Essays about: "Intersectional gender studies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 essays containing the words Intersectional gender studies.
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1. Queering the Normal? : An intersectional study of gender identities and roles in the Late Iron Age cemeteries at Lovö, Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the relationship between grave goods and the identity of buried individuals. The interpretation of sex and gender, as well as gendered grave goods in Late Iron Age Scandinavia, is of a particular focus. READ MORE
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2. Diversifying a Museum Collection and the Politics of Representation : A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Acquisition Policies and Implementation of Diversity Strategies at Stockholm's Moderna Museet in the 21st Century
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : Since 1958, Moderna Museet has housed Sweden’s largest collection of Swedish and international modern and contemporary art. This thesis examines the 21st-century collecting strategies and policy development of Moderna Museet, with a focus on diversity and representation, using intersectional theory and queer studies. READ MORE
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3. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910
University essay fromAbstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE
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4. Deconstructing Intersectional Oppression in Outdoor Recreation : A case-study of the Feminist Hiking Collective
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för temaAbstract : This research aims to deconstruct the discretionary character of outdoor recreation, in view of the hegemonic nature of intersectional oppression. Once deconstructed, it also questions how outdoor recreation, inspired the Scandinavian concept of friluftsliv, can become a feminist space for resistance against this oppression. READ MORE
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5. Understanding the convergent experiences of home-based eldercare workers in different welfare regimes: A multiple case study of Sweden and Türkiye
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Since the 1970s, neoliberal policies worldwide have been affecting the organization of care in welfare regimes and the working conditions of care workers. Although it takes different forms in different welfare regimes, studies show that it is a global phenomenon in which care workers endure poor working conditions such as low wages, heavy workload, and sexual harassment. READ MORE
