Essays about: "Performativity"
Showing result 26 - 30 of 151 essays containing the word Performativity.
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26. Won't Somebody Think of the Children-A Critical Analysis of the Swedish National Guidelines for Treatment of Young People with Gender Dysphoria
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaperAbstract : This thesis critically analyses Sweden’s National Guidelines for Treatment of Young People with Gender Dysphoria, with the aim of providing recommendations for amending the guidelines to provide better access to gender affirming treatment for young non-binary people. Using Critical Discourse Analysis, supplemented with a group dialogue with three non-binary persons, the National Guidelines are analysed through the theoretical lens of performativity, Dean Spade’s theories on the population-management mode of power, and critical age studies. READ MORE
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27. Hurtful Augenblick: Affect’s Doing in a Series of Instagram Stories of Resistance
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studierAbstract : This thesis explores the affective qualities in a set of Instagram stories juxtaposing photos of the pre- and after 1979 Iranian revolution protests. It poses the central question: ‘How can the power of photographic images in an era of social media be elucidated based on theories of affect?’ By asking this, another subsequent question arises: ‘How is an affective reading of a type of material of mixed and complex nature formulated?’ These two questions shape the structure of this thesis. READ MORE
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28. Principles and the Purpose of Action : An inquiry into the relationship between the ethical and the political in the work of Hannah Arendt.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för praktisk filosofiAbstract : Hannah Arendt has been widely criticized for conceiving a theory of action and the public realm as devoid of any ethical restraints. This paper suggests that such criticism, as well as proponents of Arendt’s theory, fails to deal with her theory on its own terms and argue that her own notion of manifesting principles as the purpose of action, provides an account of political action that is ethically oriented towards our common world. READ MORE
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29. Is Sharing Caring? TikTok and Mental Health Videos : Content Analysis and Interview-Based Study
University essay fromAbstract : This degree project is particularly interested in how people with mental health difficulties use the social media platform TikTok to share their experiences. It aims to contribute to meaningful conversations about the role of social media concerning mental health awareness and the effectiveness of social media for social change. READ MORE
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30. "No good being a witch unless you let people know" : The importance of performance in Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Abstract : In this analysis of Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters, I argue that performance of the witch is the most important part of witchcraft on Discworld, and, indeed, what drives the story. To underpin this position, I understand Wyrd Sisters as a work of metafiction and parody, examine witch tropes and stories on Discworld and draw parallels to the weird sisters of Shakespeare's Macbeth. READ MORE
