Essays about: "female embodiment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words female embodiment.

  1. 1. «Girl, you were born this way and this is the way ‘you go fuck’»: the embodied experiences of women affected by vulvodynia and the normative role of female body in Italy

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Daniela Di Fante; [2023]
    Keywords : vulvodynia; health; gender; gender performativity; embodiment; Italy;

    Abstract : In this study I want to explore and give voice to the lived embodied experiences of women affected by vulvodynia in Italy. Through an autoethnography and two qualitative interviews, I will try to investigate if their embodied experiences question or not the normative construction of female body in Italian context. .. READ MORE

  3. 2. Time to Love: Romantic comedies and narratives of LOVE – from a Swedish context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2022-08-23]
    Keywords : love; romcoms; masculine domination; doxa; embodiment; escapism;

    Abstract : This study explores the relation between love and romantic comedies, (aka romcoms), among people living in Sweden. Romcoms, being one of the most popular film genres ever, has often been subject to critique of not being serious enough and to derange people’s perceptions love. READ MORE

  4. 3. A qualitative analysis of the lived experiences of Colombian female photojournalist and their relationship with embodied visual activism in the context of feminist protests in Colombia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Ana Maria Valenzuela Anzola; [2022]
    Keywords : Feminist Media Theory; Photojournalism; Gender inequalities; Phenomenological Psychology; Embodiment; Visual Activism; Citizen Journalism;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how gender inequality in the photographic staff of the main Colombian media outlets, has established a hegemonic view of representation and examines the way recent social outbursts in the country, have been the ideal setting for the rise of citizen journalism, visual activism, and new visual citizenships. It seeks to present how diverse individuals, including female photojournalists are producing alternative visual narratives and igniting a paradigm shift on traditional photojournalism. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mangaesque Characters in Physical Space: An ethnographic study of butler café Swallowtail as female sanctuary

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

    Author : Carolina Lindström; [2021]
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    Abstract : Since the 1970s, Japanese contemporary popular culture as an academic field has gained increased attention, which has led to the emergence of fan culture and fandom studies. There is a certain academic bias toward otaku (i.e. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender representations of dark fictional characters: A hermeneutic analysis of Harry Potter fan discussions on Reddit

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Jason Maurer; [2020]
    Keywords : fictional characters; media fans; Harry Potter; Reddit; gender representation; morality; villains;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to deepen our understanding of how audiences represent male and female dark fictional characters (DFCs) by exploring how Harry Potter fans discuss four of these characters on Reddit. Drawing on affective disposition theory as a guiding framework as well as previous investigations of gender representation and online fan cultures, I collected and analyzed 117 posts (containing 9,693 comments) about four DFCs from the Harry Potter franchise. READ MORE