Essays about: "Foucault"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 276 essays containing the word Foucault.

  1. 6. Exploring Objects in The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell : The Didactical Benefit of Drawing on Michel Foucault and Cathy Caruth to Teach About Objects in the Literary Classroom

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Disa Lundvall; Edita Gubetini; [2023]
    Keywords : garments; Foucault; trauma theory; The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox; Maggie O Farrell;

    Abstract : This paper investigates garments as containers of stories in Maggie O’Farrell’s The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (2007). Michel Foucault’s ideas about penal practice are used to study how items of clothing are used to discipline the female body and sexuality. READ MORE

  3. 7. Between Discursive Power, Visibility and Resistance: A Critical Study of Employee Ambassadorship on Social Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Alessandra Sossini; [2023]
    Keywords : employee ambassadorship; employee communication; social media; power; Foucault; discourse; visibility; surveillance; resistance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Social media offers employees new opportunities to contribute as communicators and ambassadors to the strategic communication of organizations. However, this study problematizes the prevailing normative and managerial-dominated understanding of self-initiated employee ambassadorship on social media, which neglects power structures in which employees’ communication on social media is embedded. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Functions of the Danish Educational System

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Laura Hammelef Beck; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The reasoning and motivation for the creation of this thesis is the acknowledgement that European societies are based on their institutions and the resulting consequences. Therefore, gaining an understanding of such is of great importance. READ MORE

  5. 9. Attempting to Serve with Pride and Dignity: A Discourse Analysis Exploring Swedish Peacekeepers' Pre-Mission Education on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Elsa Hilltorp; [2023]
    Keywords : Swedish Armed Forces; Case Study; Peacekeeping; Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; Discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The United Nations peacekeeping operations is a unique global partnership to maintain international peace and security. However, several reports in the last three decades show allegations of peacekeeper soldiers sexually exploiting and abusing the civilians of host nations. READ MORE

  6. 10. Politics at Play: Analyzing discussions on political protests in Animal Crossing - New Horizons

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Cecilia Lundström; [2023]
    Keywords : Foucault; political discourse; protesting; video games; Animal Crossing; ludology; online communication; politisk diskurs; protester; tv-spel; ludologi; onlineforum; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Executing and performing political protests is not just for the streets. A number of political protests have been held in video games, using the features of the game to convey political messages. In a world where there is ample possibility to communicate online, players are able to discuss these protests in online communities. READ MORE