Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Page, Alexander Gamst"
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Emerging empowerment of international students: how international student literature has shifted to include the students’ voices
Page, Alexander Gamst; Chahboun, Sobh (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Social isolation has been a central focus within international student research, especially with regard to international/host national relations. While a worthy area of study, we argue that the sheer volume of such research ... -
Ethnic enclaves transcending space: Chinese international students’ social networks in a European University town
Page, Alexander Gamst (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Each ethnic enclave has its own idiosyncrasies, leading to disagreements as to the functions they serve for the migrants inhabiting them. However, three main functions may be identified across scholarly literature: shielding, ... -
International studies as global capital: a case study in how Chinese students utilize their sojourns for achieving global mobility
Page, Alexander Gamst (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This is an ethnographic study of a group of Chinese students in Norway, and the ways in which their sojourns may be implemented for identity work. They speak of their home country in binary terms, juxtaposing it to the ... -
Is Beauty in the Hand of the Writer? Influences of Aesthetic Preferences through Script Directions, Cultural, and Neurological Factors: A Literature Review
Page, Alexander Gamst; Chris, McManus; González, Carmen P.; Chahboun, Sobh (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Human experience surrounding the appreciation of beauty is not static. Many factors such as script direction and cultural differences directly impact whether, how and why we consider images beautiful. In an earlier study, ... -
Language Relations in Guangzhou: The Intimate and Official Dimension of Linguistic Codes in Urban China.
Page, Alexander Gamst (Master thesis, 2011)This thesis is based on fieldwork conducted in Guangzhou, one of China’s major urban areas. The city, as well as the Guangdong province of which Guangzhou is the capital, is associated with the dialect or language called ... -
Language Relations on Shamian: A Study of Sales Aggression Triggered by Language in a Trilingual Community
Page, Alexander Gamst (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This ethnographic study of a souvenir shop in China involves customers who typically use one of three languages: Cantonese, Mandarin or English. Arguably a triglossia, the languages have different connotations in terms of ... -
Moorings and Disembeddedness: The Search for Modern Subjectivity and the Need for Belonging among Chinese International Students in Norway
Page, Alexander Gamst (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:228, Doctoral thesis, 2016)This is an ethnographic study of Chinese international students in Norway. It focuses on their motives, experiences, difficulties and how these are managed. The main way this is done is through social groups, the Lutheran ...