Essays about: "postfeminism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word postfeminism.

1. 1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
   Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE

3. 2. Manifesting That Dream : A Qualitative Study of Vision Boards

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Alexandra Lindström; [2023]
   Keywords : Landing; New Age Spiritualism; Postfeminism; Social Curation; Vision Boards;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the phenomenon of digital vision boards on the platform Landing, focusing on their alignment with postfeminist media culture and the empowerment narratives of neoliberal principles. Through a discourse analysis of vision boards and user interviews, the study explores the values and behaviours within this digital subculture. READ MORE

4. 3. Who is the Economista? : The Paradox of Feminism: Collectivism and Individualism Within an Online Group for Female Private Investors

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Nathalie Saller; [2021]
   Keywords : Fourth wave feminism; postfeminism; neoliberal feminism; social media; Facebook groups; separatism; women’s communities; economy; investing; consciousness raising; safe spaces online;

   Abstract : In the last few years, there has been an explosion of Facebook groups specifically directed at a female audience. One topic that seems to organize and interest Swedish women especially is money. READ MORE

5. 4. "I've never been forced to do anything, I've sometimes just ignored listening to myself" : A qualitative study on the role of pornography in teenage girls' sexual experiences

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

   Author : Sofia Johansson; Klara Thunell; [2021]
   Keywords : Pornography; adolescents; young women; sexuality; sex; postfeminism; sexual script theory; agency; shame; gender norms; sexual health; sexual consent; sexual pleasure; thematic analysis;

   Abstract : Young men and women growing up in Sweden today have to face several difficult issues regarding their sexuality, yet, it is rather unexplored how they navigate through them. Pornography, the focus of this study, is widely used by both young men and women. READ MORE

6. 5. Goals, Goals, Goals! A critical discourse analysis of female empowerment in Bianca Ingrosso's YouTube vlogs

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Vera Mohlin; [2021]
   Keywords : female empowerment; postfeminism; influencers; femvertising; media visibility; youtube;

   Abstract : This qualitative study investigates the incorporation of female empowerment discourses in Swedish lifestyle influencer Bianca Ingrosso’s YouTube vlogs. The aim of the study is to gain a better understanding of what it means to be a feminist in the current Swedish media moment, where the influencer industry is a commonly found subject for debates concerning the tensions between feminism and postfeminism. READ MORE