Essays about: "feminist media studies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the words feminist media studies.
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1. The Game Of Nudity on Instagram: Four case studies about art and censorship
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The aim for this essay is, along with the four included case studies, is to examine the social media platform, Instagram's strict guidelines when it comes to showing nudity. On the platform there is a certain double standard, artists as well as art institutions are censored, that is, they get pictures removed or their accounts blocked when they try to show works that have nudity depicted, but at the same time nudity exists on the platform, this essay wants to highlight the double standard by setting the example that images from accounts of celebrities, which show as much nudity as a work of art, if not more, are allowed to be available on the social platform. READ MORE
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2. Antigender in 280 characters
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : In the past years, antigenderism has become a growing coalition that has moved from being a monopoly of the Vatican to being picked up by Catholic associations and politicians, quickly reaching the general public. The word “gender” has become an empty signifier to attack queer and feminist agendas, sexual and reproductive rights but also gender studies scholars and courses. READ MORE
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3. "Life is better when you girlboss together" : Building a Safe Space Within the Digital Sphere, a Case Study
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : The study is located in feminist studies through the lens of cultural theory, more specifically in the area of "Girlhood studies", developed in the 1990s. The development of the field correlates with the rise of cultural goods targeted at girls: movies, music, and magazines as well as the development of teenagehood as an identity of its own right. READ MORE
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4. ‘If You Wait for the Right Moment, It Might Never Come – Do It Now’ : A Study of Discourse on Reproduction and Representations of Parenthood in Bulgarian Media Initiatives to Stimulate a Higher Birth Rate
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This study examines the discourses on reproduction and parenthood produced through media initiatives aimed at stimulating a higher birth rate in Bulgaria. It focuses on gender inequality issues in Bulgaria through the lenses of feminist media theory, cultural studies and theoretical frameworks from critical discourse analysis. READ MORE
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5. Popular and Contextual Trans Representation : A Case Study of Normative Trans Representation in the Media
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskapAbstract : This thesis represents an investigative critique of ethics in mass media representation of trans people. It advances its respective set of ethics regarding trans representation by critically examining how contemporary capitalist media produces a more "sanitized" trans representation that fails to reflect the material living conditions of the immense majority of trans people underneath the regime of capitalism. READ MORE
