Essays about: "‘Doing Gender’, Gender and Society"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words ‘Doing Gender’, Gender and Society.

  1. 16. ”By the iron hand of oppression" : The performance of the parliamentary election contest in Nottingham and Middlesex 1802-1803

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Alvar Blomgren; [2017]
    Keywords : Georgian elections; political history; history of democracy; Georgian politics; Parlamentary reform; reform movement; radicals; radicalism; Pittite repression; Gagging acts; two acts; seditious meetings act; treason act; habeas corpus suspension act; habeas corpus; Nottingham; Middlesex; 1802 general election; parlamentary elections; controverted elections; 19th century; nineteenth century; treaty of Amiens; Joseph Birch; Daniel Coke; William Mainwaring; Francis Burdett; Mary Rich; Cold Bath prison; newspapers; citizenship; nationality; British national identity; English national identity; gender; masculinity; independence; working-class; lower-class; crowds; women; female; political propaganda; political artifacts; vestiary affronts; space; place; power; emotions; collective emotions; solidarity; doing politics; social practice; practice theory; practice-as-entity; practice-as-performance; Elizabeth Shove; Ducking; spencering; Hanoverian;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate how politics was done at the level of the parliamentary constituencies at the time of the treaty of Amiens 1802-1803. This is achieved through two case studies of the elections in Middlesex and Nottingham, which are investigated as social practices. READ MORE

  3. 17. "I’m tired of being sh-t on for being white” : Collective identity construction in the Alt-Right movement

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Jessica Garpvall; [2017]
    Keywords : Extreme right; social movements; gender; discourse analysis; collective identity;

    Abstract : This thesis examines collective identity construction within the extreme right movement Alt-Right that gained public recognition during the 2016 US presidential campaign. Despite it being an increasingly stigmatized practice to openly articulate racist ideas in contemporary society, the Alt-Right movement managed to gain a following by doing just that. READ MORE

  4. 18. (S)examensarbete

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Cecilia Pfaff; [2016]
    Keywords : art; textile art; knitting; crochet; sex; sexy; sexiness; Instagram; selfie; performance; sun chair; craftivism; Dolly Parton; body; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy; konst; textilkonst; stickning; virkning; sex; sexig; sexighet; Instagram; selfie; performance; solstol; craftivism; Dolly Parton; kropp; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy;

    Abstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE

  5. 19. Mechanisms contributing to the scarcity of women at top management positions in Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Lydia Graflund; Ragna Zaar; [2016]
    Keywords : Sweden; Executive Search; Recruitment; Gender Equality; Doing Gender;

    Abstract : Sweden is at the forefront of gender equality work and one of the highest-ranking countries in the world when it comes to gender equality. Yet, Sweden is still far from achieving gender equality in the labor market and a majority of top management positions belong to men. READ MORE

  6. 20. Is Gender Mainstreamed? : A study of the European Commission's use of gender mainstreaming in development policies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sophie Karlsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Gender mainstreaming; Development Policy; What s the problem approach;

    Abstract : The EU has long expressed a will to be a normative power and to externally promote the values it views as important. Seeing as the EU collectively is the largest donor of foreign aid in the world, development policies are a perfect platform for doing this. One value that has gained ground in recent years is the notion of gender equality. READ MORE