Essays about: "systerskap"

Found 3 essays containing the word systerskap.

  1. 1. "You don't always like your sisters, but you always love them" : Trans feminine accounts of misogyny, sisterhood and difference in New York City

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Alexander Alvina Chamberland; [2015]
    Keywords : Trans feminine; sisterhood; trans-sisterhood; femi-negativity; trans-misogyny; New York City; trans women; femininity; intersectionality; Transfeminin; systerskap; trans-systerskap; femi-negativitet; trans-misogyni; New York City; transkvinnor; femininitet; intersektionalitet;

    Abstract : This thesis examines six trans feminine informants in New York City's experiences of oppression, trans-misogyny, femi-negativity, racism, and classism, as well as their experiences of community support, conflicts and resistance practices through the lens of the term sisterhood and the practice of sisterhooding. Focus has also been placed on the informant's views on allyship and coalition, and their relationship to other communities, such as the trans masculine community. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stories and Dreams, Memories and Secrets : Functions of Narration in Amy Tan's The Hundred Secret Senses

    University essay from Avdelningen för litteraturvetenskap

    Author : Frida Niblaeus; [2013]
    Keywords : narration; function; narrating; narrator; story; narrative; authority; sisterhood; narratology; narrative theory; cultural studies; magical realism; post-colonialism; berättande; funktion; berättare; berättelse; auktoritet; systerskap; narratologi; narrativ teori; etnologi; folklore; magisk realism; postkolonialism;

    Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to explore the functions of narration in Amy Tan’s novel The Hundred Secret Senses. The dissertation is divided into three parts: 1 ‘Introduction’, 2 ‘Analysis’ and 3 ‘Conclusion’. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fictional Sisters: An examination of sisters and sisterhood in I Capture the Castle and The Brontës Went to Woolworths

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Gabriella Walfridson; [2005]
    Keywords : middlebrow fiction; women writers; kvinnliga författare; sisterhood; systerskap; feminism; I Capture the Castle; The Brontës Went to Woolworths; English language and literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay tries to explore the dynamics of sisterhood as an important narrative aspect in Dodie Smith´s I Capture the Castle (1949) and Rachel Ferguson´s The Brontës Went to Woolworths (1931). Sisters mirror each other both within and outside the family. READ MORE