Essays about: "consciousness-raising"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word consciousness-raising.

  1. 1. Reviewing the Effects of Explicit and Implicit Grammar Instruction in Second Language Acquisition : A Literature Review

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Jonathan Grahn Sherin; [2023]
    Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; Grammar Instruction; Explicit Grammar Instruction; Implicit Grammar Instruction;

    Abstract : The syllabus for English 5 in Swedish upper secondary school has a strong communicative focus, and grammar is only explicitly mentioned once throughout the syllabus. This raised my interest about the role and importance of explicit grammar teaching in Swedish upper secondary schools. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reimagining hormone tracking : A feminist exploration of designing an empowering community

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Cateau Oonk; [2023]
    Keywords : Hormone tracking; Women’s health; Community-building; Empowerment; Feminist HCI;

    Abstract : This study explores the possibility of designing an empowering community on a hormone-tracking application. I hereby draw inspiration from the ethos of the radical consciousness-raising groups of the 1970s to move away from the traditional individualistic approach to hormonal health. READ MORE

  4. 3. Who is the Economista? : The Paradox of Feminism: Collectivism and Individualism Within an Online Group for Female Private Investors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Nathalie Saller; [2021]
    Keywords : Fourth wave feminism; postfeminism; neoliberal feminism; social media; Facebook groups; separatism; women’s communities; economy; investing; consciousness raising; safe spaces online;

    Abstract : In the last few years, there has been an explosion of Facebook groups specifically directed at a female audience. One topic that seems to organize and interest Swedish women especially is money. READ MORE

  5. 4. Starving for safe spaces : knowledge production, consciousness-raising and “the political” in the Facebook group Fittlife

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Dajana Kovacevic; [2020]
    Keywords : knowledge production; political participation; feminism; postfeminism; consciousness-raising; experiential knowledge; authoritative knowledge; digital affordances; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis explores online knowledge production around a subject that has been considered taboo and inappropriate through history – sexual, reproductive and genital health for people with female genitals. Therefore, it also examines the political potential of coming together to openly discuss such “delicate issues”. READ MORE

  6. 5. #AIRBNBWHILEBLACK - A case study on the narrative character of hashtag activism on Twitter in 2016

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Nora Lundberg; [2019-09-19]
    Keywords : Narrative paradigm; hashtag activism; Airbnb; #AirbnbWhileBlack; critical consciousness;

    Abstract : Purpose: The aim of this study is to provide an understanding of the character of the communication conducted through the use of the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack on Twitter. Theory: Postcolonial theory will offer a contextual perspective on the issue of discriminatory hosts on Airbnb. READ MORE