Essays about: "Femininitet"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the word Femininitet.

  1. 6. 'Dangerous Beauty' : a feminist analysis of the U.S. and the U.K. media’s portrayal of female soldiers through the case of Private First Class Lynndie England

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Frida Bergqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : Military; female soldiers; Lynndie England; U.S. media; U.K. media; militarised femininity; deductive content analysis; victimisation; demonisation; trivialisation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand how, and why, the media is sustaining traditional gender norms in their portrayal of female soldiers. The primary material of the study consists of articles published by newspapers in the United States and the United Kingdom, describing PFC. Lynndie England and her actions in the Abu Ghraib scandal. READ MORE

  3. 7. Doing entrepreneurship, handling masculinity: Young women and gendered norms of entrepreneurship

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Kim Roelofs; [2018]
    Keywords : women entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship; start-up businesses; incubators; masculinity; gender; gender equality; cultural analysis; vrouwelijke ondernemers; ondernemerschap; start-upbedrijven; masculiniteit; gendergelijkheid; cultuur analyse; kvinnliga entreprenörer; entreprenörskap; startup-företag; inkubatorer; maskulinitet; genus; jämställdhet; kulturanalys; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I study how young women entrepreneurs construct entrepreneurship. Specifically, I look at how gender structures entrepreneurial practice for young women and how incubators contribute to the gendered construction of entrepreneurship. The study is based on ethnographic data in the form of interviews and observations. READ MORE

  4. 8. A Discourse Analysis of Masculinity Construction as Climate Change Denial : Hegemonic Masculinity Pushes Back

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Emelie Månsson; [2017]
    Keywords : industrial masculinity; hegemonic masculinity; climate change denial; Republican; ecofeminism; feminist critical discourse analysis; dualisms;

    Abstract : This thesis sets out to understand if climate change denial is a way in which industrial hegemonic masculinity is constructed through American conservative political discourse. Rooted in ecofeminist theory and feminist discourse analysis, its main material is the Republican Platform of 2016 with the addition of Fox News and statements by Republican high-profile politicians. READ MORE

  5. 9. Moody Men and Malicious Maidens : Gender in the Swedish medieval ballad

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Elisabet Ryd; [2017]
    Keywords : Medieval ballad; Scandinavian ballad; gender studies; gender; masculinity; femininity; power relationships; medieval; medieval studies; performativity; Medeltida ballader; genusforskning; genus; maskulinitet; femininitet; maktrelationer; medeltid; medeltidsforskning; performativitet.;

    Abstract : Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att granska hur genus och genusrelationer uttrycks i svenska, medeltida ballader. Genom att förstå balladkaraktärernas handlingar som performativa, ämnar uppsatsen undersöka hur maskulinitet och femininitet etableras och omförhandlas i balladernas narrativ genom att kartlägga handlingsmönster. READ MORE

  6. 10. (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