Essays about: "Feminist media studies"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 47 essays containing the words Feminist media studies.

  1. 11. Screenwriter and Character Gender in a 2020 Body of Swedish Feature Film Proposals

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

    Author : Johanna Koljonen; [2022]
    Keywords : screenwriting; script development; gender; feature film screenwriting; feminist media studies;

    Abstract : This study of correlations between screenwriter and character gender is based on a 2020 body of 369 Swedish feature fiction film proposals by 380 individual writers, submitted to the Swedish national broadcasting corporation Sveriges Television (SVT) specifically for development funding for screenwriting. Results are compared both with similar data from the Swedish Film Institute (SFI), which is the national funding body, as well as with SFI’s statistics of Swedish films receiving selective or market support. READ MORE

  3. 12. Girls on Film : A Critical Discourse Analysis on the Screenplay of Booksmart (2019)

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

    Author : Hanna Rapo; [2021]
    Keywords : CDA; FCDA; Feminist Media Theory; Female representation in Media; Female representation in Film; Film reviews; Screenplay analysis; gendered language;

    Abstract : This study takes a closer look at the screenplay of the 2019 coming-of-age film, Booksmart. Using critical discourse analysis, and Fairclough’s three-dimensional method, it examines the way girls are portrayed based on the screenplay and its audience reviews. READ MORE

  4. 13. Generation Y’s attitude towards femvertising in cosmetics: women empowerment or purplewashing? : A mono-method qualitative study

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Margot Descouens; Valentine Gerbault; [2021]
    Keywords : femvertising; social brand activism; purplewashing; Generation Y; social media; Instagram; cosmetics industry;

    Abstract : In recent years, femvertising has become a new issue of interest for companies, specifically in areas targeting women. Indeed, some companies in the cosmetics industry, such as Dove - a pioneer in the field - have been addressing the representation of women in advertising by tackling issues of equality, inclusiveness, and self-acceptance. READ MORE

  5. 14. Glimpses of Inclusivity in the Bundeswehr: A Case Study

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Vanessa Noack; [2021]
    Keywords : Bundeswehr; glimpses of inclusivity; tensions of inclusivity; gender norms; gender relations; intersectionality; power; domination; motherhood; soldier mother; fatherhood; soldier father; sexuality; diversity; Rehabilitation Act; ethnicity; representation; Facebook; feminist critical military studies; critical visual analysis; virtual qualitative content analysis;

    Abstract : Social media analysis, in feminist critical military studies, is a highly underrepresented field. Although, the world is evolving faster than ever and, within the digitalised world, different methods of representation are used to (re-)produce ideologies, signify meanings, and interpellate individuals accordingly. READ MORE

  6. 15. New Alternative Masculinities among Iranian Young Men : A Case Study of a Campaign on Social Media

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Zahra Darvishpour(Bagherishad); [2021]
    Keywords : Masculinity; Gender equality; Iranian men; Honour related violence; Honour killings; Social media; Gender Studies; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The current study has been analysing and discussing the rise of alternative masculinities among the younger generation of Iranian men, with the focus on the protest action of part of Iranian social media users to Romina’s honour killing as a case study. This interpretative research was conducted using thematic analysis within a perspective of intersectionality, and the case study in this research is built upon analysing material of the against honour related campaign following the hashtags #NoBelieveInHonour, # IOwnNoNamus and #ManWithoutNamus on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. READ MORE