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1. Diversifying a Museum Collection and the Politics of Representation : A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Acquisition Policies and Implementation of Diversity Strategies at Stockholm's Moderna Museet in the 21st Century
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : Since 1958, Moderna Museet has housed Sweden’s largest collection of Swedish and international modern and contemporary art. This thesis examines the 21st-century collecting strategies and policy development of Moderna Museet, with a focus on diversity and representation, using intersectional theory and queer studies. READ MORE
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2. Gender Performativity and Compulsory Heterosexuality in L.M. Montgomery´s Anne of Green Gables
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This essay will demonstrate how the character Anne from Anne of Green Gables is open to multiple interpretations. I specifically look at the character Anne from the perspective of gender and queer theory. Anne can be read as someone who has both feminine and masculine traits. READ MORE
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3. Dances with Deer: The Deadly Entanglements of Becoming Deer in Jægersborg Dyrehave
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiAbstract : In the small Danish nature park of Jægersborg Dyrehave, there live over two thousand deer. During their lives, they become encounters for visitors, managers of nature, targets to be culled, meat to be eaten, and more. In this thesis, I explore what it means to be deer in Dyrehaven. READ MORE
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4. PERFORMING NEW FEMININITIES : Representations of YPJ female Kurdish fighters in the British news and in pro-Kurdish online media platforms.
University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)Abstract : The Syrian civil war has been one of the most complex armed confrontations in modern era. In thiscontext, the military participation of Kurdish female fighters of the YPJ Units has received globalmedia coverage. READ MORE
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5. Spatiotemporal Selves on a Location-Based Social Network : A Postphenomenological Autoethnography of Snap Map
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : The location-based social network (LBSN) Snapchat allows millions of users to share their locations to others through Snap Map: a digital map that updates their position each time they open the app. While social science studies have explored sentiments, behaviors and norms among Snap Map users, there is limited research on this type of location-based social network in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), indicating a need for expanding the understanding of the roles that this technology and its design play in shaping the experiences and interactions among users. READ MORE