Essays about: "Thesis, woman Identity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 24 essays containing the words Thesis, woman Identity.

  1. 6. Women Without a Blanket. The Effects of Land Grabbing in Tanzania: Between Policies and Rights.

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Sara Chianchiano; [2021]
    Keywords : land grabbing; marginalisation; policies; rights; witchcraft; women.;

    Abstract : Land is a fundamental resource, both as a source of livelihood and as a symbol of identity andbelonging. This is threatened by a global phenomenon, land grabbing, the practice of acquiring andinvesting in land on a large scale, often enabled by national policies. Land grabbing erodes people’sland rights and in particular women’s rights. READ MORE

  3. 7. “Pale her cheeks they ought to be, it was only yesterday that she had been a tree.” : Gender, Power, and Hybridity in the Swedish Medieval Supernatural Ballads

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Rachel Bott; [2020]
    Keywords : Early modern; Late medieval; Gender; Power; Transformation; Hybridity; Sveriges medeltida ballader;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes eight specific Swedish medieval ballads that contain supernatural transformation and hybridity for how they depict gender in late medieval and early modern contexts. Using literature as a historical resource and a micro-historical approach, this thesis applies gender theory, intersectional approaches, and monster theory to its reading of these ballads. READ MORE

  4. 8. Creating Identity Through Fashion : A Study of Mindful Consumption at Filippa K

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Jennifer Mayer; [2020]
    Keywords : mindful consumption; minimalism; identity; sustainability; slow fashion; fashion; dress; clothing; woman; Filippa K;

    Abstract : In recent years, fashion consumers have become increasingly aware of the concepts of mindful consumption, minimalism, and sustainability.  One Swedish fashion company that is dedicated to these concepts is Filippa K. READ MORE

  5. 9. “Equality, Development and Peace for All Women Everywhere”? : An Analysis of Sexual Violence Against Women and Concurring International Conventions Concerned with Protecting the Rights of Women

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Annika Sophie Müller; [2020]
    Keywords : Feminist Theory; Multi-Ethnic Feminist Theory; Postcolonial Theory; Feminist Postcolonial Theory; Intersectionality; Violence Against Women; Sexual Violence; CEDAW; UDHR; DEVAW; BPfA; Germany; South Korea; Nigeria; International Conventions; Women’s Rights; Thematic Analysis; Problem-Solution Discourse; ‘What is the Problem Represented to Be’ Approach; WPR Approach; ‘Motifs-Issues-Representations-and-Implications’ Approach; MIRI Approach;

    Abstract : Violence against women continues to be an issue that severely impacts women worldwide. Since the global spread of the #MeToo movement in 2017, debates regarding this issue significantly increased. Yet the precise ways in which women are impacted by violence, heavily influenced by their unique and diverse aspects of identity, are often disregarded. READ MORE

  6. 10. Racial Performances On Social Media - A study of the Sweet Brown memes

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Simone Sevel-Sørensen; [2019]
    Keywords : Racial Performance; Internet memes; Minstrelsy; Digital Blackface; Internet Culture; Race; Representation;

    Abstract : Abstract:Social Media has become a powerful tool in several aspects. It can mobilize movements, rallying for social or political causes, and it can bring people together to share experiences or interest on a global platform. READ MORE