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Bagayoko, Sidy Lamine (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 02-Jun-2009)[+][-]
Abstract: This work presents and analyses the condition of existence of the community schools in a specific quarter of Bamako called Sabalibougou considered as an inner suburb. Based on data collected through fieldwork, carried out among the local community, this thesis, consisting of both text and film, tries to examine the difficulties faced by the community schools of Sabalibougou. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not avaliable in Munin URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2007 File(s) in this item: 1
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Bale Guengue, Rachel (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 01-Jun-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: The study investigated the sourga within the socio-economic life of the Pere people living in the plain of Mayo-Baleo, Northern Cameroon. It was found out that the sourga, as this reciprocal labor exchange constitutes an important aspect of the social, economic and cultral life of the Pere people. It has also continued to be crucial notwithstanding the change from subsistence farming to commercial farming among the Pere farmers. The sourga allows the integration of the Pere farmers to the market economy and consequently relates the area to the outside world. Sourga is a marker of kinship and belongingness and so reflects the cultural values of the Pere people. This social institution has been practiced for many years. It has undergone some changes but still, the cultural values and the increase search of profits maintain its existence. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1617 File(s) in this item: 1
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Castrejon Cardenas, Carmen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 20-Nov-2007)[+][-]
Abstract: We hear and read about it every day on the news, on TV, radio and newspapers; human activity is having a huge damaging impact on the environment both physically and socially. Physically, we are witnessing a rapid climate change, eroded lands, pollution, increase population, disappearance of species, etc. In the social aspect, with a culture based on constant growth of markets and with a world which is more and more interconnected we are creating a vast disparity between people, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. This causes inequality, hunger, social injustice, poverty and thus creates the potential for horrifying human catastrophes and wars. In order to avoid this we must rethink our values and change our consumerist patterns of living. This is what Las Nubes is about, a group of people who have decided to do something about this. They have been brought together by a desire to protect nature and live in a more socially just society. My project, a case study of a group of people in Mexico, from different backgrounds about to negotiate the construction of common identity based on a concern of environmental issues. This study deals with the complexity of constructing a life in more equilibrium with nature, where a sense of community is important and with an ecological and socially oriented economy. This seems to be particularly difficult to achieve when modern day society is characterized by total opposite living standards. It takes a great deal of courage, knowledge and resources to create a ‘simple’ life. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1360 File(s) in this item: 1
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Diallo, Bata (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 08-Nov-2012)[+][-]
Abstract: This thesis deals with the way women in Minyanka society are being forced to take on responsibilities that,in former times, were exclusively by their men. for the Minyanka people, control over productive resources has traditionally been centralized in the hands of the head of the household; almost always the husband. it'is been the man of the house who's been in charge of economics decisions and the supervision of family affairs.But nowadays, with such large numbers of men absent from their home villages in search of wage labour, the entire complex of customary gender roles is seriously disrupted. In fact, this constitutes one of the major challenges confronting the nation state. this thesis will, for the most part, focus on what happens to a particular woman after her husband has, more or less permanently, left the family. My main informant is a mother of nine children. I have sought, in my writing - and in the accompanying video - to examine and depict her everyday lifeworld, especially those aspects of it which pertain to the theme of altered gender roles. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/5095 File(s) in this item: 1
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Diallo, Brahima Amara (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 29-May-2011)[+][-]
Abstract: In Adjelhoc, women, in most cases, prefer to stay at home throughout their entire pregnancy and to get help in childbirth only from traditional midwives, even if they live near a community health centre which could provide them with modern care. To lessen the gap between the community and the local health workers, DDRK is currently supporting six traditional midwives in Adjelhoc in acquiring modern skills and equipment. Collaborating with DDRK these traditional midwives have been given a new task as middle-persons between the community and professional health workers of bringing women to the health centre both for antenatal visits and for childbirth. The integration of traditional midwives into the local health system is seen as beneficial for health workers. However, traditional midwives, who have always been highly respected because of their knowledge and the vital assistance they offer the community are now having their status threatened due to the reluctance of local women to visit the health centre (especially in earlier stages of their pregnancy). Traditional midwives find themselves in an ambiguous position between the professional health sector (health centre and DDRK) and the community. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3659 File(s) in this item: 1
