Essays about: "cross-dressing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word cross-dressing.

  1. 1. Welcome to the city of spies : Singularly cross dressed

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för Konst (K)

    Author : AnnaLeena Prykäri; [2019]
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    Abstract : In my cross disciplinary practice I research the interconnections between topics of mental illnesses and BDSM. In this text I aimed to describe two research methods, out from something very complex — and to provide an insight, partly expose and display some selected fragments from the process of investigation. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Not exactly as a boy" : A Study of Queer Gender Performances, Cross-dressing, and Love Between Women in Sarah Waters’ Tipping the Velvet

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Lovisa Jonsson; [2018]
    Keywords : queer theory; gender studies; gender performance; cross-dressing; lgbt; lesbian; sarah waters;

    Abstract : This study consists of an analysis of the novel Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters, in terms of cross-dressing as self-representation. The study aims to emphasise how cross-dressing can be significant when expressing one’s gender identity, by examining the gender identity and sexual orientation of the male impersonator Nancy Astley/Nan King and how she reacts to her own queerness. READ MORE

  4. 3. “She said she was called Theodore” : -        A modality analysis of five transcendental saints in the 1260’s Legenda Aurea and 1430’s Gilte Legende

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Emmy Atterving; [2017]
    Keywords : saint; saints; transvestites; transvestism; transvestite; saint marina; marina; marinus; saint eugenia; eugenia; eugene; saint theodora; theodora; theodore; saint margaret; margaret pelagius; margaret; margaret pelagia; pelagius; pelagia; saint pelagia; jacopo de fazio; jacobus de voragine; jacopo da varazze; compiler; dominican; Golden legend; legenda aurea; legenda sanctorum; gilte legende; confessor; martyr; virgin; hagiographies; hagiography; biography; England; Middle English sweden; monastery; monk; abbot; social experimentation; space; feminisation of language; jesus as mother; saint bridget of sweden; saint mary; holy virgin; saint catherine of siena; le roman de silences; silence; caroline walker bynum; sanctity; transcendence; homi bhabha; post-colonial; postcolonial; loomba; hybridity; hybridity theory; gender; gender fluidity; crossdressing; cross-dressing; transgender; laqueur; linguistics; modality; nuyts; medieval; late medieval; late middle ages; middle ages; late medieval period;

    Abstract : This thesis explores modalities in two hagiographical collections from the late Middle Ages; the Legenda Aurea and the Gilte Legende by drawing inspiration from post-colonial hybridity theories.. READ MORE

  5. 4. No, I'm not shopping for my girlfriend! : A Millennial perspective on gender in fashion retail

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Paula Koski; [2017]
    Keywords : Fashion retail; cross-dressing; womenswear; menswear; go-along; servicescape;

    Abstract : The idea of this thesis is to achieve deeper understanding of how gender is materialised in the retail environments of brands challenging the traditional division between male and female especially in their marketing and style direction. Furthermore, the research aims to give deeper understanding on how the gendered shop environments are understood by a sample of Millennial consumers and how the consumers reflect on gender in these settings. READ MORE

  6. 5. Removing the Blindfold and Adding a Fedora : Challenging the Role of Women in Patriarchal Society through the Act of Cross-dressing in Siri Hustvedt’s The Blindfold. A Feminist/Queer Reading

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Jennifer Bolmefalk; [2017]
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