119 research outputs found
Stagel (Staglin), Elsbeth (Elisabeth)
No full textCapítulos en librosArtículo de diccionario sobre Elsbeth Stagel, dominica que vivió en Suiza, en el monasterio de Toss (c. 1300 - c. 1360). Fue amiga y discípula de Enrique Susón (c. 1295- 1366). Autora de algunas vidas de hermanas de su monasterio, así como parte de la Vita de Susón .Dictionary article about Elsbeth Stagel, a Dominican nun who lived in Switzerland, in the monastery of Töss (c 1300 c. 1360). She was a friend and spiritual daughter of Henry Suso (c. 1295- 1366). She was also the author of some lives of sisters of her monastery, as well as a part of the Vita of Suso.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
A feminist political ecology of household waste management in an urban township, South Africa
No full textIn the Global South, women disproportionately shoulder the burden of household waste management. Development Studies suggest that this persistent feminization of waste-related activities is rooted in cultural, social, and economic factors that confine women to private domestic spaces. Examining these gendered disparities within the intimate sphere of the home highlights issues of patriarchal power and female oppression. However, the intersections of multiple oppressions, particularly those tied to women’s interactions with household waste, remain underexplored. This paper critically investigates the relationship between gender and household waste management in Lamontville Township, South Africa. Drawing on household surveys and in-depth interviews, the study contributes to Feminist Political Ecology (FPE) scholarship, focusing on gendered knowledge and oppression. The intersectional analysis reveals how patriarchal cultural norms, socio-economic status, marital status, and proximity to waste collectively (re)produce gendered power relations and unequal exposure to household waste. FPE thus emerges as a valuable framework for exposing entrenched disparities tied to new forms of discrimination from the (neo)apartheid era, which have constrained women’s autonomy in South Africa’s urban areas. By understanding these intersecting inequalities, this research offers insights for policies aimed at dismantling gendered oppression in household waste management practices
Gender, space and empowerment in rural Hausaland, northern Nigeria
No full textReducing gender inequalities by enabling women's empowerment is a major focus of the literature and practices of gender and development. The work of this thesis contributes to debates about female empowerment, especially for peasant women in peripheral capitalist economies. The central themes of enquiry are power relations of gender and space in the socio-economic processes in which peasant households and their members are embedded. The focus of investigation is the extent to which commodity exchange outside the household reinforces, or reduces, women's position of power/disempowerment. The central question taken for analysis is whether income earning via trading empowers women, thus reducing their subordination. This hypothesis is widely accepted. Many NGOs (non-governmental organisations) and other development institutions base efforts around the notion that income earning is liberating for women. This hypothesis is investigated for rural Hausa women in Northern Nigeria who are secluded within their homes by the religio-cultural practice of purdah, but who engage in trade, often through the agency of children. The major empirical part of the study develops and applies an original framework for analysis of empowerment that identifies and maps gender divisions of labour and space in the spheres of production, reproduction and circulation in which rural Hausa men and women are embedded. The overall conclusion reached is that gender divisions of work, both inside and outside rural Hausa households, and especially in trade, reflect and sustain the subordination of women and their inferior position relative to men, especially through the control of space. The notion of income earning as universally empowering for women does not hold because rural Hausa women engaged in the market are not significantly empowered by their income earning because of the complex realities of patriarchy whereby women have weak bargaining powers
Development, planning, and agricultural knowledge on the central plateau of Burkina Faso
No full textAverting 'New Variant Famine' in Southern Africa: building food-secure livelihoods with AIDS-affected young people
No full textThis project will examine the impacts of the AIDS pandemic on the livelihoods of young people in rural Malawi and Lesotho. Several southern African countries with exceptionally high HIV prevalence have also experienced recurrent food crises in recent years a situation that has been (somewhat controversially) labelled 'New Variant Famine'. Several reports have suggested a link between the impacts of AIDS on children and their prospects of food security in adult life: for instance, children whose parents die of AIDS may fail to inherit land or other productive assets, and transmission of knowledge and skills between the generations may be disrupted, leaving young people ill-prepared to build food-secure livelihoods for themselves.
This project will be the first to empirically investigate these propositions. Employing a participatory methodology and adapting DFID's sustainable livelihoods framework, the research will identify how AIDS-affected young people are incorporated into (or excluded from) current household livelihood strategies, the processes and practices that shape their access to livelihood opportunities, now and in the future, and how they make decisions about livelihoods. The ultimate aim is to develop, with young people, recommendations for enhancing livelihood sustainability, applicable at a range of scales from the local to national policy levels
Grandfathers caring for orphaned grandchildren in rural Southern Malawi : invisible in plain sight?