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Diallo, Souleymane (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 06-Jun-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: This thesis is about how the Igorareine Tuareg are coping within transition in northern Mali. They are in a process to cease their nomadic way of life without having yet become fully sedentary. My focus is mainly on the strategies used within this transition, how they can transform their current situation into a better life and how the whole process affects the social relationships between kinsmen. The strategies identified are both the formal education and local knowledge. In my fieldwork I focus on the school, the setting for the introduction of formal knowledge, and on one family using traditional knowledge as their main coping strategy. Using participant observation and an observational film style as data collection methods enabled me to collect both text and non-text based data. An interdisciplinary approach is used to interpret my empirical material in this thesis. The main theoretical sources are: relationship between power and knowledge (Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu), Modernity and identity (Anthony Giddens), the nation-state (Pierre Bourdieu, Ernest Gellner); Identity and belonging (Anthony Cohen), De-tribalization and re-tribalization (Abner Cohen). The film Echagh (the well) forms an integral part of this thesis. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1626 File(s) in this item: 2
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Ganava, André (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 01-Jun-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: This thesis is aimed at investigating the relevance of beer brewing among the Mafa women located in the Far Northern Province of Cameroon. It makes the assumption that though there are several attempts by various bodies to fight the beer brewing as an activity of women; it continues to occupy a central aspect of their lives. It is claimed in this thesis that, beer brewing though challenging for the Mafa women seems the only economic venture available for them to save money. In talking about the relevance of beer brewing in the lives of Mafa women, it is claimed that the cabaret which is central in the beer brewing activity can also be a reflection of how life is within the society. This is understood better in the film: Le Cabaret de la Mater (Mater’s Pub) which is a part of the thesis. The cabaret serves as a place of socialization for many people within the community and also a platform for the discussion of several issues of concern in the society ranging from political to social. It would also be claimed in this work that, the activity which has met so much opposition from society especially section of religious bodies and NGOs, has via giving economic autonomy to women, resulted in the change of some of the old structures and male-female relation within the Mafa household. It is accordingly not uncommon to see the Mafa woman contributing towards the maintenance of the house: something that had solely been the responsibility of the man. Though this thesis does not completely rule out the fact that, the brewing of beer could have negative effects in the society, it is asserted that the advantages of this activity far out weight its disadvantages. Thus, beer brewing could cause alcoholism and food scarcity because people assume that what is used in brewing beer could be used in preparation of food in the society. I accept these as some of the negative impacts; but also admit the fact that, it also creates the opportunity for women to attain economic self-reliance is very crucial. Key words: Mafa women, beer brewing, economic autonomy, old family structures, cabaret. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1627 File(s) in this item: 2
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Gougoure, Hireine (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 29-May-2009)[+][-]
Abstract: This thesis is about the way the Fulbe of Mayo-Darle relate to the question of education, be it formal or informal, the Koranic or the governmental. As Muslim, Fulbe people send their children to Koranic School so they can acquire religious knowledge and also their traditional knowledge which enable them to integrate their community. But in Cameroon nowadays, the governmental education is deemed more important as it is global. So parents also send their children to the government school in addition to Koranic school so they can be both fully Fulbe Muslim and also have competence to compete in the global world. But these two educational systems because they have different goals, there is then a crisis of compatibility which creates discontinuity with the home culture of children. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2009 File(s) in this item: 1
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Haile, Seifu Woldeyohannes (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 02-Jun-2009)[+][-]
Abstract: I have been working as a project coordinator for a local NGO at the Cheha Woreda of the Gurage zone. In addition, my grand families and all my relatives are living in this area. Therefore, the experience I have triggered me to conduct this study. The study focuses on an indigenous food plant, esset, and its relationship with the people; focusing in understanding the plant, its role in ethnical identity of the people and gender issues associated with it. Wesa bread, which is the main food product of the esset plant, is the staple diet for them. The leaves of the plant are used as food for the animals. The root of the plant is boiled and eaten. Some of the species of the plant contain special chemicals in their roots that can cure diseases, and some may cause abortion for women and animals as well. For this study I have used Participant observation and semi-structured interview, and found that Esset is a means of Existence for the Gurage people. All the ranks and gender roles are associated with the esset plant. Esset plays a role in the identification of the Gurage identity. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2011 File(s) in this item: 1
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A Moroccan wedding ceremony between tradition and modernity : the role of women in the preparations.Hajji, Jalila (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 01-Jun-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: This research thesis is about the traditional steps before and during the wedding ceremonies in Morocco, with a focus on women's role in these preparations. A part of this thesis in consacrced to the position of woman in Islam and in Moroccan society. A wedding ceremony in Fez is studied as an example to how Moroccan keep their tradition in their modern life. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1619 File(s) in this item: 1
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Hammerås, Kristin Sælen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 20-Jun-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: Vagabonds, “landstrygere” (tramps), “landevejsriddere” (Knights of the road), “farende svende” (journeymen); dear child has many names. The group I have been following this summer is walking the roads of the Danish countryside, living their lives without a stable home or at least periodically without a permanent residence, on the margins of the society. Most of them are alcoholics. But in spite of these facts that if it was only this to it, might have put them at the bottom of the Danish society, they have a pride in who they are and what they are. They follow their own code of honour, are wearing a kind of uniform with medals and badges, and walk the roads with their belongings in carefully decorated prams. They are usually well received by the people they meet on the road. It seems to be some kind of nostalgic relation between the vagabonds and the Danes that puzzles and interests me. In the thesis I ask the question: What knowledge and skills do the vagabonds have that that makes them able to turn a marginalized position into a mutual and dignified exchange? Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1620 File(s) in this item: 1
