Essays about: "concept of power and justice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words concept of power and justice.

  1. 1. BODY NORMATIVITY AND THE HYPER(IN)VISIBILITY OF ABJECT BODIES Living with Oppression in the Body Liberation Movement

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Kristin Binder; [2023-04-06]
    Keywords : Hyper in visibility; body normativity; oppression; intersectionality; transgender; disability; fatness; body liberation movement; resistance;

    Abstract : In feminist studies that attempt to theorize embodiment, fat bodies have largely been ignored and excluded from research even though scientific knowledge on weight-based stigma and discrimination shows the importance of studying fatphobia as a system of oppression. Hence, this thesis provides an analysis on the lived experience of fat bodies in relation to body normativity and visibility politics. READ MORE

  3. 2. The complexity of cancel culture: : Unveiling the personal and social drivers that influences the decision to cancel

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Najda Gvozden; Lovisa Zetterlind; [2023]
    Keywords : cancel culture; social media; canceled influencers; influencer marketing; social norms; moral transgression; social justice; social identity theory; theory of planned behavior;

    Abstract : The rise of social media has emerged the social phenomena called cancel culture, where individuals hold influencers and endorsed brands accountable for perceived immoral actions. Cancel culture originates from a desire for social justice, where the consequences of those cancelled could be temporary and long-lasting reputational damage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Disrupting Dominant Discourses: : Hybridity in Jane Eyre and Get Out

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

    Author : Nimrod Numan; [2023]
    Keywords : Jane Eyre; Get Out; Dominant discourses; Othering; Gothic; Hybridity; Double Consciousness; White Privilege; Racial Performance; Visual metaphor.;

    Abstract : This study examines the theme of hybridity in Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre and Jordan Peele’s film Get Out. Both the narrative text in the novel and the script with visual elements of the film use the concept of hybridity through Gothic motifs: a mad non-white woman in the attic in Jane Eyre and a psychological place in Get Out, where members of a white family hypnotise black people in order to exploit their physical capabilities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Trade-offs and goal conflicts in policy coherence for sustainable development : what’s the problem represented to be?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Frida Viklund Rundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Agenda 2030; policy coherence; trade-offs; goal conflicts; sustainable development; discourse analysis; PCSD; What’s the problem represented to be?;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the concepts of trade-offs and goal conflicts in policy-making, specifically in relation to sustainable development, and how they are communicated in policy documents and are understood by civil servants. The study aims to identify the underlying assumptions that shape the construction of policy coherence within the Swedish Government Offices and contributes to the literature on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD), a concept within the 2030 Agenda. READ MORE

  6. 5. Transformative Gender Justice : Constructions of Justice, Violence, and Reparations for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Northeastern Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Grayden Mills Tilley Prince; [2023]
    Keywords : Transformative Justice; Violence; Reparations; CRSV; Nigeria; GBV; Sexual Violence; Agency; Power; Gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Alongside global acknowledgements of the gendered nature of conflict, the academic field of transitional justice is shifting towards the newly emerging concept of transformative justice. Within this, reparations are particularly seen as the most agent-centric tool for structural transformation. READ MORE