Essays about: "Women writers"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the words Women writers.

  1. 6. AUTOMATED GENDER CLASSIFICATION IN WIKIPEDIA BIOGRAPHIESa cross-lingual comparison

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Sasha Weijand; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The written word plays an important role in the reinforcement of gender stereotypes, especially in texts of a more formal character. Wikipedia biographies have a lot of information about famous people, but do they describe men and women with different kinds of words? This thesis aims to evaluate and explore a method for gender classification of text. READ MORE

  3. 7. Gender Representation in Tennis: Research on British Newspaper Coverage of Wimbledon

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

    Author : Vitor Fernandez; [2018]
    Keywords : gender; sports; tennis; media; representation; corpus linguistics;

    Abstract : Throughout the history of society, women have fought hard to have equal rights in relation to men in all aspects of life. This demand for equality goes on until today and even thoughfeminists around the world have made progress in relations to right to vote, to hold politicaloffices and equal salary there are still advances to be made. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Shackles of Women's Servitude : a comparative analysis of He-Yin Zhen and Emma Goldman’s views on women’s oppression and emancipation at the turn of the 20th century

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Miriam Follin; [2017]
    Keywords : He-Yin Zhen; He Zhen; Emma Goldman; the Birth of Chinese Feminism; early feminism; tidig feminism; anarcho-feminism; women’s suffrage criticism; livelihood; shengji; context; kontext; comparative analysis; komparativ analys; qualitative content analysis; kvalitativ innehållsanalys; History and Archaeology; Cultural Sciences; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rysk-amerikanska Emma Goldman och kinesiska He-Yin Zhen kom från två olika delar av världen och var aktiva inom olika kunskapstraditioner och kulturer. Ändå var de båda anarkister som kämpade för kvinnlig frigörelse, och båda var de kritiska till de samtida rörelserna som stred för kvinnors politiska rättigheter. READ MORE

  5. 9. Crossing the Divide: Voice and Representation of African Americans : Kathryn Stockett and Harper Lee: - I understand the weight of history but can I be your sister?

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Munevver Atmaca; [2016]
    Keywords : African Americans;

    Abstract : This project examines how the oppression of African Americans, especially those in domestic service to white families, is reflected in literature. The two works The Help and To Kill a Mockingbird will be the main sources. READ MORE

  6. 10. Space pregnancies : putting the other in the mother

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Lina Johansson; [2016]
    Keywords : mother; pregnant body; pregnancy; feminism; science fiction; motherhood; other; otherness; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Science fiction and feminist theory have a lot in common. They are both grounded in contemporary times, but envisions another. This essay looks at how women writers have used science fiction to talk about central themes in feminism, namely motherhood and pregnancy. These two are interesting because they are experiences based in the cis-female body. READ MORE