Essays about: "boy and girl"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words boy and girl.

  1. 1. “I’m a girl. But now I’m a boy too”: Ｑueerness and autonomy in Hemingway’s The Garden of Eden (1986) and “The Sea Change” (1931)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Mikael Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Ernest Hemingway; relational autonomy; queer theory; transgender studies; contagious gendering; queer spaces; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Much has been written about Hemingway’s works from a feminist or queer perspective, including the relation between Hemingway’s biography and his representation of female characters, female domination and homosexuality. In comparison, the queer sub-field of transgender studies, which entails analyzing gender transgression and influence, has received little attention by scholars of Hemingway studies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Potentials and limitations of pantomime storytelling: An experimental study with intersemiotic translation.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Barbora Dadlíková; [2023]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : When in need to tell stories we often find ourselves using not only our words but also accompanying gestures, as well as pictures. However, what if we were to use only gestures to narrate? Would the stories we tell be clear enough to understand? The thesis investigates the potentials and limitations of pantomime, which consists mostly of gesture, for storytelling. READ MORE

  4. 3. "ARE YOU A BOY OR A GIRL?" Nonbinary character design in gaming.

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Jamie Stenvall; [2021]
    Keywords : LGBT; representation; nonbinary; stereotypes; character design; game studies;

    Abstract : Nonbinary game characters are often designed based on harmful stereotypes such asfollowing a strict androgynous aesthetic or as not being human. This thesis studies both howthese stereotypes are perceived by the represented gaming audience, and also if analternative method can be successful in nonbinary character design. READ MORE

  5. 4. Branding Images : White Saviorism and Shock Appeals by BBC Three

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

    Author : Julianne Lindner; [2021]
    Keywords : White Saviourism; Documentary; Shock Appeals; Misrepresentation; BBC;

    Abstract : This research has focused on the representation of foreign cultures in four BBCdocumentaries. To be more precise, it looked into how public documentariesportray foreign cultures, specifically within a frame of development aid and whitesaviourism when watching documentaries by BBC Three, a channel which iscentred towards a young audience. READ MORE

  6. 5. Children’s Rights in International Social Work : A critical analysis of a campaign by UNICEF

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för socialt arbete

    Author : Josefine Carlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Children’s rights; international social work; UNICEF; Childhood; WPR; What’s the problem represented to be?;

    Abstract : Children’s rights and childhood are concepts that are a part of everyday discussions for many people around the world, but the understanding of the concepts shifts through time and space. The Convention on the Right of the Child, CRC, is supposed to protect children’s rights and relies upon the idea of childhood that describes children both as active agents and in need of protection. READ MORE