Essays about: "CDA. gender"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words CDA. gender.
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1. “The road ahead will be difficult” : An analysis of conceptual metaphors used in political speeches
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : Political speeches are complex in nature and call for a thorough exploration to unravel the underlying messages. Politicians tend to simplify their speeches by using conceptual metaphors as a means of taking a shortcut. READ MORE
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2. Gender, Sexuality, Race, Nationality, and Religion in Greek Education. : A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Political Education Schoolbook.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : Feminist and Educational research on schoolbooks in the Greek educational context has discussed the ways in which gender or nationality or religion are being portrayed but has failed to touch upon sexuality and race (and other categories) and deploy an intersectional feminist perspective in their approaches, focusing only on one category. This thesis aims to fill the gap identified in the literature and investigate the portrayal and intersection of gender, sexuality, race, nationality, and religion in the discourses of selected texts of the Political Education schoolbook used in the first grade of highschool and the ways in which this portrayal and intersection challenges or reinforces hegemonic exclusionary discourses, power dynamics and hierarchies. READ MORE
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3. Why Educating Girls Is More Important? : Human Capital, Human Rights and Capability approaches to the Importance of Girls’ Education
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktikAbstract : Girls’ education is one of the main attributes that contribute to the development of a nation and society. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how the girls’ education is discursively constructed by the development agencies promoting girls’ education. READ MORE
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4. ‘If You Wait for the Right Moment, It Might Never Come – Do It Now’ : A Study of Discourse on Reproduction and Representations of Parenthood in Bulgarian Media Initiatives to Stimulate a Higher Birth Rate
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This study examines the discourses on reproduction and parenthood produced through media initiatives aimed at stimulating a higher birth rate in Bulgaria. It focuses on gender inequality issues in Bulgaria through the lenses of feminist media theory, cultural studies and theoretical frameworks from critical discourse analysis. READ MORE
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5. T HE GENDER EQUALITY CHARADE A Critical Perspective on the Adoption and Implementation of 40/60 Gender Quota in Malawi
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaperAbstract : While gender quotas have been widely adopted by countries around the world as an affirmative action to enhance women’s participation and representation in politics and other public spheres, the impact of the phenomenon continue to vary across national borders. Notably, substantive research suggests that gender quotas promote representational equality and improve women's participation in politics and other spheres of public life. READ MORE
