Essays about: "Feminist Media Theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 54 essays containing the words Feminist Media Theory.

1. 21. Goals, Goals, Goals! A critical discourse analysis of female empowerment in Bianca Ingrosso's YouTube vlogs

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Vera Mohlin; [2021]
   Keywords : female empowerment; postfeminism; influencers; femvertising; media visibility; youtube;

   Abstract : This qualitative study investigates the incorporation of female empowerment discourses in Swedish lifestyle influencer Bianca Ingrosso’s YouTube vlogs. The aim of the study is to gain a better understanding of what it means to be a feminist in the current Swedish media moment, where the influencer industry is a commonly found subject for debates concerning the tensions between feminism and postfeminism. READ MORE

3. 22. A Critical Visual Analysis of the images shared by Colombian female photojournalists under the hashtag #8mfotografascolombia on the March 8th, 2021, feminist mobilization.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Ana María Valenzuela Anzola; [2021]
   Keywords : Feminist Media Theory; Representation Theory; Instagram; Media representation; Photojournalism; Hashtag Activism; Feminism; Protest; Latin America.;

   Abstract : The intention of this thesis is to investigate whether there are consistent narrative patterns of images produced by female photojournalists under the Instagram hashtag #8mfotografascolombia in the context of the feminist mobilization of March 8, 2021, that took place in Colombia. I aim to establish if indeed these new communicative strategies in expansion respond to narratives widely used by traditional photojournalism, or if they operate under a different set of dynamics. READ MORE

4. 23. A critical discourse analysis of the construction of knowledge of gender in sociology at upper-secondary school

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Rachel Jarmo; [2021]
   Keywords : pedagogy; learning; gender; Basil Bernstein; sociology; upper-secondary school.; pedagogik; didaktik; ämnesdidaktik; sociologi; genus; Basil Bernstein; gymnasiet.;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a critical discourse analysis of how the sociology of gender is constructed in the sociology syllabus and two textbooks aimed for use at upper secondary school level. I use Bernstein’s theory of framing and classification to understand how power over knowledge is distributed through this construction. READ MORE

5. 24. Starving for safe spaces : knowledge production, consciousness-raising and “the political” in the Facebook group Fittlife

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Dajana Kovacevic; [2020]
   Keywords : knowledge production; political participation; feminism; postfeminism; consciousness-raising; experiential knowledge; authoritative knowledge; digital affordances; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis explores online knowledge production around a subject that has been considered taboo and inappropriate through history – sexual, reproductive and genital health for people with female genitals. Therefore, it also examines the political potential of coming together to openly discuss such “delicate issues”. READ MORE

6. 25. e-FEMINISM: The Impact of Engaging Men in Digital Campaigning in Spain : How can men be included as allies in digital activism?

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Miriam Sastre; [2020]
   Keywords : Social media; feminism; social change processes; media; representation; Instagram; citizens; activists; Spain; activism; gender; women’s rights; gender equality; Public sphere; social media;

   Abstract : The fresh idea of including men in feminist campaigning might be a reaction to a postfeminist context with much uncertainty towards the feminist movement and arises a never-ending complex and contested issue within the feminist theory. This research aims at understanding the rise of feminist communication on social media, particularly on Instagram, with a special focus on men’s representation and involvement. READ MORE