Essays about: "kvinnor i krig"

Found 4 essays containing the words kvinnor i krig.

  1. 1. The Amazon Archers of England : Longbows, gender and English nationalism 1780–1845

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Henrik Arnstad; [2019]
    Keywords : nationalism; gender; national identity; archery; longbow; warbow; women’s history; feminism; England; Britain; Robin Hood; Maid Marian; nineteenth century;

    Abstract : In the 1780s the medieval weapon of war; the English longbow, enjoyed a renaissance, as historical archery became a fashionable recreation among the English aristocracy. Later, during 1819-1845, longbow archery developed into a mass movement, as it spread downwards in the English class system, into the bourgeoning middle class. READ MORE

  3. 2. Images of an Intervention : A semiotic study of the Swedish Armed Forces' depiction of its military involvement in Afghanistan

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Joakim Höjer; [2016]
    Keywords : Orientalism; semiotic; image analysis; Said; women in war; propaganda; euro-centrism; conflict; military; Sweden; Afghanistan; Orientalism; semiotik; bildanalys; Said; kvinnor i krig; propaganda; euro-centrism; konflikt; militär; Sverige; Afghanistan;

    Abstract : The increasingly universal information society has required also the Swedish Armed Forces to participate in the information flow, for example by publishing images from its operations in an open digital image archive. With use of the image archive’s photographs from the Swedish Armed Forces’ military operations in Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012, the study seeks to examine the way in which the Swedish army depicts its involvement in the region. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rape as a weapon of war? - A critical legal analysis of the definition of rape and the concept of rape as a weapon of war

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sofia Lundgren; [2015]
    Keywords : våldtäkt som stridsmedel; rape; rape as a weapon of war; folkrätt; public international law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Systematic rape of women in wartime is an ancient issue. For centuries, rape was seen as an inevitable by-product of war and it is not until recently that the international community has recognized rape as a weapon of war. READ MORE

  5. 4. International Law : The Issue of Rape

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Minaz Sadikot; [2010]
    Keywords : Våldtäkt; Mänskliga Rättigheter; Vapen; Krig; Kvinnors Rättigheter; Internationell Lagstiftning; Kvinna; Kvinnor; Förenta Nationerna; Rape; Sexual Violence; War; Women; Human Rights; Women s Rights; International Law; Women; Woman; United Nations;

    Abstract : Varför har FN inte kunnat erkänna våldtäkt som ett krigsbrott? Denna studie har ägnats åt att upplysa användning av våldtäkt och andra former utav sexuella övergrepp under krig och dess konsekvenser för utsatta kvinnor. Studien har tillämpat en kvalitativ och litterär metod. READ MORE