Essays about: "Feminist media studies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words Feminist media studies.

1. 21. Healing in the Borderlands of Belonging : Trusting the Journey of Black Girl Magic in Sweden

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Ida Isatou Svenungsson; [2019]
   Keywords : healing circles; affinity groups; gendered racism; mental health; coloniality of heritage; denial of racialization; virtual inclusion;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how coloniality of heritage, denial of racialization and forced passing impact Black women in Sweden. In response, it investigates practices of self-care adopted to buffer and cope with racism-related stress. READ MORE

3. 22. Black Masculinity and White-Cast Sitcoms : Unraveling stereotypes in New Girl

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Marie Zafimehy; [2019]
   Keywords : Black feminism; Feminist media studies; Men and masculinities; Representation; New Girl; Sitcoms;

   Abstract : For decades, situational comedies — commonly named “sitcoms” — have been racially segregated on TV between Black-cast sitcoms and White-cast sitcoms. Extensive research has been led about representation of Black and White masculinities in this segregated context. READ MORE

4. 23. Instagram affordances among post-pregnant body advocates

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Linda Singh; [2019]
   Keywords : post-pregnant; post-pregnancy; body advocates; Instagram; Affordances; emotional affordances; affordance theory; objectification theory; feminist reflexivity; comparison theory; postmodern feminism; survey; mixed method;

   Abstract : ABSTRACTObjectification of especially women have often been mentioned in connection to discussions concerning negative body image wherein individuals have been claimed to evaluate their body and look based on standardized societal ideals (Nash:2015, Hodgkinson, Wittkowski & Smith:2014). Studies have also shown that newspapers, magazines, and movies routinely present post-pregnancy bodies as something temporarily that women should strive to improve (Breda et al. READ MORE

5. 24. Feminism and media, opportunities and limitations of digital practices

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Jéromine O. Boizot; [2019]
   Keywords : Feminism; media; Digital Practice; Digital Sisterhoods; Feminist media; Intersectionality;

   Abstract : Researches done on social movements and media are often conducted at a micro-level, focusing on the individual activity (Klandermans 1997), or the macro level, excluding the meso level, linking the two first levels together. Furthermore, studies focusing on the relation between feminism as a social movement and media often neglect to identify the opportunities and the limitations of such an intersection. READ MORE

6. 25. Feminism, Consumer Culture, and Cannabis : A Textual Analysis of Broccoli Magazine

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Caitlyn Lee; [2019]
   Keywords : Magazine Studies; Qualitative Textual Analysis; Cannabis; Feminism; Gender; Consumer Culture; Postfeminism; Third-Wave Feminism; Male Gaze;

   Abstract : Modern media patterns show feminist narratives being used to market different consumer products in the name of female empowerment and emancipation. Typically, the industries targeted have historically been dominated by male perspectives and aim to perpetuate a capitalist consumer culture. READ MORE