Essays about: "feminist activism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words feminist activism.

  1. 1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
    Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE

  3. 2. Transnational Fathers’ Activism: A case study of Platform for European Fathers

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Niklas Thunman; [2022-11-25]
    Keywords : fathers’ rights activism; shared parenting; fatherhood; social media rhetoric;

    Abstract : Shifting gender relations and family arrangements throughout the 20th and 21st century have led to the emergence of fathers’ rights activism. Equipped with a seemingly simple call for justice, the fathers’ rights movement has influenced family law, and have become part of the public consciousness. READ MORE

  4. 3. A qualitative analysis of the lived experiences of Colombian female photojournalist and their relationship with embodied visual activism in the context of feminist protests in Colombia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Ana Maria Valenzuela Anzola; [2022]
    Keywords : Feminist Media Theory; Photojournalism; Gender inequalities; Phenomenological Psychology; Embodiment; Visual Activism; Citizen Journalism;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how gender inequality in the photographic staff of the main Colombian media outlets, has established a hegemonic view of representation and examines the way recent social outbursts in the country, have been the ideal setting for the rise of citizen journalism, visual activism, and new visual citizenships. It seeks to present how diverse individuals, including female photojournalists are producing alternative visual narratives and igniting a paradigm shift on traditional photojournalism. READ MORE

  5. 4. Age of Activism in the Face of Fascism : Mobilizing Grandmotherhood through the Movement Identity of OMAS GEGEN RECHTS

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Nicola Schäfer; [2022]
    Keywords : OMAS GEGEN RECHTS; Social Movement; Older Women; Activism; Identity; Symbolic Interactionism; Feminist Gerontology; Anti-Fascism; OMAS GEGEN RECHTS; Soziale Bewegungen; Altern; Frauen; Aktivismus; Identität; Symbolischer Interaktionismus; Feministische Gerontologie; Antifaschismus;

    Abstract : In critical times of reawakening right-wing ideologies in Germany, the social movement OMAS GEGEN RECHTS (transl. ‘Grannies against the far right’) sets a determined, yet by many unexpected, political statement against fascism. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Meaning of Gender Issues as Narrated and Negotiated by Activists in Mozambique

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Karina Squiassi; [2022]
    Keywords : Civil society in Mozambique; Civil society in Africa; post-colonial feminism; feminist participatory democracy; gender relations; women’s human rights; rights communication.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Feminist activism in Mozambique has suffered dramatic changes throughout the many socio-political processes the country has encountered. Consequently, the activists in civil society still struggle to fight against patriarchal oppression, political repression, and socio-cultural norms that hinder women's full realization of their rights. READ MORE