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Kodji, Gamache Thomas (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 29-May-2009)[+][-]
Abstract: This is an essay on the dynamics of the evolution of the Kapsiki blacksmiths group of Mogode. Among the Kapsiki, blacksmiths perform many trades and crafts calling for specialization as funeral, music, divination, magic and medicine, pottery, leatherwork, forging iron and casting brass crucial for people's life. But their position in the society is characterized by a big paradox between them and the others. They are perceived as a low stratum treated and considered by being dirty, dangerous and impure. The main concern of this essay is the investigation into this paradoxical position of the blacksmiths(rehe)and the power circulation among the Kapsiki. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2012 File(s) in this item: 1
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Koike, Atsushi (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 28-May-2010)[+][-]
Abstract: Hirogawara is a village with a long lasting tradition of forestry located in a mountain area of Kyoto prefecture, and is one of the typical under populated villages in the Japanese rural region. Although there are various elements which distinguish the village and urban area, one of the main elements which contribute to differentiate the behavior of each would be the environment surrounding the respective dwellers. The perception of a villager as being a part of a traditional community are formed through constant negotiation between the individual and the tidy environment. His environment in the village can be understood as a kind of aggregation of neighbors and ancestors because boundaries surrounding the villager amongst neighbors and ancestors are constantly blurred by respective inhabitants including by him. Thus, the environment starts to have multiple meanings by being shared by various actors including outsiders. The current environment of the village is persistently reproduced through the villagers’ process of negotiation in the complex situation under globalization. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2532 File(s) in this item: 1
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Koultchoumi, Babette (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 01-Jun-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: This paper presents and analyses data about women challenging customary land tenure arrangements as they strive to gain access to the farming land they need. The research was conducted in the Mambay community located in northern Cameroon on the border with Chad. The thesis examines just how rural women manage to get access to land despite the obstacles that customary land tenure system put in their way. It’s clear that ‘customary’ law is always in the process of adapting itself to modern economic conditions; to what is actually going on in the everyday lives of the tillers and the owners of land. Increasing land scarcity and the introduction of money into most local land transactions have transformed arable fields into high value commodities. These and many other changes have important repercussions for local land relations and feed back into the way the customary tenure system operates. At the same time, women’s husbands and father’s lineages are no longer the only social spheres that predetermine their opportunities to access land. By making strategic use of money, as well as kinship and membership groups, women continue to redefine the arrangements that govern their access to farming land. As a consequence of this we can observe certain social transformations, particularly concerning gender labour division and women’s role in production and social reproduction. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1629 File(s) in this item: 2
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Larsen, Rodmire N. Taylor-Smith (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 22-Jun-2011)[+][-]
Abstract: This thesis deals with observing how returnee ex-combatants re-integrate and live again in their societies and communities after being accepted by their community members. The reintegration of ex-combatants has been a major subject in the current development of post war Sierra Leone. It is in fact, one of the major challenges confronting the country. This thesis will, for the most part, be focussing on what happens to an ex-combatant after undergoing a traditional reconciliation ceremony and has returned to live with his family and community members. Using one ex-combatant as my main informant, I sought to find out what happens to an ex-combatant after he/she has been allowed to go back and start living among his people again. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3446 File(s) in this item: 1
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Mortensen, Gry Elisabeth (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 29-May-2009)[+][-]
Abstract: This thesis is about notions of authenticity in the Norwegian-American society Petersburg, Alaska. With the intention of gaining an understanding on why the Norwegian heritage keeps such a strong position in this society, I went into the field, and was surprised by the extensive role of food and the use of the term authentic in connection with it. I found that the idea of authenticity is closely connected to the nature one side, and ideas about the old on the other, constituting a dual possession of the really real. The old and the natural fits perfectly with the perception of Norway, which I argue is the key to its strong position in Petersburg. This conspiracy is imperative in the making of the place Petersburg, and influences, as well as is influenced of, economical spheres, gender and social hierarchies. The thesis is based on a three month fieldwork conducted in Petersburg during the spring of 2008, where qualitative methods led me to the findings I explore. The thesis should be read in connection with my film Doing the Norway, dealing with the issue of living in a society where notions of the past play an extended role, shown through the making of the Little Norway Festival. Description: Access to the thesis has been removed at the author's request. Tilgang til oppgaven er fjernet etter ønske fra forfatteren URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2013 File(s) in this item: 0
