Essays about: "Feminist Criticism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 68 essays containing the words Feminist Criticism.

1. 11. The gendered coloniality of current development policies : A critical discourse analysis of the Swedish feminist foreign policy

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Madeleine Fagerström; [2022]
   Keywords : Postcolonialism; Neocolonialism; Feminism; Liberal feminism; Discourse; Critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : In 2014, Sweden became the first country in the world to explicitly adopt a feminist foreign policy. Since then many countries have followed their example by putting gender equality, feminism and the rights of women on their agenda for foreign policy. READ MORE

3. 12. Smart Power: Bridging Inconstancies in Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ignacio Robaina; [2022]
   Keywords : Global Politics; Feminist Foreign Policy; Arms export; Smart power; International relations; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Feminist foreign policy initiatives have since they first appeared weathered criticism when put in relation to an active weapons export often to non-democratic states violating women’s rights. This paper then examines the Swedish case by using argumentation analysis as method to test the moral commitments of Sweden’s foreign policy initiative against recent arms deals. READ MORE

4. 13. Privilege and Poverty under Patriarchy : An Intersectional Feminist Analysis of the Portrayal of Wives and Mothers in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Louise Olander; [2021]
   Keywords : Elizabeth Gaskell; North and South; the Victorian novel; feminism; intersectionality; marriage; motherhood; class; gender roles; angel in the house;

   Abstract : Building on previous feminist literary criticism of Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South (1854-55), this essay analyses the portrayal of wives and mothers in the novel from an intersectional feminist perspective. It examines how the narrative shows that gender and economic status or class intersect to create varied representations of Victorian women's marginalisation. READ MORE

5. 14. Should we #CancelHamilton? Discourse of the enslaved in the broadway musical Hamilton

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Leo Hildebrand; [2021]
   Keywords : Hamilton; representation; identificiation; queer feminist durationality; ambivalence; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine how criticism of the Broadway musical Hamilton is received and argued about when it comes to the representation of certain characters. The overall research question is How are discursive productions of historical retelling and identification created by the musical Hamilton? and it will be answered by dividing the question to How does the debate surrounding Hamilton affect discourses around enslavement and slave owners? and How does the musical represent women of colour?. READ MORE

6. 15. "This Is a Forced Feminist Agenda" : IMDb users and their understanding of feminism negotiated in the reviews of superheroine films

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Alzbeta Budirska; [2021]
   Keywords : feminism; IMDb; Superhero films; Reviews; Wonder Woman; Captain Marvel; Birds of Prey; Wonder Woman 1984;

   Abstract : The thesis examines how users of the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) negotiate feminism in their reviews of four superheroine films – Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Birds of Prey: The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, and Wonder Woman 1984. By combining critical discourse analysis with methods of corpus linguists, this corpus-based study of over 18,000 reviews analyses the frequency of the topic of feminism in the reviews, words and topics associated with it and the way the reviewers reflect broader mediated discourse over the four films, and the role of IMDb as a space for these reviews. READ MORE