Search for dissertations about: "the 1930s."
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6. Capturing change : The practice of Malian photography, 1930s-1990s
Abstract : This study follows the evolution of three distinct photographic practices in Mali. It focuses on indigenous photographers in the towns of Segou, Mopti and Kayes. The first practice beginning in the 1930's, is studio photography. READ MORE
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7. Women’s writing and political activism in the 1930s
Abstract : This thesis explores the formative relationship between the writing and political activism of leftist women writers in Britain in the 1930s. It is divided into three parts, structured around investigations of Winifred Holtby, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Storm Jameson. READ MORE
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8. Manufacturing Consensus : The Making of the Swedish Reformist Working Class
Abstract : The 1910s were a precarious time for the labor movement. The Russian Revolution in 1917 sparked a trend towards radicalization among labor organizations and communist organizations spread all over Europe. These organizations challenged existing notions of the “worker,” causing an identity crisis in class organizations. READ MORE
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9. Weaving the ethnic fabric : social networks among Swedish-American radicals in Chicago 1890-1940
Abstract : The present dissertation deals with how a segment of the Swedish immigrant group mobilized to be included in American society. Three Swedish-American working class organizations have been studied as to how they interacted to promote their interests in Chicago and the Lake View district during the first decades of this century. READ MORE
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10. The Most Delicate Subject : A History of Sex Education Films in Sweden
Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to present a history of sex education films in Sweden, from their beginnings until the late 1970s, relating the films to the changing historical context of the Swedish welfare society. Within this framework, the dissertation explores two main sets of questions. READ MORE