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Moussa, Younouss (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 29-May-2011)[+][-]
Abstract: I studied migrant fishermen and their social life in Londji Plage in South of Cameroon. It was to analyze how migrant fishermen integrated the life, how the commercialization of fish is organized, the migrant’s careers, the role of canoe owner’s wives and fishermen’s wives in the economy and the relation between migrant and state bureaucracy. The fishing activity is completely modernized by Nigerian fishermen; they brought new canoes, nets and out board motors. Canoe owners and fishermen are always in conflict, canoe owners accuse fishermen to steal the catch as we see in the film and fishermen also are complaining about the relation between canoe owners and buyers. It is a personal conflict between them. There are differentiation between Nigerians and fishermen from the North in their careers. Nigerians fishermen have an advantage to be canoe owners by inheritance and replacement in the fishing activity. Fishing is a way of livelihood for Nigerian migrant fishermen and has being their occupation for generations. It is difficult for fishermen from the North to be canoe owners because most of them become fishermen in Londji Plage but Hassan is one of the migrants from the North who has a canoe. Northerners can be canoe owners by saving money and collecting the fishing equipment. To integrate the local community migrant fishermen also use interethnic marriage. The wives of canoe owners and fishermen are also involved in the commercialization of fish particularly smoked fish, roasted fish and fried fish. They contribute to the economy of the family and household. In spite of their integration in the life, migrant fishermen from Nigeria are threatened by the police and they have to pay the resident permit each year. But to get access to the fish resource they negotiate with the representative of Minepia and the transaction is beneficial to each other. Keywords: Migrant, fishermen, social field, actors, fishing activity. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3456 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ndanga, Dieudonné Ngnantare (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 22-Oct-2007)[+][-]
Abstract: This work is done in a context where groups and associations for culture revitalization flourish in Cameroon. By focussing on the actors, means and challenges of culture revival, I aim to describe the outcome of a process of de-tribalisation during which ethnic groups have had to relinquish their traditions in order to subscribe to modernisation as prescribed by states government and through pressure from western powers. The phenomenon studied here, the cultural revitalisation of the Gbaya in the group called the Sirta, works against this trend; tradition is made relevant and used in the modern context as a tool for respectability, social element for identity reconstruction and ethnic cohesion. By using different research techniques (participant observation, filming and interviewing) and combining historical background and empirical data, this study deals with the struggle for adaptation to a changing environment and the (re) invention of tradition. My thesis also highlights hindrances pertained in that process related to the scattering of knowledge and energy, misunderstanding and difference in life and educational background. By placing this debate in the global context of encounters between civilizations, this thesis reveals dilemmas that occur in people’s lives, choices that are to be made, and mainly the state of confusion in which members of ethnic groups find themselves in Africa and more specifically in Cameroon. To conclude, the most important thing to discuss appears to be the dynamism and the fluctuation of culture that are demonstrated through revival, invention and manipulation of tradition. These are finally presented as results of historical confrontations and social challenges. Description: The thesis is accompanied by a film, which is not available in Munin URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1401 File(s) in this item: 1
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Nyborg, Kristine (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 28-May-2010)[+][-]
Abstract: This thesis is about the meeting of two indigenous cultures, the Sami and the Inupiat, on the Alaskan tundra more than a hundred years ago. The Sami were brought over by the U.S. government to train the Inupiat in reindeer herding. It is about their adjustment to each other and to the rapidly modernizing world they found themselves a part of, until the term indigenous became a part of everyday speech forty years ago. During this process they gained new identities while holding on to their indigenous ones, keeping a close tie to nature along the way. The thesis is based on a four-month fieldwork in Alaska during the summer of 2009, and is the second part of a Masters project. The first part is a film, Sami footprints in Alaska, which explores how the reindeer has affected the Native Alaskan more than a hundred years after the Reindeer Project of the 1890s. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2540 File(s) in this item: 1
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Saimre, Tanel (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, Jun-2012)[+][-]
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to look more closely at the processes involving the adoption of internet in a Nepali mountain village. Two and a half months of fieldwork was performed at a primary school and a cybercafe in Namche Bazaar, Solukhumbu district, Nepal. My aim is to be informative about the processes revolving around the internet in a general global sense. Therefore my thesis is more concerned with the internet than the particular cultural setting of Nepal or Namche. I will be concentrating on the sociotechnical system consisting of the internet, computers and people (both Nepali and tourists). Point one: my approach is informed by the distinction between modern and traditional, which in simplified terms is the degree of reliance on context. For characterisation I am using Edward Hall's categories of high-context and low-context. Point two: my approach is also informed by the critique of point one, of the idea of low-context communication, of context-independence, of abstract modernity. For this I rely on the actor-network theory. Internet used to be seen as a monolithic placeless cyberspace which would make us all similar to each other. My main finding is that this is not always the case. It is a collection of different people doing different things while embedded in their social contexts. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/5106 File(s) in this item: 1
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