Essays about: "Patriarchal social structures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 essays containing the words Patriarchal social structures.

  1. 1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
    Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE

  3. 2. South Korean Birthmothers Negotiate Everyday Violence and Child Loss Through Storytelling

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Jane Mejdahl; [2023]
    Keywords : South Korea; Transnational adoption; Storytelling; Birthmothers; Everyday violence; Motherhood; Gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Adoption scholars have dismantled the story of adoption as a humanitarian effort to save destitute children and framed adoption as a transnational issue underpinned by neo-colonial and patriarchal structures governing the relations between the West and ‘the rest’. This thesis builds on those insights and thus contributes to a growing body of literature within critical adoption studies. READ MORE

  4. 3. The realities of romance - How young women in Zimbabwe navigate the perceived norms and expectations of romantic relationships

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

    Author : Ulrika Kjellström; [2023]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; romantic relationships; Zimbabwe; norms; patriarchy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to shed light on how young women in Zimbabwe navigate the perceived norms and expectations surrounding romantic relationships with men. The research questions are on the perceived norms and expectations are, how women are informed about them, and how they navigate these norms and expectations. READ MORE

  5. 4. "It is essentially about controlling women's sexuality". A critical study on on the communication of ‘honour-based violence’ in Swedish online courses.

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

    Author : Evelina Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : honour-based violence; gender; postcolonialism feminism; liberal feminism; symbolic violence; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the early 2000s, the issue of ‘honour-based violence’ has sparked significant discussions in Sweden, leading to governmental and civil efforts to combat this form of violence. An essential intervention highlighted in these efforts is improving knowledge among professionals in sectors such as social and healthcare, schools, and the judicial system. READ MORE

  6. 5. Maybe there was blood on the foil : The assassination attempt of Andy Warhol, SCUM, and Valerie Solanas as a performance artist.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Herkules Jansson; [2023]
    Keywords : performativity; performance art; radical feminism; Valerie Solanas; SCUM Manifesto; Andy Warhol; fluxus; performativitet; performancekonst; radikalfeminism; Valerie Solanas; SCUM Manifestet; Andy Warhol; fluxus;

    Abstract : This essay examines the intersection of Valerie Solanas' radical feminist manifesto, the S.C.U.M. READ MORE