Essays about: "derogatory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the word derogatory.

  1. 1. The "Black Butterflies": Color in God Help the Child and the Inverted White Gaze

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Claudia Bern; [2023]
    Keywords : Chromatism; Dark Beauty; Ebony-Black Beauty; White Beauty; Black Skin; Blue-Black Skin; Afro-textured Hair; Black Color; White Mask; Slavery; Race Prejudice; Black Identity; Toni Morrison; God Help the Child; Africanist in Literature; Black Beauty in Media; Whiteness; Inverted White Gaze; White Gaze; Black Gaze.; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The discourse on beauty has primarily been focused on the white gaze to prescribe its normative standards. The white gaze conceptualizes the way in which beauty is dwelled on within society: the foisting of Caucasian-looking beauty canons on black women, and the veneration of whiteness as superior. READ MORE

  3. 2. Informal - Informal architecture of South and Central America

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Andrea Jean Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Vernacular; architecture; South America; Central America;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to address the topic of informal vernacular architecture in a focal group of chosen villages in South and Central America. With the goal to represent their informal architecture and its connection to identity, culture, and sustainability. READ MORE

  4. 3. And the Prince Saved the Princess : A Content Analysis of Gender Representation and Stereotypes in EFL Coursebooks

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Julia Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : EFL coursebooks; Gender representation; Gender stereotypes; Heteronormativity; Performativity; Upper secondary school;

    Abstract : This study focuses on gender representation and stereotypes in Swedish EFL coursebooks. The aim is to investigate how men and women are described and depicted in texts to examine the occurrence of gender stereotypes and to what degree equal gender representation in images occurs in Swedish EFL coursebooks aimed at the English 5 course in upper secondary school. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tradition vs. Human Rights? Analyzing Racialized Branding from a Business and Human Rights Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Anna Elisabeth Schädle; [2023]
    Keywords : Racism; brand logos; racialized branding; Business and Human Rights; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; corporate responsibility; Austria; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Systemic racism is a prevalent and longstanding problem in society that gained widespread public interest through the Black Lives Matter movement. Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, the movement expanded to Austria and brought heightened attention to the racialized branding of an Austrian brewery. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Role of US Foreign Policy, 2013-2022, In the Construction of the Media Image of Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Joel Åberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Media Framing; Media Image; Nation Branding; US Politics; Foreign Reporting; Quantitative Content Analysis;

    Abstract : Reports of smear campaigns and manipulated narratives about Sweden unfolding online, following a few derogatory comments by US President Donald Trump (2017-21), provided this thesis with three research aims. (1) To investigate the framing of Sweden in some of the most influential US newspapers, (2) to examine the agenda-setting role and influence of the president through US foreign policy, (3) to construct a comprehensive US media image of Sweden. READ MORE