Essays about: "Hegemonic Masculinity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 124 essays containing the words Hegemonic Masculinity.

  1. 16. Male Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Uganda

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Ida Lyng Bengtsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Conflict-Related Sexual Violence; Sexual and gender-based violence; men; male victims; Gender identity; Masculinities; Hegemonic masculinity; Uganda;

    Abstract : Abstract This research is dedicated to increasing the understanding of the phenomenon of conflict-related violence against men. The topic of conflict-related violence against men has through history been unnoticed, unaddressed, and unrecognized in the field of gender-based violence. READ MORE

  3. 17. Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity Through the Use of Epic Fantasy : Using The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson to analyze hegemonic masculinity and its potential for classroom appropriation.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Viktor Jakobsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Hegemonic masculinity; masculinity; gender studies; fantasy; Way of Kings; epic fantasy; upper secondary school; classroom; teacher; gender pedagogy; the boy crisis; gender roles; mental health;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to argue that using the novel The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson to explore the concepts of gender roles, with masculinity and its hegemonic aspect at the forefront, through the fields of gender studies and gender pedagogy, will provide grounds for meaningful classroom discussions and activities in the Swedish upper secondary school by drawing parallels between the fictional society presented in the novel and our own.  Three main traits of hegemonic masculinity are analyzed and applied to the characters Kaladin, Dalinar and Jasnah, namely physical assertiveness, egocentric individualism, and domination. READ MORE

  4. 18. Are they heroes? A character study of Christopher Paolini’s The Inheritance Cycle

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Andreas Forsell; [2022]
    Keywords : Hero; Fantasy; Hegemonic Masculinity; tropes; traits;

    Abstract : This essay will study how the two main characters Eragon and Roran in Christopher Paolini’s fantasy series The Inheritance Cycle conform to the literary ideal of the hero and traits of a traditional male according to Jeffrey A. Brown and Leanna Madell who both use Hegemonic Masculinity Theory. READ MORE

  5. 19. “Be a man”: Working with Masculinities as a Strategy to Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Victoria Morén; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to investigate how social constructions of masculinities are connected to the high prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) in the Bolivian context. Moreover, the thesis aimed to uncover why a growing number of organizations in Bolivia have chosen to incorporate a “masculinity approach” in their GBV interventions, and to analyse the challenges and opportunities presented by this work. READ MORE

  6. 20. Witches are not so delicate : A Jungian analysis of gendered oppression in Madeline Miller’s Circe and the novel’s pedagogical potential in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Hermansson Ida; [2022]
    Keywords : Jungian theory; hegemony masculinity; Circe; EFL classroom; gender oppression; literary education; feminist pedagogy; Upper Secondary School;

    Abstract : Circe (2018) by Madeline Miller is a retelling of The Odyssey from the perspective of the witch Circe. The novel challenges the previous portrayal of Circe as a vindictive seductress and provides insight into the narrative of a woman negotiating a man’s world, in which she is denied autonomy due to her gender. READ MORE