Essays about: "Masculinity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 424 essays containing the word Masculinity.

  1. 21. Gillette ‘We believe: the best men can be’ – the advertisement that shaved itself off the market.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Redovisning, Marknadsföring, SCM, Informatik och Rättsvetenskap

    Author : Merel Cheng; Lisa Frommann; [2023]
    Keywords : Gillette; advertising; advertisement; marketing; brand; gender; masculinity; backlash;

    Abstract : Background:  The 2019 Gillette advertisement ‘We believe: the best men can be’ was released when the #MeToo movement was gaining momentum. The commercial addressed conventional ideas of masculinity and received a lot of public criticism for its message. READ MORE

  3. 22. Between Masculinities: Japanese men in Sweden negotiating two gender structures

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Saito Sono; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender; Migration; Masculinity; Japanese men; Sweden;

    Abstract : This qualitative study focuses on Japanese immigrant men living in Stockholm to explore their perceptions of masculinities and gender ideas after migrating to Sweden. Although economically advanced, Sweden and Japan are polar opposites in terms of gender norms and gender relations. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Body as a Grenade : Illness Metaphors, The Suffering of Others and Conservativism in Contemporary Sick-Flicks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Christian Gregory; [2023]
    Keywords : Cancer; Sick-Lit; Sick-Flicks; Cystic Fibrosis; CF; SCID; YA Literature; YA Films; The Fault in Our Stars; Five Feet Apart; Midnight Sun; Love Story; John Green;

    Abstract : Film has since its inception been a potent storytelling tool, and the concept of illnesses and death havebeen a critical element in the stories mankind has told through cinema since the beginning. While theearly years of film saw few titles which directly named or featured diseases such as cancer, the 1980’sand 1990’s saw a vast increase in illness narratives being produced. READ MORE

  5. 24. Changing Perspectives : Representation and the gaze in Bilge Olgac's films from 1960s to 1980s

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Melisa Yapici; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminist Film Theory; Laura Mulvey; Male Gaze; Female director; Turkish Cinema; Bilge Olgac; Femininity; Masculinity;

    Abstract : Bilge Olgac, one of the first female directors of Turkey, who shot her first film in 1965, shaped her films according to the developments in Turkey. This thesis investigates how Olgac was affected by the events that took place in Turkey from the 1960s to the 1980s and how she reflected this impact on the representations of men and women in her films. READ MORE

  6. 25. Eunuchs in Matthew 19:12 : a study in the history behind the eunuch logion and itspossible implications

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Anna Galvina; [2023]
    Keywords : Eunuchs; The gospel of Matthew; gender; queer theology; celibacy; masculinity studies; historicalcritical; eunucker; Matteus evangeliet; genus; queer teologi; celibatet; maskulinitets studier; historiskkritisk;

    Abstract : I denna studie ifrågasätter jag tolkningar av Matteus 19:12, som påstår att versen och dess användning av ordet “eunuck” (εὐνοῦχος) förespråkar celibatet - antingen som en ideal eller alternativ till äktenskapet. Detta gör jag genom en studie av både historiska och bibliska bakgrundsfaktorer - främst identiteter, socio-politiska roller och andra aspekter av eunucker i antiken. READ MORE