetic portrayal of the human cost of …
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Nature conservation in changing socio-political conditions at Londolozi Private Game Reserve
… lowveld of South Africa. At the same time sociopolitical conditions in South Africa have also undergone enormous shifts which have affected the distribution of rural people and land use practices in the rural lowveld. This study examines private nature conservation and its relationship to …
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A Socio-Political History of Griqua Women in Griqualand East, c. 1950 – 2005
This thesis examines the social and political history of Griqua women in Kokstad, South Africa, between 1950 and 2005. It explores how women shaped, resisted and were shaped by the political structures of their time. Although the East Griqualand Pioneers Council (EGPC) emerged as the leading …
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The socio-political influence of rap music as poetry in the urban community
<p>Rap, like poetry, is oral and traditionally set at a specified meter, maintains a consistent thought and is created to please the ear as well as the mind. I contend that rap music, just as traditional poetry, stands as not only as a means to express creativity on the part of African-Americans, …
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Social identity shifts across nationality and race in response to socio-political events
Two studies investigated the idea of social identity dynamicism, that social identity is flexible, context dependent, and strategic, at the intersection of nationality and race in the United States. In Study 1, following exposure to a stimulus intended to induce feelings of vicarious shame in the …
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Women's knowledge systems and their potential contribution to leadership and socio-political transformation
… performance and sustainable processes of socio-political transformation. The research inquiry is informed by a commitment to promote diversity, equity and sustainability, and prompted by the need to investigate women's continued low representation at senior and leadership levels in …
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Mass Analysis and Raw Material Sourcing as Metrics of Poverty Point's Socio-Political Organization
<p>Hypotheses about the socio-political organization of Poverty Point have each attempted to answer the procedures that led to the site’s construction and continued use. Mass analysis and raw material sourcing of the North Three excavation units offer an enhanced examination of the lithic …
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Islamic Activism: The Socio-Political Dynamics of the Indonesian Forum of Islamic Society (FUI)
… employs the perspectives of social movements: political opportunity structure, mobilising structures, and framing. This thesis primarily argues that given differences in terms of ideologies and strategies on the part of Islamic movements and organisations in Indonesia, the emergence of FUI was …
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