Essays about: "Den manliga blicken"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Den manliga blicken.

  1. 1. My Burning Glances : The Male and queer gaze in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Karin Faxén Sporrong; [2024]
    Keywords : The male gaze; the queer gaze; Edgar Allan Poe; Berenice: A Tale ; The Man that was Used Up ; The Man of the Crowd ; Den manliga blicken; den queera blicken; Edgar Allan Poe; Berenice ; Den förbrukade mannen ; Mannen i Mängden ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to show the narrator’s use of the male and the queer gaze in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe: “Berenice: A Tale” (1835), “The Man that was Used Up: A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign” (1839) and ”The Man of the Crowd” (1845). Through close reading of the stories, I show how the different gazes work, how they are used in the stories and what they lead to. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Game Of Nudity on Instagram: Four case studies about art and censorship

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sabine Svensson; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; actor-network theory; art history; censorship; feminist studies; Instagram; the male gaze; nudity; pornography; Agens; aktör-nätverksteori; konstvetenskap; censur; feministiska studier; Instagram; den manliga blicken; nakenhet; pornografi;

    Abstract : The aim for this essay is, along with the four included case studies, is to examine the social media platform, Instagram's strict guidelines when it comes to showing nudity.  On the platform there is a certain double standard, artists as well as art institutions are censored, that is, they get pictures removed or their accounts blocked when they try to show works that have nudity depicted, but at the same time nudity exists on the platform, this essay wants to highlight the double standard by setting the example that images from accounts of celebrities, which show as much nudity as a work of art, if not more, are allowed to be available on the social platform. READ MORE

  3. 3. Fighting Games under the Queer Gaze : An analysis on the characters of Street Fighter V

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Mio Wilund; [2022]
    Keywords : computer games; male gaze; queer theory; character design; gender in video games; gaze theory; datorspel; manlig blick; queerteori; karaktärsdesign; kön i datorspel; blickteori;

    Abstract : Critical examination on the topic of gender representation, sexualisation, video gamecharacters and their designs is not untreated ground, and has been analysed using variousmethods; qualitatively, quantitatively (Tompkins & et. al., 2020), and textually. READ MORE

  4. 4. Mass Effect: A utopia free from queer people?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Jasper Falk; Theo Flejmer; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : A small set of qualitative interviews were held to explore the thoughts and choices of queer players of the Mass Effect trilogy. The participants‘ discussions and answers were transcribed and analyzed with the support of texts about compulsory heteronormativity, queer theory, Huizinga’s magic circle, as well as the charmed circle. READ MORE

  5. 5. So Far Away, Yet So Close : A Study on How Intimacy Is Attempted to Be Produced in Girlfriend Roleplay ASMR Videos on YouTube

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Dalia Abdallah; Madlén Engström; [2020]
    Keywords : intimacy; digital intimacy; ASMR; girlfriend roleplay ASMR; ASMRtists; intimitet; digital intimitet; ASMR; flickvänsrollspels-ASMR; ASMRtists;

    Abstract : This study examines how ASMRtists, people that create ASMR videos, attempt to create intimacy in their videos on YouTube. ASMR stands for Audio Sensory Meridian Response and is a tingling sensation within the body that can be triggered by various stimuli, such as visuals and sounds. READ MORE