Essays about: "Performativity"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 150 essays containing the word Performativity.
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16. And the Prince Saved the Princess : A Content Analysis of Gender Representation and Stereotypes in EFL Coursebooks
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This study focuses on gender representation and stereotypes in Swedish EFL coursebooks. The aim is to investigate how men and women are described and depicted in texts to examine the occurrence of gender stereotypes and to what degree equal gender representation in images occurs in Swedish EFL coursebooks aimed at the English 5 course in upper secondary school. READ MORE
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17. “It’s When I Realized That All Oppressed People Are For All Intents And Purposes The Same: There Is An Occupier, There Is An Oppressor. This Is Like A Very Black And White Issue.” : Exploring Subjective Performances of Palestinian-ness across Time and Space: A Life History Approach
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis explores individual, highly situated, embodied and relational performances of Palestinian-ness based on life history interviews with one Palestinian woman and one LGBTQIA+ Palestinian individual. Based on the concept of performativity and with the help of intersectionality theory, this thesis provides insight into the fluid negotiation of Palestinian-ness through everyday acts and practices. READ MORE
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18. Looking for Sápmi: Navigating representations of Sámi history and Sámi culture in Southern Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : In Skåne, Southern region of Sweden, where the idea that no Sámis live in the area is largely spread across the Swedish population, the few Sámis living there find themselves navigating their ethnic identity, between performativity, agency, and making use of the policies implemented at a national level. In a context of ongoing decolonisation of the Sámis and their lands, official institutions such as public libraries and museums, following the laws and regulations they are subjected to, are working towards an evolution of their structure, their actions, and a wider inclusion of Sámi people in their institutions. READ MORE
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19. Sounding Matters : Exploring the Potentials of Sonic Leakage in Contemporary Art Spaces
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : Contemporary art spaces are typically structured in accordance with a visual paradigm. However, sound has the capacity to leak into other spaces and does not conform to visual logics. Still, sounding artworks are frequently presented in these spaces. READ MORE
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20. The Angel in the House: Performing to Gender Expectations with Anne Shirley and Hermione Granger
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : This essay explores how adolescent girls in two pieces of children’s fiction are portrayed in children’s literature from the start and end of the 20th century to examine how they perform their gender in relation to expectations as informed by the Angel in the House discourse. Anne of Green Gables and the Harry Potter series were published at the start and end of the twentieth century, and both texts engage with the discourse. READ MORE