Essays about: "Sexism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 98 essays containing the word Sexism.

  1. 11. Toxicity in the game World of Tanks: A participant observation ethnography, thematic analysis, content analysis and autoethnography

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Sasa Dzigurski; [2022]
    Keywords : toxicity; MMOG; World of Tanks; gamesplaining; ableism; sarcasm; male preserve; sexism; fragile masculinity; Social Identity model of Deindividuation Effect;

    Abstract : Previous research has studied toxicity in World of Tanks game with a focus on precursors of toxicity, player performance in the game from the perspective of gender-performance gap or observing the players' major behaviors instigated by various situations within the game. This research focuses on player's behavior in the game chat with an emphasis on toxic behavior by using participant observation ethnography, thematic analysis, content analysis and autoethnography. READ MORE

  3. 12. “Metoo is a terror organization..” A Critical Study of how Testimonial Injustice Operates in Danish Facebook Discourses

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Simone Melbye Larsen; [2022]
    Keywords : Denmark; Facebook discourse; sexism; ideology; #MeToo; credibility; testimonial injustice; feminism; the nature of women.; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine online sexism as a phenomenon on Danish news media platforms on Facebook. Research have shown a transgression of gendered violence online that is often produced on social media. Studies concerning Danish discourses and sexism is approached to give an understanding of the extent of online sexism. READ MORE

  4. 13. Sorry to Burst Your Bubble : An analysis on how content by @thegirlslikeme organize resistance against anti-feminist narratives through humor and wellness fuelling participation in Nigerian feminist discourse on Instagram

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Joan Ilebode; [2022]
    Keywords : feminism; memes; Instagram; humor; wellness; oppression; Nigeria; social media;

    Abstract : In this study, I look at the content and interpretation of posts by a feminist meme account on Instagram called @thegirlslikeme, from the perspective of a sample size of Nigerian female followers through a focus group discussion, along with a visual social semiotic analysis of the posts. This study set out to answer three research questions:  i) How do the posts on TGLM use humor and wellness to portray feminism?  ii) How is the content on TGLM challenging antifeminist narratives in a Nigerian context? And finally,  iii) How do the Nigerian followers relate to the brand of feminism represented on TGLM? The theoretical approaches theories employed to help think through the data gathered in form of thematic blocks from the interview, and the textual and visual content are participatory culture, work of representation, and filter bubbles and echo chambers. READ MORE

  5. 14. Keeping tabs on GPT-SWE : Classifying toxic output from generative language models for Swedish text generation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Isak Pettersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Active learning; Classification; Language models; Natural Language Processing; Swedish; Transformers; Toxic text; Aktiv inlärning; Klassificering; Språkmodeller; Språkteknologi; Svenska; Transformer nätverk; Toxisk text;

    Abstract : Disclaimer: This paper contains content that can be perceived as offensive or upsetting. Considerable progress has been made in Artificial intelligence (AI) and Natural language processing (NLP) in the last years. READ MORE

  6. 15. She's not like other girls; she is a cool girl : A qualitative study on the portrayal of female characters as the cool girl in films

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Olivia Josefina Larsson Säberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Media; film studies; gender roles; stereotypes; representation; sexism;

    Abstract : Society's view on women is a long-debated topic, and there are several studies made to analyze where and how these attitudes toward gender roles arise. This thesis focuses on how women are portrayed and represented in media, especially as female characters in film fiction, to gain insight into what effect this can have on society's view of women. READ MORE