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  1. 1. Media Framing of Female Politicians. From Hero to Zero: An Analysis of the Case of Francia Márquez in Colombia.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isabella Silva Ortiz; Jennifer Andrea Salvo Troncoso; [2024]
    Keywords : Colombia; Francia Márquez; media representation; narratives; female politicians.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The dominance of men in politics has been a long standing trend, with women historically underrepresented in this sphere. Efforts toward women's inclusion in politics seek to address and rectify this gender imbalance, advocating for greater representation, equal opportunities, and the dismantling of barriers that have hindered women's active participation in political decision-making processes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Escaping the Stereotypical : A character analysis of Addie LaRue in V.E.Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Milla Fyrman; [2023]
    Keywords : Stereotypes; Fantasy; Characterization; Heroes; V.E. Schwab; The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue;

    Abstract : With the support of earlier research about female heroes and the representation of female characters in fantasy, this essay argues that V.E. READ MORE

  4. 3. Greedy men and seductive females : A qualitative gender analysis of the representation of villains in the James Bond franchise

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Andreas Hammarstedt; [2020]
    Keywords : James Bond; Stereotypes; Popular culture; Villains; Gender; Qualitive analysis; Social constructionism;

    Abstract : The over 50-year-old movie icon James Bond is as current as ever. Since being the most prominent representation of a male hero and one of the world’s most recognizable movie icons, James Bond has been under the academicals loupe for many decades. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Amazon Archers of England : Longbows, gender and English nationalism 1780–1845

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Henrik Arnstad; [2019]
    Keywords : nationalism; gender; national identity; archery; longbow; warbow; women’s history; feminism; England; Britain; Robin Hood; Maid Marian; nineteenth century;

    Abstract : In the 1780s the medieval weapon of war; the English longbow, enjoyed a renaissance, as historical archery became a fashionable recreation among the English aristocracy. Later, during 1819-1845, longbow archery developed into a mass movement, as it spread downwards in the English class system, into the bourgeoning middle class. READ MORE

  6. 5. Female Resistance in a World of Epic Heroes and Legendary Adventures : A feminist reading of Rick Riordan’s The Lost Hero, inspired by Luce Irigaray’s “The Power of Discourse and the Subordination of the Feminine”

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Cecilia Lovela; [2019]
    Keywords : Literature; Fantasy; The Lost Hero; Feminism; Resistance; English; Teaching;

    Abstract : Literature is an important part of the curriculum of Swedish secondary school and The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan is a popular novel among teenagers in Stockholm. This creates an opportunity to look closer at the novel, and to investigate the narrative’s discussion of the female, and in this particular case, its depictions of the female characters. READ MORE