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1. 1. Ethnic Identity in Chica Lit. : Trapped between Cultural Essentialism and Ex-nomination

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Adriana Rudling; [2016]
   Keywords : Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez; The Dirty Girls Social Club; chick lit; chica lit; essentialization; exnomination; Latinidad; Latinos;

   Abstract : This essay is dedicated to exploring how ethnic identity is represented in one of popular literature's latest additions, namely chick lit. More concretely, it approaches the subject of ex-nomination and cultural essentialization of Latino communities in the burgeoning chick lit genre, chica lit. READ MORE

3. 2. La Senora Presidenta : Feminist policy-making by female Latin-American presidents?

   University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

   Author : Adriana Rudling; [2009]
   Keywords : social-constructivism; feminism; gender equality; gender representation; Michelle Bachelet; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; Chile; Argentina; women; South America;

   Abstract : The following thesis is dedicated to the investigation of the comparative gender discourse of two of the current South American female Presidents: Michelle Bachelet, the first woman elected President in Chile for a four year term, in 2006 and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the first woman elected President in Argentina also for a four year term, but in 2007. Using secondary sources and critical discourse analysis, the study attempts to characterize their agenda on gender both before and after their election campaigns. READ MORE