Essays about: "feminist literature"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 139 essays containing the words feminist literature.

  1. 21. Gender-based and conflict-related violence in Colombia A qualitative study of displaced women in subnormal settlements in rural areas of Florencia and their experiences of empowerment through their work in a women’s right organisation.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Adelina Fekaj; Sofia Calles Duarte; [2022-02-21]
    Keywords : Colombia; gender-based violence; displacement; women’s rights; empowerment; feminist theory; non-governmental organization;

    Abstract : This paper aims to examine women’s experiences of gender-based violence as well as their conflict-related violence. The objectives of this analytical approach is to illustrate the member’s community work in a women’s rights organization called Mujeres en lucha por la paz (MLPAZ) and how the work affects the member’s opportunities to achieve empowerment in their social, economic and political life. READ MORE

  3. 22. Witch hunts and the intersections of gender, age and class : A feminist analysis on the Western European witch hunts in the 16th and 17th century.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Bente de Koeijer; [2022]
    Keywords : gendered ageism; witch hunts; femicide; lookism; marxist feminism; women s history;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis is to elucidate the effects of gender, age, and class in witch hunts in the sixteenth and seventeenth century in Western Europe from a feminist perspective. It also aims to understand the perception of these witch hunts in our present society. It centers poor, old, women who were accused of witchcraft. READ MORE

  4. 23. Representations of gender in Wuthering Heights : An analysis of Masculinity and femininity and women as the abject

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Saga Vindelhag; [2022]
    Keywords : Feminist Literatur analys; Feminist litteraturs analysis. Wuthering Heights; female authors;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to analyse gender representations in Wuthering Heights byusing French literary criticism. French literary critics thought that the language ofliterature was predominantly phallocentric as male authors, who helped shape thatlanguage, dominated it. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Journey Towards Global Implementation of Holistic Sexuality Education : A Comparative Case Study of Sexuality Education Guidelines from UNESCO (Global), WHO (Europe), and SIECUS (USA)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Nicola Garoutte; [2022]
    Keywords : sexuality; sexuality education; holistic sexuality education; comprehensive sexuality education; sexual ethics; consent; intimate citizensihp; intersectionality; feminist theory; critical theory;

    Abstract : Sexuality education is a fundamental children's right, women’s right and overall human right that has not been successfully implemented in primary, secondary, or higher education throughout the globe. Sexuality education promotes children, adolescents, and teenagers safety exploring their sexuality and developing their attitudes, values, and skills. READ MORE

  6. 25. Exposing Masculinities : Reframing the Hardboiled Detective in Lehane’s Shutter Island

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

    Author : Payvand Behnam Nikou; [2022]
    Keywords : noir fiction; masculinity; hardboiled; gender; Shutter Island;

    Abstract : This literary study examines the relationship between the hardboiled detective and the 2003 detective novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. Known for his thought provoking stories as a crime novelist, Lehane exemplifies the desire of a current literary shift from stoic patriarchal constructs of detective archetypes towards a more feminist perspective. READ MORE