Essays about: "femicides"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word femicides.

  1. 1. “Between Two Worlds” : The Racialisation of Femicides in German News Reports

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Lea Schwacke; [2022]
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    Abstract : Although femicide, the gender-related killing of females, is a phenomenon which cross-cuts societes and national borders, in European countries such as Germany, the news coverage of such cases differs according to whether victim and/or perpetrator are ascribed to belong to the 'majority society' or to 'migrant', in particular Muslim-marked, communities. This thesis aims to contribute to the discussion on femicide in connection with cultural racism by conducting a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine the representation of two recent femicide cases in four German newspapers. READ MORE

  3. 2. The portrayal of femicides in Greek newspapers : A content analysis in a selection of Greek newspapers.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Athanasia Giagkoudi; [2022]
    Keywords : Femicide; Greek newspapers; Gendered-based violence; content analysis; gender inequality; patriarchy; Greece; femicide articles;

    Abstract : The present study is examining the representation of femicides in a selection of Greek newspapers. The aim of the study is to examine how victims of femicide and their perpetrators are being represented in the selected newspapers, which cases are receiving more attention and if the understanding of femicide as a term and a phenomenon has changed the last two decades. READ MORE

  4. 3. Femicides in Turkey : Understanding Femicides through the Social, Political, and Gendered Context

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Gül Akbal; [2021]
    Keywords : femicides; gender-based violence; discourse theory; critical discourse analysis; intersectionality; Turkey; decoloniality; resistance strategies;

    Abstract : Turkey and its authoritarian policies are in the headlines: the topic of Syrian refugees and the EU – Turkey deal, gross human rights violations, repression against opposition parties, and last but not least the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention in March 2021. Heavy protests of feminist activist groups are demanding the end of gender-based violence and femicide. READ MORE

  5. 4. Can Land Policy Be Gender-Neutral? Evaluating the Impact of Mexico's 1992 Land Titling Reform on Female Empowerment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Valentina Farinelli; [2020]
    Keywords : Land titling; Gender; Land rights; Bargaining power; Ejido;

    Abstract : Many recent land titling reforms have failed to include a gender perspective. In a context of deep-rooted gender disparities, this omission can give rise to gendered effects on land rights. READ MORE

  6. 5. A life free from violence : The legacy of Belem do Para in Latin America

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Max Sundqvist; [2019]
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    Abstract : The inter american convention to eradicate all violence against women (also known as Convención de Belém do Pará, signed in 1994 ) was the first international treaty which purpose is to assure women a life free from physical, psychological and/or other forms of violence. In that sense, it actually turns the debate of men’s violence against women into a human rights debate. READ MORE