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1. 21. Love at the Heart of Feminist Epistemology: On the Interconnectedness between Love and Gender

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

   Author : Veronica Grönlund; [2020]
   Keywords : epistemology; ontology; feminism; love; materialism; realism; queer theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate the concept of love in relation to feminist epistemology. Through a theoretical analysis and assessment, the aim has been to first of all examine ontological tensions between feminist works theorizing on love; secondly, to analyse which role the concept of love has in the works; and thirdly to contextualize the different ontological assumptions made within the basic tension in feminist epistemology, i. READ MORE

3. 22. Balkan refugees in Sweden - a study on labour market assimilation

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Nathalie Sommar Lindskog; Anton Viklund; [2020]
   Keywords : Yugoslav war; refugees; assimilation; labour market; gender differences; Sweden; 1990s;

   Abstract : This study focuses on annual earnings assimilation and the employment probability, described as the assimilation of annual earnings and the extent of which available workers are being used respectively (in this case workers originating from a certain country) of immigrants arriving from former Yugoslavia, i.e. READ MORE

4. 23. e-FEMINISM: The Impact of Engaging Men in Digital Campaigning in Spain : How can men be included as allies in digital activism?

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

   Author : Miriam Sastre; [2020]
   Keywords : Social media; feminism; social change processes; media; representation; Instagram; citizens; activists; Spain; activism; gender; women’s rights; gender equality; Public sphere; social media;

   Abstract : The fresh idea of including men in feminist campaigning might be a reaction to a postfeminist context with much uncertainty towards the feminist movement and arises a never-ending complex and contested issue within the feminist theory. This research aims at understanding the rise of feminist communication on social media, particularly on Instagram, with a special focus on men’s representation and involvement. READ MORE

5. 24. The Periscope Above the Surface: A Study of Auteur Themes in John Ford Films Featuring Submarines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Oskar Johansson; [2020]
   Keywords : John Ford; auteur theory; textual analysis; submarine films; patriotism; sacrifice; redemption; Cultural Sciences; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This thesis conducts an auteur analysis of John Ford films containing submarines with the method of textual analysis. The films that are being analyzed are The Blue Eagle (1926), Men Without Women (1930), Seas Beneath (1931), Submarine Patrol (1938) and The Growler Story (1958). READ MORE

6. 25. INCLUDING HERSTORY IN HISTORY -A gender-based policy analysis of Participatory Rangeland Management in relation to Participation, Influence and Empowerment

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Aila Nilsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Participatory Rangeland Management PRM ; participation; influence; empowerment; women; gender-based WPR; feminist epistemology; development discourse;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how preparatory, policy and review documents of the Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) in East Africa, problematize and represent the ‘problems’ which resulted in the design of the development program. The focus is on how these problematizations can hinder or facilitate participation, influence and empowerment of women and marginalized groups in decision-making processes. READ MORE