Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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This thesis explores the continuum of East African knowledge production with a particular focus on the dialogue between endogenous East African and Western colonial knowledge production through...Show moreThis thesis explores the continuum of East African knowledge production with a particular focus on the dialogue between endogenous East African and Western colonial knowledge production through colonialism. This dialogue is approached through an investigation of the colonial classifications of tribe and ethnicity, depicting how these classifications were created and enforced, and their interaction with and effect on endogenous East African knowledge production.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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This thesis deals with cultural traditions (Wilderness, Garden of Eden) that have shaped and continue to shape values, ideologies and behaviors of people and greater institutions in Western...Show moreThis thesis deals with cultural traditions (Wilderness, Garden of Eden) that have shaped and continue to shape values, ideologies and behaviors of people and greater institutions in Western societies. The mechanisms of the cultural traditions are explained in the first part. The second part provides an overview of how the traditions impact human relationships with nature on a sensory, emotional and physical level.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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This thesis examines how activism, based on the development of the Rights of Nature movement, influences the relationship between Dutch people and the North Sea as a food source. It investigates...Show moreThis thesis examines how activism, based on the development of the Rights of Nature movement, influences the relationship between Dutch people and the North Sea as a food source. It investigates the effects of the Rights of Nature on the sea’s utilization and the responses of Dutch people to the development of the Rights of Nature for the North Sea. It highlights the need for a shift toward more sustainable practices and a new balance between ecological preservation and socio-economic considerations, contributing to understanding the dynamics between the Dutch people and the North Sea in the framework of the Rights of Nature.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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This thesis discusses border violence in the Mediterranean Sea tied to the EU border regime. Looking beyond anthropocentric perspectives; it proposes to include multispecies interactions as part of...Show moreThis thesis discusses border violence in the Mediterranean Sea tied to the EU border regime. Looking beyond anthropocentric perspectives; it proposes to include multispecies interactions as part of the enactment of the maritime border.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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How do humans navigate sharing scarce space with animal others and what has that meant and still means for those animal others? In urbanising North-western Europe, humans are dominating...Show moreHow do humans navigate sharing scarce space with animal others and what has that meant and still means for those animal others? In urbanising North-western Europe, humans are dominating increasingly more space, meaning that ‘uninhabited’, ‘undisturbed’ areas are slowly disappearing. This has repercussions for the animals this space is shared with. Throughout time, the place attributed to animals, and who they are allowed to be in this space, has changed alongside humans’ changing socio-economic realities. I will illustrate this idea through the example of two animals that have changed in attributed value in opposite directions: the wolf from villain to ecosystem engineer, and the pigeon from war hero to city vermin. These animals have made this transition across relatively similar time periods in the same area of the world, making them a great duo to serve as protagonists to the story of many others. By telling the story of the pigeon and the wolf I aim to encourage reflection on how humans project their own values and worldview on animals, and how that influences what life animals are able to live. In a world of ecological simplifications, knowing our influence on animal lives is crucial in decision and policy making.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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In times of climate change on a worldwide scale, weather patterns are rapidly changing. Entire ecosystems and their characteristic landscapes are affected, changing the life-worlds of animals,...Show moreIn times of climate change on a worldwide scale, weather patterns are rapidly changing. Entire ecosystems and their characteristic landscapes are affected, changing the life-worlds of animals, plants and humans. One of the areas that is most affected is the Arctic region, including countries such as Canada, Lapland, Russia and the US (Alaska). Due to climate change and melting ice, humans and nonhumans are forced to find different ways of surviving, not only physically but also emotional. As of today, the Arctic region forms the stage for geopolitical and economic developments. Human and nonhuman populations in the Arctic region are faced with an incoming stream of climate scientists, tourists and investors that all have a particular view of the Arctic. In this research project, I aim to find out how the systematic objectification and romanticization that depicts the Arctic region as a secluded wilderness, creates certain affective states within Arctic communities. In turn, I examine how this imagery relates to the construction of multispecies life-worlds in times of climate change. I look at how entanglements between humans and nature are influenced by changing discourses, including media representations, oral storytelling and political debates. Concurrently, I attempt to see how processes of oral storytelling relate to dealing with emotions within a society. The main research question of this project is: ‘How do discourses in and around Arctic communities and their implicated affective states relate to multispecies life-worlds in times of climate change?’Show less
