Essays about: "Third-Wave Feminism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Third-Wave Feminism.

  1. 1. Who is the Economista? : The Paradox of Feminism: Collectivism and Individualism Within an Online Group for Female Private Investors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Nathalie Saller; [2021]
    Keywords : Fourth wave feminism; postfeminism; neoliberal feminism; social media; Facebook groups; separatism; women’s communities; economy; investing; consciousness raising; safe spaces online;

    Abstract : In the last few years, there has been an explosion of Facebook groups specifically directed at a female audience. One topic that seems to organize and interest Swedish women especially is money. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Adopted Daughter of Africa : A Close Reading of Joyce in Crossing the River from Postcolonial and Feminist Perspectives

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Ann-Louise Holmlind; [2021]
    Keywords : Caryl Phillips; Crossing the River; slavery; postcolonialism; the Black Atlantic; the African diaspora; feminism; racism; hope;

    Abstract : Abstract   The aim of this essay is to explain why Caryl Phillips presents Joyce as "the adopted daughter of Africa" at the end of Crossing the River (1993). This will be done by performing a close reading. This essay will focus on Joyce’s actions and behaviour. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender norms expressed in love songs; a tribute to the third wave of feminism or the results of a male dominated industry? : A sociolinguistic study

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Maria Estlind; [2020]
    Keywords : lyrics; love; pop song lyrics; gender norms; stereotypes; sociolinguistics;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE

  5. 4. Feminism, Consumer Culture, and Cannabis : A Textual Analysis of Broccoli Magazine

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Caitlyn Lee; [2019]
    Keywords : Magazine Studies; Qualitative Textual Analysis; Cannabis; Feminism; Gender; Consumer Culture; Postfeminism; Third-Wave Feminism; Male Gaze;

    Abstract : Modern media patterns show feminist narratives being used to market different consumer products in the name of female empowerment and emancipation. Typically, the industries targeted have historically been dominated by male perspectives and aim to perpetuate a capitalist consumer culture. READ MORE

  6. 5. "Humanity is Unnatural!" Feminisms and Science-Fiction Strategies in Joanna Russ’s The Female Man and The Adventures of Alyx

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

    Author : Lauri Lahtinen; [2018]
    Keywords : Joanna Russ; Science fiction; Feminism; The Female Man; The Adventures of Alyx;

    Abstract : While acknowledging that Russ’s work is problematic in some regards, the aim of this thesis is to counter the criticism of Russ’s oeuvre as outdated and sometimes stuck in second-wave feminist positions, instead demonstrating how Russ’s use of sci-fi strategies such as cyborgism, possible-worlds theory, utopianism, and concretised metaphors in The Female Man and The Adventures of Alyx enables her to move beyond second-wave feminist positions and anticipate third-wave feminism in ways that are still relevant today. . READ MORE