Essays about: "militarised femininity"

Found 2 essays containing the words militarised femininity.

1. 1. At War with an Invisible Enemy : A Critical Feminist Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic Narrative

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Molly Jerlström; [2021]
   Keywords : Feminist Security Studies; Covid-19; Narrative Analysis; Gender; Security;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate the narrative created around the covid-19 virus as a security threat during the first months of the pandemic. Speeches made by three political leaders, namely Emmanuel Macron, Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel, held in March 2020 are analysed in depth using a feminist narrative framework. READ MORE

3. 2. 'Dangerous Beauty' : a feminist analysis of the U.S. and the U.K. media’s portrayal of female soldiers through the case of Private First Class Lynndie England

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Frida Bergqvist; [2018]
   Keywords : Military; female soldiers; Lynndie England; U.S. media; U.K. media; militarised femininity; deductive content analysis; victimisation; demonisation; trivialisation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand how, and why, the media is sustaining traditional gender norms in their portrayal of female soldiers. The primary material of the study consists of articles published by newspapers in the United States and the United Kingdom, describing PFC. Lynndie England and her actions in the Abu Ghraib scandal. READ MORE