Essays about: "Women Empowerment and Media"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words Women Empowerment and Media.

1. 1. Manifesting That Dream : A Qualitative Study of Vision Boards

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

   Author : Alexandra Lindström; [2023]
   Keywords : Landing; New Age Spiritualism; Postfeminism; Social Curation; Vision Boards;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the phenomenon of digital vision boards on the platform Landing, focusing on their alignment with postfeminist media culture and the empowerment narratives of neoliberal principles. Through a discourse analysis of vision boards and user interviews, the study explores the values and behaviours within this digital subculture. READ MORE

3. 2. Feminism and Witchcraft on Reddit : a Mixed Methods Analysis of r/WitchesVsPatriarchy

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

   Author : Camilla Winqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : online witchcraft; reddit; modern witchcraft; fourth wave feminism;

   Abstract : The present study examines r/WitchesVsPatriarchy, a subreddit hosted on the popular social media platform Reddit, which centres around the themes of women and witchcraft. This thesis employs a mixed methods approach to investigate various aspects of the subreddit. A critical discourse analysis is conducted in conjunction with a netnographic study. READ MORE

4. 3. Music journalism as a hybrid field between politics and culture : Kerrang! and NME's challenging and reinforcement of gender inequality, imbalance, and women's marginalization in 2019-2023

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

   Author : Vladimir Gospodinov; [2023]
   Keywords : cultural journalism; discourse analysis; gender inequality; music journalism; intersectionality;

   Abstract : This paper discusses the incorporation of socio-political themes in music and music journalism, focusing on the issues of gender inequality, imbalance, and women's marginalization. It investigates how two UK-based media with a transnational audience focus, Kerrang! and New Musical Express (NME), challenge or reinforce gender inequality-related themes in their publications in 2019-2023. READ MORE

5. 4. Can I say no? A quantitative study on the association between participation in household decision-making and married women’s ability to refuse sex in Mali

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell kvinno- och mödrahälsovård och migration

   Author : Saskia Tommos; [2023]
   Keywords : safer sex negotiation; household decision making;

   Abstract : Introduction: Women’s household decision autonomy is a significant part of women’s empowerment and has, in previous studies, been shown to affect the possibility of negotiating for safe sex practices. Women in sub-Saharan Africa face difficulties in refusing sex from their partners due to stigmatization, which puts them at risk for both unwanted pregnancies and STIs. READ MORE

6. 5. Becoming a New Voice of Feminism : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Rupi Kaur’s Feminist Instapoetry

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

   Author : Marieke Danne; [2023]
   Keywords : Instapoetry; Rupi Kaur; feminism; network society; intersectionality;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to find out how Rupi Kaur became a new voice of feminism. Research has shown that “social media can be capable of advancing the feminist movement by bringing greater visibility to women’s rights issues [and] facilitating effective communication” (Kamei, 2022). READ MORE