No full textThis thesis explores grandfathers’ caregiving for orphaned grandchildren in rural Southern Malawi. Using an ethnographic approach informed by intersectionality and situated within interpretivist framework, children, young people, and adults from rural impoverished communities of Zomba District were engaged in multiple participatory research activities to collect empirical data as evidence about their views and experiences on/of the topic. The findings suggest that although grandfathers are on the periphery of research and policy on grandparenting in Malawi and other regions of sub-Saharan Africa, they are incontrovertibly at the epicentre of their orphaned grandchildren’s lives. They are providers for their orphaned grandchildren, support their formal education, and are key to intergenerational transmission of knowledge and values through socialisation (informal education), roles which are characterised by intersections of, inter alia, culture, gender, age, physical health, generation, and poverty. Paradoxically, despite performing myriad caring roles in the plain sight of their communities, grandfathers remain largely invisible because of gendered conceptions of care. Subsequently, many grandfathers are systematically excluded from social support programmes, thus highlighting the social exclusion of grandfathers [men] who find themselves in roles not associated with hegemonic notions of masculinities in their communities. This social exclusion from welfare programmes may negatively impact their orphaned grandchildren’s development. Thus, there is need for greater recognition of grandfathers alongside other carers of orphans, and their targeting in social policy and programmes to benefit and assist orphans, particularly to offset livelihood challenges facing grandfathers. Ultimately, this would improve the lives of their orphaned grandchildren. Given the paucity of research on grandfathers’ caregiving for orphaned grandchildren in sub-Saharan Africa, further research is needed to interrogate, inter alia, gendered conceptions of care, gendered social support, and the plight of orphans raised by grandfathers in impoverished communities such as those that participated in this study
Contemporary Hospice Architecture in England: Examining Homeliness and Homelike Design in Hospice Spaces
No full textThis thesis advances geographical and architectural understandings of the hospice by critically examining homelike design and experiences of home in hospices in England. Hospices support patients with life-limiting conditions, their families and carers. While advocacy for homelike hospice design is shown to be commonplace in academic literature, policy documents and architectural briefs, diverse interpretations, connotations and designs of home are rarely addressed, leaving the unanswered question of whose home is being emulated in palliative care settings with associated implications for inclusivity.This study explores these issues using an interdisciplinary methodology, combining approaches from human geography, architectural history and applied health. The architecture and design of a representative sample of 10 adult, inpatient hospices was examined through site visits and primary document analysis. Ethnographic field work followed in two contrasting hospices, exploring perceptions and experiences of patients (12), family members (7), staff (26) and volunteers (4) through non-participant observation, in-depth interviews and focus groups.The study found that homelike hospice design across England overwhelmingly reflects the homes of wealthier and majority-ethnic populations, including stately homes, suburban houses with gardens, and influences from hotel/spa design. Hospice buildings and surroundings are shown to substantially impact perceptions of hospice care and who it is for, raising further questions around the inclusivity of homelike design and potential contributions to documented inequity of access to hospice care.Ethnographic findings revealed disparities of experience, with homemaking practices not universally desired, engaged with, or possible for all hospice users. While some participants saw homelike design facilitating effective palliative care, it was commonly viewed as impractical, inappropriate or impossible to achieve.Evidence-based policy and practice recommendations are presented for inclusive approaches to hospice architecture and design, and directions explored for developing much-needed official UK hospice design guidance. Hospice design should facilitate flexibility and choice rather than imposing homelike experiences or aesthetics
Grandfathers caring for orphaned grandchildren in rural Southern Malawi : invisible in plain sight?
No full textThis thesis explores grandfathers’ caregiving for orphaned grandchildren in rural Southern Malawi. Using an ethnographic approach informed by intersectionality and situated within interpretivist framework, children, young people, and adults from rural impoverished communities of Zomba District were engaged in multiple participatory research activities to collect empirical data as evidence about their views and experiences on/of the topic. The findings suggest that although grandfathers are on the periphery of research and policy on grandparenting in Malawi and other regions of sub-Saharan Africa, they are incontrovertibly at the epicentre of their orphaned grandchildren’s lives. They are providers for their orphaned grandchildren, support their formal education, and are key to intergenerational transmission of knowledge and values through socialisation (informal education), roles which are characterised by intersections of, inter alia, culture, gender, age, physical health, generation, and poverty. Paradoxically, despite performing myriad caring roles in the plain sight of their communities, grandfathers remain largely invisible because of gendered conceptions of care. Subsequently, many grandfathers are systematically excluded from social support programmes, thus highlighting the social exclusion of grandfathers [men] who find themselves in roles not associated with hegemonic notions of masculinities in their communities. This social exclusion from welfare programmes may negatively impact their orphaned grandchildren’s development. Thus, there is need for greater recognition of grandfathers alongside other carers of orphans, and their targeting in social policy and programmes to benefit and assist orphans, particularly to offset livelihood challenges facing grandfathers. Ultimately, this would improve the lives of their orphaned grandchildren. Given the paucity of research on grandfathers’ caregiving for orphaned grandchildren in sub-Saharan Africa, further research is needed to interrogate, inter alia, gendered conceptions of care, gendered social support, and the plight of orphans raised by grandfathers in impoverished communities such as those that participated in this study
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