Essays about: "Gender Studies"
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1. Weird Digitization: Alternative Strategies for Archival Materials
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : This thesis draws on the theory of new materialism to posit an alternative approach to cultural heritage digitization. Modifying the method of critical digitization and synthesizing it with the method of thick description for the study of damaged cultural heritage, this thesis proposes the method weird digitization which seeks to challenge traditional selection criteria for cultural heritage digitization as well as challenging practices of mass digitization. READ MORE
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2. “A guy got to sometimes” : Hegemonic masculinity and male homosociality in Of Mice of Men, by John Steinbeck
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men explores themes of morality and masculinity through its many male characters. With the use of hegemonic masculinity theory, this essay analyzes how different elements of masculinity are characterized, constructed, and valued in relation to one another. READ MORE
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3. Womens Club? : The Role of Gender in the Female Business Angel’s Investment Process
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Business angels constitute an increasingly important source of capital for entrepreneurs in their ventures’ early stages. Previous research and reports, however, state that female entrepreneurs are heavily underfunded. READ MORE
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4. Trading Democratic Rights for a Sense of Security : A Quantitative Study of Genders’ Effect on Swedes' Willingness to Limit Their Democratic Rights for Security
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : The stand of liberal democracy as the most desirable form of governance has long been left unquestioned in the West. The rise of geopolitical, and national, security issues force the population in these states to consider the trade off between security and democracy. READ MORE
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5. Coexisting With the Enemy : A Qualitative Study of Women's Negative Attitudes Towards Peacebuilding
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Gender inequality has during the past decades become an increasingly studied topic in the field of peace and conflict. However, there are still many gaps to fill. READ MORE