Essays about: "Roman women"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Roman women.

  1. 1. Unraveling the Female Nakedness : The Examination of Gender Inequality Manifested in Female Sculptures during the Classical Period, and it's Relevance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Linda Persson; [2022]
    Keywords : The Female Body; Female Nakedness; Classical Sculpture; Female Inferiority; Gender Manifestation; Graeco-Roman Perceptions; Manifestation of Gender Inequality.;

    Abstract : This research examines the manifestation of gender inequality represented in female sculptures during the Classical period and the relevance of such evidence. To achieve the purpose, the female figures and their sculptural developments are compared to their male counterparts, and their differences are examined and interpreted. READ MORE

  3. 2. The made-up woman : Women’s daily use of makeup in Rome

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Sara Falk; [2022]
    Keywords : Cosmetics; women; Roman women; make up; gender identity; chemical analysis; Kosmetik; kvinnor; romerska kvinnor; smink; könsidentitet; kemisk analys;

    Abstract : This study details Roman women’s use of makeup, and the relevance of studying makeup whenexploring the history of Roman women. The study explores the relation between the use ofmakeup and female identity through texts and archaeological material. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mediating Agencies : Towards an Agential Realist Interpretation of Gender Identification and Self-representation in the Praedia of Julia Felix, Pompeii

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Astri Karine Lundgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Agency; diffraction; gender identification; intra-activity; materialized self-representation; Pompeii; post-human performativity; the Praedia of Julia Felix;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the rational properties of women’s gender identification and self-representation from political theorist Lois McNay’s generative logics, employing the Praedia of Julia Felix, Pompeii, as a case study. Previous debates rooted in semantics and representationalism have focused on non-elite stereotypes or negative gendered dichotomies fostered by comprehensive views on Roman women’s exclusion from public life. READ MORE

  5. 4. The forgotten group : Kenyan women who are driving for a living : a case study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Linnéa Román; [2020]
    Keywords : Female Drivers; Nairobi; Ride-Hailing Industry; Behavioural Geography; Perceived Safety; Driving Patterns; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Female drivers operating in the public transport sector are underrepresented in the literature on women’s mobility which largely addresses the fear of crime among female riders. Alternative modes of transport, as well as job opportunities, have nevertheless started to emerge as international and local ride-hailing firms mushroom across the globe in urban cities. READ MORE

  6. 5. The gold of the north : Amber in the Roman Empire in the first two centuries AD

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Olle Lundgren; [2018]
    Keywords : amber; amber road; Rome; Germania; luxury; agency; early empire; perfume; bärnsten; Rom; Germanien; lyx; parfym; bärnstensvägen;

    Abstract : Amber has been a recurring luxury around the Mediterranean Sea for thousands of years in various cultures. This study treats the first two centuries AD in the Roman Empire. The early centuries of the Empire saw a brief period of relative calm in which Baltic amber became a fashion in Rome. READ MORE