Search for dissertations about: "Iranian Diaspora"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Iranian Diaspora.
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1. Diasporic Narratives of Sexuality : Identity Formation among Iranian- Swedish Women
Abstract : This thesis deals with the sexuality of Iranian women living in Sweden. Considering sexuality as gendered and socio-culturally constructed, I examine the impact of Iranian Islamic discourses, contemporary socialization and migration on women’s narrations of sexuality. READ MORE
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2. Nation and Novel : A Study of Persian and Kurdish narrative discourse
Abstract : The present work provides a description of the rise of the Persian and Kurdish novel, using as its background specific definitions and theories of the novel and its emergence. Considering the novel as an originally European genre, the study looks at the different prerequisites for its emergence, e.g. READ MORE
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3. Onward Migration : The Transnational Trajectories of Iranians Leaving Sweden
Abstract : Onward migration is an understudied process whereby people leave their country of origin, settle in a second country for a period of time, and then migrate on to a third country. This dissertation explores the transnational trajectories of one specific group of onward migrants. READ MORE
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4. A study of European, Persian and Arabic loans in standard Sorani
Abstract : This dissertation examines processes of lexical borrowing in the Sorani standard of the Kurdish language, spoken in Iraq, Iran, and the Kurdish diaspora. Borrowing, a form of language contact, occurs on all levels of language structure. READ MORE
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5. On the Good Faith : A Fourfold Discursive Construction of Zoroastrianism in Contemporary Russia
Abstract : Zoroastrianism is ascribed to the teachings of the legendary prophet Zarathustra and originated in ancient times. It was developed within the area populated by the Iranian peoples, and following the Arab conquest, it formed into a diaspora. In modern Russia it has evolved since the endof the Soviet era. READ MORE