Essays about: "heteronormativity"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 80 essays containing the word heteronormativity.

1. 11. The Haunting of Hill House: The Heterosexual Horror of the Home

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Fanny Berg; [2023]
   Keywords : Shirley Jackson; queer reading; internalization; self-surveillance; heteronormativity;

   Abstract : The female gothic as a genre, with its emergence in the 19th century, has a history of critiquing women’s place in the domestic sphere by showcasing the horrors of the home. When The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson was first published in 1959, it did so with both this historical genre background, as well as with a resurgence of traditional gender roles as an ideal. READ MORE

3. 12. ‘Safeguarding moral decency’: A Queer discourse analysis of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s sexualized discourses and boundary-making in the Russian-Ukraine war

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Johanna Rasmusson; [2023]
   Keywords : Putin; discourse; gender identity; sexuality; national belonging; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis investigates discourses on sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression in national addresses performed by Russian President Vladimir Putin since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It applies an embedded approach of Critical Discourse Analysis and Queer Linguistics to disseminate how such discourses are produced by Putin in the war. READ MORE

4. 13. Do Homophobic Slurs Reinforce Heteronormativity? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Homophobic Slurs and Epithets in Film

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Emelie Du Rietz; [2022-11-24]
   Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; dispositive analysis; film; heteronormativity; homophobia; Queer Linguistics; Segmented Film Discourse Representation Structures; slurs;

   Abstract : Homophobic slurs can reinforce the hegemonic view of heteronormativity, namelythat heterosexuality is the preferable sexuality (Peake, 2013). The aim of this study was toexamine whether a societal heteronormative ideal is strengthened or created by the presenceof homophobic slurs in film scenes, and also whether or not this has changed over time. READ MORE

5. 14. Heteronormativity of the Swedish Sex Purchase Act

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

   Author : Oscar Swartz; [2022]
   Keywords : prostitution; male sex work; MSM; sex regulation; sex legislation; Swedish model; Nordic model; feminist foreign policy; radical feminism; sexköp; sexarbete; sexköpslagen; manlig prostitution; heteronormativitet;

   Abstract : The Swedish Sex Purchase Act was unique, when introduced in 1999. While it was legal to demand and collect payment for sexual services it became a crime to respond to such demands or offer payment. It is now part of Sweden’s foreign policy to ‘export’ this law, using gender equality arguments. Several countries have since followed. READ MORE

6. 15. Exploring LGBTQ+ Well-being in Toiletscapes: A Case Study of Lund University

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Melanie Elizabeth Povirk; Dianne Michele Cole; [2022]
   Keywords : gender; heteronormativity; servicescape; sexuality; social sustainability; toilet; toiletscape; LGBTQ ; queer theory; well-being; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to critically investigate how a service organization’s physical spaces, particularly the toilet areas, impact LGBTQ+ individuals’ well-being. More particularly, this research focuses on Lund University in Sweden, a service organization with significant international and societal influence. READ MORE