Essays about: "Intimacy"

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1. 21. RISK, RESPECT & UNSPEAKABLE ACTS : Untangling Intimate-Sexual Consent through 'Intuitive Inquiry' & 'Agential Realism'

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Centrum för genusforskning (from 2013)

   Author : Frida Storm; [2021]
   Keywords : Doing; Consent; Communication; Intuition; Somatics; Intimacy; Sex; Sexual; Violence; Negotiation; Coercion; Rape; Legislation; Feminism; Neoliberal; Queer; Fanzine; BDSM; Dance; Performance; Sex Work; Responsibilization; Accountability; Diffraction; Entanglement; Autonomy; Agency; Power; Trauma.; Görande; samtycke; consent; kommunikation; intuition; somatik; intimitet; sex; sexuellt; våld; förhandling; tvång; våldtäkt; lagstiftning; feminism; nyliberalism; queer; fanzine; BDSM; dans; uppträdande; sexarbete; responsibilisering; ansvar; diffraction; entanglement; autonomi; agens; makt; trauma.;

   Abstract : In an attempt to address the issues in research and theory on consent, this thesis explores what consent can be seen as "doing" through an 'Intuitive Inquiry' (Anderson 2011a) and 'Agential Realism' (Barad 2007). Various manifestations of consent appears through: the experience of the researcher, consent research and theory, consent legislation, interviews with professionals in intimate-sexual consent, and, feminist fanzines. READ MORE

3. 22. Tinder Communication In The Time of COVID-19

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

   Author : Michael Jonsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Tinder; COVID-19; Mediatization; Uses and Gratification Theory; Affordance Theory; Dating; Dating apps; Catfishing; Ghosting; Gender Blindness; Media and Communication Studies;

   Abstract : This study researches communication 2020-2021 via the Tinder dating app in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a framework of mediatization, uses and gratification theory and affordance theory. Data collection was performed using qualitative interviews via Zoom video calls with respondents based in Sweden and findings were analyzed using thematic analysis. READ MORE

4. 23. Relationship Difficulties Among People with an Autism Diagnosis and the Role of Vuxenhabiliteringen

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

   Author : Jessica Vannoorenberghe; [2021]
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   Abstract : This qualitative study describes relationships problems highlighted by individuals with an autism diagnosis and professionals at Vuxenhabiliteringen (adult disability services). It also captures the individuals’ and professionals’ opinion of how to work with these particular problems. Nine people were interviewed for this study. READ MORE

5. 24. Intimate listening : exploring audience's podcast experiences through the case of Ångestpodden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Anna Jaakonaho; [2021]
   Keywords : podcast; media; engagement; audience; listening; intimacy; affect; emotion; anxiety; mental illness; Ångestpodden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Anxiety is increasingly present in contemporary media cultures. In Sweden, Ångestpodden, freely translated as “The Anxiety Podcast”, can be seen as a part of this development. Ångestpodden is the focus of this thesis, which sees the podcast as an interesting case for investigating how anxiety saturates contemporary media experiences. READ MORE

6. 25. Mbusa-Making : An Artistic Practice of Well-being Among the Bemba of Zambia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Ariadni Christopoulou; [2021]
   Keywords : emotional well-being; agency; personhood; imagination; well-being practice; intimacy; belonging;

   Abstract : This thesis is a contribution to a broader interdisciplinary exploration of the ways in which emotional well-being manifests in communal contexts. Using the artistic practice of Mbusa-making among the Bemba of Zambia as a case study, it understands emotional well-being as a relational practice and a dynamic process, not as an attained goal, an affective state, or a static situation. READ MORE