Essays about: "Relational Identities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Relational Identities.

  1. 1. “I’m a girl. But now I’m a boy too”: Ｑueerness and autonomy in Hemingway’s The Garden of Eden (1986) and “The Sea Change” (1931)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Mikael Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Ernest Hemingway; relational autonomy; queer theory; transgender studies; contagious gendering; queer spaces; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Much has been written about Hemingway’s works from a feminist or queer perspective, including the relation between Hemingway’s biography and his representation of female characters, female domination and homosexuality. In comparison, the queer sub-field of transgender studies, which entails analyzing gender transgression and influence, has received little attention by scholars of Hemingway studies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Echoes of the past: A Qualitative Study on Personal and Historical Nostalgia and their Impact on Consumer Identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Filippa Möller; Linnéa Wrobel; [2023]
    Keywords : Nostalgia; personal nostalgia; historical nostalgia; Consumer Culture Theory CCT ; Belk; Goffman; Holt; identity; identity myths; self-presentation; possessions; consumption; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Thesis Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore young consumers' identity creation in the context of nostalgic consumption and marketing. The study seeks to deepen the understanding of how young consumers construct their identities by exploring the impact of two forms of nostalgia, personal and historical. READ MORE

  4. 3. What’s the matter with M? : One young asylum seeker’s fall from grace, in Sweden between 2015 - 2022

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Gustaf Grapengiesser; [2023]
    Keywords : The Refugee Figure; Performativity; Relational Interviewing; Life in the exception; constructed others; irregular mobility; right to appear; knowing strangers;

    Abstract : M arrived in Sweden as a hopeful and aspiring adolescent minor in 2015. By 2022, he instead finds himself living on the streets as a drug addict, homeless, with his residency permit rejected and his asylum application declined. READ MORE

  5. 4. Discursive Identities in Foreign Policy : A poststructuralist discourse analysis of the EU’s foreign policy discourse on China at the time of war

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Lindholm; [2023]
    Keywords : identities; foreign policy; discourses; discourse analysis; European Union; EU; China; poststructuralism;

    Abstract : How do shifting geopolitical landscapes influence foreign policy discourses and identities of international actors? This thesis analyses the discursive identities constructed in the European Union’s official foreign policy discourse on China since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The EU-China relationship is complex, and recent literature has identified that the EU’s discourse toward China has become more assertive and securitized. READ MORE

  6. 5. “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)

    Author : Kaja Simmen; [2023]
    Keywords : Palestinian-ness; performances; identities; life history; narratives;

    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