Essays about: "The Theory of Performativity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 73 essays containing the words The Theory of Performativity.

  1. 1. Diversifying a Museum Collection and the Politics of Representation : A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Acquisition Policies and Implementation of Diversity Strategies at Stockholm's Moderna Museet in the 21st Century

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Jonas van Kappel; [2024]
    Keywords : Moderna Museet; museum collections; art acquisition policies; diversity discourse; gender representation; intersectionality; queer studies; performativity; art donations; mixed-methods; museology;

    Abstract : Since 1958, Moderna Museet has housed Sweden’s largest collection of Swedish and international modern and contemporary art. This thesis examines the 21st-century collecting strategies and policy development of Moderna Museet, with a focus on diversity and representation, using intersectional theory and queer studies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender Performativity and Compulsory Heterosexuality in L.M. Montgomery´s Anne of Green Gables

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Elsa Nilenfors; [2024]
    Keywords : gender; queer;

    Abstract : This essay will demonstrate how the character Anne from Anne of Green Gables is open to multiple interpretations. I specifically look at the character Anne from the perspective of gender and queer theory. Anne can be read as someone who has both feminine and masculine traits. READ MORE

  4. 3. Addressing the Gap : Examining the Inadequacy of International Legal Frameworks in Protecting Women from Discrimination during Armed Conflicts.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Bitota Mudibu Sparf; [2023]
    Keywords : DRC; Gender-based violence; Gender performativity; Structural discrimination; CEDAW;

    Abstract : This study examines sexual violence against women in armed conflict settings as a form of discrimination within the framework of CEDAW. Informed by Judith Butler's theory of Gender Performativity emphasizes that gender is socially constructed. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Parental Leave Practice in Sweden and Gender Equality: A Qualitative Study on Dynamics in Swedish Parents' Leave-sharing choices

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Heewon You; [2023]
    Keywords : Parental leave; parental leave practice; gender equality; leave-sharing; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A lot of research has shown varied contributors to Swedish parents' leave-sharing choices, including income, profession, and gender norms. However, there is an absence of studying the contributors as connected and interacting aspects. READ MORE