Essays about: "gender oppressive norms"

Found 5 essays containing the words gender oppressive norms.

1. 1. What is feminism in foreign policy? : A case study of the Latin American trend of implementing feminist foreign policy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Elsa Rechlin; [2023]
   Keywords : Feminist foreign policy; Latin America; Mexico; Chile; Colombia; Global North; Global South; Feminist theory;

   Abstract : Recently, the implementation of feminist foreign policy (FFP) has gained traction in the Global South. The trend is most visible in Latin America, where Mexico, Chile, and Colombia have announced their commitment to the policy. Nevertheless, FFP has been dominated in the Global North sphere as Sweden pioneered the policy in 2014. READ MORE

3. 2. Drudgingly the squirrel feeds itself- Performatively collective action influences oppressive norms: Mixed-Method Study on the Subversion of Oppressive Norms in Activist and Policy Discourse

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Manon Bisdorf; [2021]
   Keywords : oppressive norms; collective action; performativity; mixed methods; feminist research; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Like a squirrel that slowly collects nuts for the winter, this thesis emphasizes the importance of small acts in the collective struggle for a just world. Currently, oppressive norms confine certain ways of being. READ MORE

4. 3. An Alien discussion : Using the film Alien to highlight and discuss sexual violence and gender roles in the Swedish upper secondary EFL classroom

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Johannes Nordgren; [2021]
   Keywords : Gender norms; sexual violence; EFL classroom; social issues; film analysis;

   Abstract : The essay attempts to analys the film Alien directed by Ridley Scott and released in 1979 to see if the film’s themes and iconography can be interpretedas metaphors forsexual violence and gender norms. investigates if the film can be used in a Swedish upper secondary EFL classroom as a basis for discussing the societal problems of sexual violence and oppressive gender norms. READ MORE

5. 4. “Han Skulle Vara En Kille Som Pappa Inte Kunde Klaga På” : Subversive And Imaginative Masculinity In Lygia Bojunga’s Work

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Litteraturvetenskap

   Author : Leena-Maaretta Dixon; [2018]
   Keywords : Masculinity; Gender; Children’s Literature; Lygia Bojunga; Stephen M. Whitehead; Fable; Machismo; Patriarchy;

   Abstract : This thesis centers on three children’s novel, “Sex gånger Lucas”, “Min Vän målaren”, and “Den gula väskan”, written by the very appreciated and much awarded Brazilian Author Lygia Bojunga. All three of these novels discuss masculinity in young boys and men. READ MORE

6. 5. Addressing intersectionality in the FeesMustFall movement in Cape Town, South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Samina Dahlberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Intersectionality; Kyriarchy; FeesMustFall; Social Movements; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis is a case study of how women's identities are made salient and marginalised in the FeesMustFall (FMF) movement in Cape Town, South Africa, and how this has played into their engagement with the movement. Thus, this study is centred around the perceived tension between essentialising identities and accommodating intersectionality within the FMF movement. READ MORE