Essays about: "feminist knowledge production"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words feminist knowledge production.

  1. 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 kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Kristin Binder; [2023-04-06]
    Keywords : Hyper in visibility; body normativity; oppression; intersectionality; transgender; disability; fatness; body liberation movement; resistance;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. The Coloniality of Food Governance in Sweden : An explorative feminist decolonial discourse analysis of the Swedish Food Agency

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Lisa Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : decoloniality; feminist critical discourse analysis; food governance; food safety regulations;

    Abstract : The Swedish Food Agency is responsible for giving guidelines and recommendations for businesses producing, importing, selling, and serving agricultural products in Sweden. The general discourse of these guidelines and recommendations are based on the notion of safeguarding the consumer from potential risks and harms. READ MORE

  4. 3. Archives For Black Trans Living, A Practice For Possibilities.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Levi Appleton; [2023]
    Keywords : affect; archives; because; Black feminism; capacious; care; embodiment; non-binary; praxis; trans.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates possibilities for developing an archiving praxis to help Black trans people live. Inspired by recent Black trans thinking and creativity, the research here centres conversations with five Experts working in a range of academic, artistic, and activist archiving practices. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Question of Avian Aesthetics : An Ungendered Theory of Aesthetic Agency

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Luca Leon Canonico Johnson; [2023]
    Keywords : Non-human Animal Aesthetics; Feminist Philosophy of Science; Critical Post-humanism; Feminist Aesthetics; Human-Animal Studies; Non-human Animal Agency; Aesthetic Agency; Avian Aesthetics;

    Abstract : As humanity grapples with its significant global footprint in this era, there is a growing fascination with delving into the experiences and viewpoints of other animal species. This juncture offers an opportune moment to delve into the aesthetics of non-human animals by using diverse interdisciplinary methods and viewpoints. READ MORE

  6. 5. Is the norm-critical teacher ‘bodiless’? : A Critical Discourse Analysis of how the teacher body is addressed in Swedish teacher’s manuals on norm-critical pedagogy

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Laura Hagström; [2022]
    Keywords : norm-critical pedagogy; teacher; body; affects; CDA;

    Abstract : Traditionally, the teacher body is disregarded in the educational field. This is because of traditional Western ideologies within which hierarchical dichotomies such as mind/body, matter/discourse, and theory/practice are maintained. In this study, I investigate discourse in four Swedish teacher’s manuals on norm-critical pedagogy. READ MORE