Essays about: "female portrayals"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words female portrayals.

1. 1. A GENDERED ANALYSIS OF HUMAN-AI RELATIONSHIPS AI - entities in Her and Ex Machina

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Nisrin Ahmad Sheikh Sleiman; [2023-09-12]
   Keywords : Gender norms; Human-AI relationships; Male Gaze; posthuman; Anthropomorphism; equitable representations;

   Abstract : AI representations in contemporary media provide interesting illustrative examples that show wider perspectives on the complex relationship between humans and AI. This study aims to analyze the portrayal of female AI entities in the following movies: Her and Ex Machina. READ MORE

3. 2. Generation Z Consumers' Attitudes towards Body Diversity in Fashion Advertisements : A quantitative study on the effect of consumers' own body size to their attitude

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Amanda Hallberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Fashion advertising; body diversity; body positivity; generation Z; fashion industry; Instagram marketing; social media marketing; consumer attitudes; purchase intentions;

   Abstract : This thesis is investigating how consumers’ attitudes on fashion advertisements are affected by the models featured in the advertisements, with the consumers’ own body size being taken into consideration. The topic for the thesis was formed when conducting a thorough literature search, which revealed a gap in research. READ MORE

4. 3. Private Women with Public Opinions : Negotiating Gender in Early Modern Fashion Magazines

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Nele Popp; [2023]
   Keywords : gender perceptions; fashion magazines; public and private spheres; Habermas; female authors; late eighteenth century; early nineteenth century; gender roles;

   Abstract : This thesis researches the construction of gender ideals for the new Middle Class and women’s involvement in the same by analysing fashion magazines published in Germany and Sweden between 1786 to 1827 and 1818 to 1844, respectively. The analysis consists of two parts: first, the share of women’s involvement in the public sphere as defined by Habermas as well as the justification of the inclusion of female-written texts and second, the nature of gender ideals in relation to the separate spheres’ framework. READ MORE

5. 4. In Bondage at the Bottom of Hierarchy : A Study of Female Victimisation and the Exploitation of the Poor in Crime and Punishment

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

   Author : Josefin Lann; [2023]
   Keywords : Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Crime and Punishment; Marxism; feminism; class struggle; female victimisation; double oppression;

   Abstract : This study investigates the societal tribulations of impoverished men and women in nineteenth-century St Petersburg in Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The analysis is centred around the novel’s portrayals of class struggle, female victimisation, and double oppression in capitalist and patriarchal society. READ MORE

6. 5. Sexy Women and Unmanly Men : Representations of Librarians Onscreen

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Camille Nampetch; [2023]
   Keywords : librarian representation; hegemonic masculinity; the male gaze;

   Abstract : This study investigates the representations of librarians in movies spanning from the years 2012 to 2022 from a gender perspective using thematic analysis. Being a female-dominated profession with an increasing use of technology, the goal is to see how librarians are being portrayed today and how that might affect the perceptions of librarianship. READ MORE