Essays about: "body liberation movement"
Found 2 essays containing the words body liberation movement.
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1. BODY NORMATIVITY AND THE HYPER(IN)VISIBILITY OF ABJECT BODIES Living with Oppression in the Body Liberation Movement
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaperAbstract : In feminist studies that attempt to theorize embodiment, fat bodies have largely been ignored and excluded from research even though scientific knowledge on weight-based stigma and discrimination shows the importance of studying fatphobia as a system of oppression. Hence, this thesis provides an analysis on the lived experience of fat bodies in relation to body normativity and visibility politics. READ MORE
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2. Alternative therapeutic Interventions in Trauma work In Cape Town. -An explorative study of holistic approaches in a field of social work practice
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : Background: Social work in South Africa, face enormous challenges in order to combat the problems derived from violence and crime which are factors behind the devastating numbers of trauma survivors in the country. South Africa has a long history of experimentation with “alternative” methods in a range of different social fields. READ MORE
