Essays about: "Women writers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Women writers.

  1. 1. BLOOD AND SPERM - AND CUNTS : An analysis of the In-Yer-Face theatre genre ́s approach to female roles and characters

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Matilda Belin Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : In-yer-face; performance analysis; drama analysis; gender studies; violence. ; föreställningsanalys; drama analys; genus; våld;

    Abstract : This essay explores the genre of In-Yer-Face theatre and its representation of women. In-Yer-Face theatre emerged in the 1990s in the UK, characterised by its confrontational style and provocative themes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Language Politics of the Mexican State regarding native languages and the funding of literary production

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Lucia Paprckova; [2022]
    Keywords : literature; native languages; indigenous writers; governmental subsidies for literary creation; world literature; decoloniality; colonialism; national literary canon; homogeneity; racism; classism;

    Abstract : This thesis strives to understand the underlying narrative behind the current distribution of the public funding between the writers of the Spanish language and writers of native languages in Mexico, as well as contextualise the policies of the Mexican State that often materialise colonial dynamics. The situation of native women writers is emphasised as they are forced to tackle multiple disadvantages based on unjust social structures. READ MORE

  4. 3. Screenwriter and Character Gender in a 2020 Body of Swedish Feature Film Proposals

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

    Author : Johanna Koljonen; [2022]
    Keywords : screenwriting; script development; gender; feature film screenwriting; feminist media studies;

    Abstract : This study of correlations between screenwriter and character gender is based on a 2020 body of 369 Swedish feature fiction film proposals by 380 individual writers, submitted to the Swedish national broadcasting corporation Sveriges Television (SVT) specifically for development funding for screenwriting. Results are compared both with similar data from the Swedish Film Institute (SFI), which is the national funding body, as well as with SFI’s statistics of Swedish films receiving selective or market support. READ MORE

  5. 4. Irish Women : being both mothers and wives

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

    Author : Jenny Martinsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Irish Women; Edna O´Brien; Marian Keyes; Female writers; Gender roles; outspoken language; feminism; feminist actions; mothers; wives; Ireland; sexuality; daughters; love; women’s rights.;

    Abstract : Edna O'Brien and Marian Keyes are two sexually candid female writers. They are both from Ireland and their novels have caused many spectacular headlines over the years. These female authors have been greatly acclaimed, but also sharply criticised for their outspoken way of writing. READ MORE

  6. 5. Leadership, Voice, and Visibility Strengthening African women’s voice and representation: A case study of the African Women Development Fund’s social justice writing workshop for women writers.

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

    Author : Amba Mpoke-Bigg; [2020]
    Keywords : social justice; storytelling; representation; communication; development;

    Abstract : Despite recent gains in areas such as school attendance and literacy, the struggle for women’s rights and equality in Africa remains constant. Alongside the socio-economic barriers holding down millions of women, is the fight against the gender bias and stereotyping which puts women in the backseat of decision-making, policy-driving, or leadership roles. READ MORE