Essays about: "Stigma"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 286 essays containing the word Stigma.

  1. 16. #DeGenderFashion : A Visual Analysis of How Fashion Is Used to Challenge Gender Norms and Heteronormative Expectations

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Alexandra Edelsbrunner; [2023]
    Keywords : Fashion Theory; Gender Theory; Social Media Activism; Identity; Cultural Studies; Gender Norms;

    Abstract : The study aims to answer the question of whether fashion can communicate meaning, by addressing how creators on Instagram challenge dominant gender norms through fashion, with a focus on the activist movement of #DeGenderFashion. The research questions will be answered using fashion theory and gender theory as guiding points, with literature on social media activism, representations of gender, and cultural studies giving further insight into the dynamics of the movement. READ MORE

  3. 17. Transformative Gender Justice : Constructions of Justice, Violence, and Reparations for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Northeastern Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Grayden Mills Tilley Prince; [2023]
    Keywords : Transformative Justice; Violence; Reparations; CRSV; Nigeria; GBV; Sexual Violence; Agency; Power; Gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Alongside global acknowledgements of the gendered nature of conflict, the academic field of transitional justice is shifting towards the newly emerging concept of transformative justice. Within this, reparations are particularly seen as the most agent-centric tool for structural transformation. READ MORE

  4. 18. Digital Media and Self-stigma: a Qualitative Study of the Emerging Cultural Middle Class and Their Media Practices

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Aleksandra Dominika Kas; [2023]
    Keywords : Media practices; Cultural middle-class; Bourdieusian sociology; Interviews; Self-stigma; Habitus; Class reproduction;

    Abstract : Class-making from a Bourdieusian perspective is an ongoing process based on cultural consumption connected with a specific class. Despite significant research on cultural consumption, little attention has been paid to the internal processes that can influence class-making. READ MORE

  5. 19. Gender-based violence against Women with Disabilities in Uganda - A qualitative study about how local organizations are working with the issue

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Klara Bengtsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gender-based violence (GBV) is both a human right violation, a threat to develop-ment and a global health issue. Women with disabilities (WWD) are a group more exposed to GBV. However, research has been scarce about WWD and GBV, espe-cially in the Global South. READ MORE

  6. 20. “Invisible children” : A qualitative study on the work of organisations to promote support for future children born of war

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Sofia Sandahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Stigmatisation; discrimination; neglect; abuse; children; children born of war; war children; ostracism; organisations; CRC;

    Abstract : Sexual violence perpetrated against women during armed conflicts represents a severe violation of their fundamental human rights. This heinous act not only inflicts significant harm on the women themselves but also results in the birth of children conceived due to wartime rape. READ MORE