Essays about: "Identity intersections"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 26 essays containing the words Identity intersections.

  1. 11. The Intersections of Wakanda : Aspects of intersectionality as presented in the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Drilon Behrami; [2019]
    Keywords : Intersectionality; Black Panther; Relations of Power; Oppression; Discrimination; Upper Secondary School; English 7; EFL classroom;

    Abstract : The following essay analyzes Marvel blockbuster Black Panther with an intersectional lens, discussing relations of power, oppression and discrimination through the fictive society of Wakanda. The findings present similar factors of intersectionality to that of most western societies, with gender, sexuality, aptitude and tribal affiliations as the main factors of identity. READ MORE

  3. 12. Education Meets Gender : Tracing the Beginning of Learning Gender, the Search for Identity and Representation in Indian Textbooks

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Manushi Desai; [2019]
    Keywords : gender; gender equality; intersectionality; representation; education; Indian textbooks; Indian feminism;

    Abstract : Gender equality is something that most countries around the globe are trying to achieve. Education is one of the major factors that can bring about significant change as it can shape young minds to nurture a more equal future. READ MORE

  4. 13. Constructing Rural Identities – A Diverse Narrative

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Selma Steitz; [2016-07-05]
    Keywords : rural space; rural identity; gender; sexuality; class; age; time; the body; qualitative research; narrative research; Germany;

    Abstract : So far, rural people and communities have not received much consideration within the field of gender studies while urban individuals and their lifestyles have been normalised. I argue that the rural space inhabits a huge variety of people who deserve to be recognised within the field and can contribute to the production of new knowledge. READ MORE

  5. 14. Accidental Citizens: Etherealizing Securitized Identities of Somalis in Kenya; Contesting Representation, Identity and Belonging

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Shamsa Birik Abdi; [2016]
    Keywords : Securitization; Identity; Othering; Belonging; Postcolonial; Al-Shabab; Terrorism; Laclau Mouffe; Discourse Theory; Hegemony; Ideology; Antagonism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Kenyan security apparatus has undergone immense transformations particularly after Kenya’s military incursion into Southern Somalia in 2011. The intervention dubbed ‘Operation Linda Nchi’ was an attempt to protect Kenya’s territorial sovereignty and create a buffer zone against the Somali linked Al-Shabab insurgency. READ MORE

  6. 15. Like Sámis do : A postcolonial and intersectional analysis of the contemporary film representations and self-representations of the Sámi people

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Mónica Hernández Rejón; [2016]
    Keywords : Sámi; Swedish; documentary; road movies; postcolonial; intersectional; identity; representation; ethnicity; gender; class; nationality;

    Abstract : The film representation of the Sámi people has evolved during the last century from the ethnographic portrayals that reproduce a romantic stereotype of the good savages, to feature and documentary films that discuss the Sámi identity and its colonial history. In recent years a new generation of Sámi and Swedish documentary directors have focused their work on analysing the impact that multiple structures of power actually have in the production of the Sámi identity and culture. READ MORE