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1. 1. Make Room for the New Woman : The Extinction of the Earth-bound Angel in Three Short Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Kate Chopin

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Julia Hellström; [2023]
   Keywords : Feminist consciousness; gender; space; patriarchy; repression;

   Abstract : This essay explores the feminist message in Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “An Extinct Angel” and “The Yellow Wallpaper”. The relationship between space and gender will be examined in connection with theoretical conceptions of female consciousness. READ MORE

3. 2. Empowerment in the Garment Industry : A Study on Home-Based Workers in Delhi, India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Charlotte Hellström; [2020]
   Keywords : Empowerment; global garment industry; home-based work; SEWA;

   Abstract : India is becoming one of the biggest garment producers in the world and at the bottom of the industry women can often be found working from their homes because of norms restricting them what to do and where to go. These women often work under middlemen who take advantage of their disempowerment. READ MORE

4. 3. Why We Shop : A study of political consumption in regards to fast fashion

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Charlotte Hellström; [2017]
   Keywords : political consumption; fast fashion; buycotts; boycotts; social capital;

   Abstract : Purpose – The thesis examines and explains how political consumption is used by a group of students. Three hypotheses were formulated in order to test if information, motivation and social commitment lead to political consumption and if the political consumption behavior differs when buying clothes and groceries. READ MORE