Essays about: "Mass murder"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Mass murder.

  1. 1. "30 million women rejected me" - a narrative analysis of perpetrators of gendered mass murders

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Tova Wedding; [2022]
    Keywords : mass murder; misogyny; narrative criminology; hegemonic masculinity; homosociality; male entitlement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how perpetrators of misogynistic mass murder utilise narrative and storytelling to make meaning of their violent acts towards women. This thesis is hereby an attempt to understand gendered mass violence, and its narrative resources that precede and promote such actions, as part of a wider, misogynist culture centered on a denial of the existence of patriarchal societies and oppression of women. READ MORE

  3. 2. Victim or murderer? : Discourse, representation & stereotypes in true crime

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

    Author : Marie Eriksson; [2021]
    Keywords : discourse; representation; stereotypes; black women; true crime; anti-heroism;

    Abstract : This study explores the true crime documentary Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story and aims to investigate the protagonist Cyntoia Brown in relation to how her character and story is represented. Due to the consistent rise of awareness in equal rights, as well as the steady increase of black representation in popular television, one might think that it would reflect positively in mass media. READ MORE

  4. 3. Representation of femicide according to online newspapers in Bolivia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Duberthy Antonio Mercado Suárez; [2018]
    Keywords : communication; femicide; online newspapers; Bolivia;

    Abstract : This thesis is going to present how online newspapers addresses femicide in Bolivia. Femicide is an increasing problem in a global context but according to “Small Arms Survey Study”, Bolivia is within the 25 countries listed, where the problem is widespread and is affecting more and more women every year. READ MORE

  5. 4. THE FINAL VICTIM : Do mass shooters who commit suicide differ from those who do not?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Linnea Malm; Dino Skodo; [2017]
    Keywords : Mass-shooting; mass-murder; Strain Theory; suicide; school shooting; terrorism;

    Abstract : Many mass-shooters commit suicide. Both mass shooting and suicide has been linked to Strain Theory. Studies have shown that workplace shootings often occur after the shooter has been fired. Studies have found that school shooters often have been exposed to bullying and social exclusion. READ MORE

  6. 5. The “Reality” of Misogyny in Online Gaming Communities : A Qualitative Study on Female Minecraft Players

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Jana Graso; [2016]
    Keywords : misogyny; gendertrolling; Minecraft; gaming; digital dualism; GamerGate; gender;

    Abstract : This study explores the implications of misogyny in the virtual and physical worlds. The 2014 GamerGate scandal shed light on the immense violence to which female gamers and gaming entertainment consumers are so frequently exposed to. Minecraft is the most played mass online multiplayer game in the world with over 100 million copies sold. READ MORE