Essays about: "Honour Culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Honour Culture.

  1. 1. "It is essentially about controlling women's sexuality". A critical study on on the communication of ‘honour-based violence’ in Swedish online courses.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : honour-based violence; gender; postcolonialism feminism; liberal feminism; symbolic violence; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the early 2000s, the issue of ‘honour-based violence’ has sparked significant discussions in Sweden, leading to governmental and civil efforts to combat this form of violence. An essential intervention highlighted in these efforts is improving knowledge among professionals in sectors such as social and healthcare, schools, and the judicial system. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nullis honoribus functus : Emotions, honour, and family among slaves and freedmen in the Roman Empire

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Fabio Spalla; [2023]
    Keywords : Slaves; freedmen; emotionology; honour; dishonour; family; epitaphs.; Slavar; frigivna; emotionologi; ära; skam; familj; epitafier.;

    Abstract : Research on Roman slavery has mainly been focued on questions of market economy since the beginning of the twentieth century. With the interest in the treatment of slaves and their experience of slavery, the master-slave relationship has been the object of increased interests, until recent exploration of the influence of freed slaves' culture on traditional practices. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Ghost of Orientalism : Case Study of Historical Representations, History Culture and Orientalism in the Video Game Ghost of Tsushima

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

    Author : Willy Malmquist; [2022]
    Keywords : bushidō; orientalism; self-orientalism game; history; historiebruk; historiekultur; datorspelsanalys; Japan; Japanese; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how history is represented in the video game Ghost of Tsushima from 2020. The game is set on the island of Tsushima off the coast of Japan during the Mongol invasion of 1274. Players are placed into this world as the fictive samurai Jin Sakai, fighting to free the island from the Mongol yoke. READ MORE

  5. 4. Boys Don ́t Cry : A study on how young men in Amman define honour

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

    Author : Sarah Frostmo Faraj; [2022]
    Keywords : Honour; shame; gender; masculinity; femininity; Jordan; Amman; life; stories; culture; religion; phenomenology; patriarchy;

    Abstract : Jordan is one of the countries in the Middle East where “honour culture” is a part of the Jordanian society. “Honour culture” is often accused of leading to honour killings. While there are several studies on honour and femininity in the Middle East, there are less research done on masculinity and young men in the region. READ MORE

  6. 5. New Alternative Masculinities among Iranian Young Men : A Case Study of a Campaign on Social Media

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Zahra Darvishpour(Bagherishad); [2021]
    Keywords : Masculinity; Gender equality; Iranian men; Honour related violence; Honour killings; Social media; Gender Studies; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The current study has been analysing and discussing the rise of alternative masculinities among the younger generation of Iranian men, with the focus on the protest action of part of Iranian social media users to Romina’s honour killing as a case study. This interpretative research was conducted using thematic analysis within a perspective of intersectionality, and the case study in this research is built upon analysing material of the against honour related campaign following the hashtags #NoBelieveInHonour, # IOwnNoNamus and #ManWithoutNamus on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. READ MORE