Essays about: "feministiska"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the word feministiska.

  1. 1. The Game Of Nudity on Instagram: Four case studies about art and censorship

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sabine Svensson; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; actor-network theory; art history; censorship; feminist studies; Instagram; the male gaze; nudity; pornography; Agens; aktör-nätverksteori; konstvetenskap; censur; feministiska studier; Instagram; den manliga blicken; nakenhet; pornografi;

    Abstract : 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

  2. 2. Maybe there was blood on the foil : The assassination attempt of Andy Warhol, SCUM, and Valerie Solanas as a performance artist.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Herkules Jansson; [2023]
    Keywords : performativity; performance art; radical feminism; Valerie Solanas; SCUM Manifesto; Andy Warhol; fluxus; performativitet; performancekonst; radikalfeminism; Valerie Solanas; SCUM Manifestet; Andy Warhol; fluxus;

    Abstract : This essay examines the intersection of Valerie Solanas' radical feminist manifesto, the S.C.U.M. READ MORE

  3. 3. Dialogues with the unwell body : Rethinking the notion of wellbeing in HCI from feminist and somaesthetic perspectives

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Eirini Kaklopoulou; [2022]
    Keywords : wellbeing; biodata; first-person perspective methods; soma design; digital wellbeing; välbefinnande; biodata; first-person perspective metoder; soma design; digitalt välbefinnande;

    Abstract : With the emergence of ubiquitous computing and biosensing technologies, there is a growing interest to explore wellbeing within design research. This paper unpacks the notion of wellbeing from somaesthetic and feminist perspectives. READ MORE

  4. 4. Two steps forward, one step back – measuring social change in women’s rights through feminist values : An intersectional feminist critical content analysis on two NGO reports

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Yuser Zaher Abdulrazzaq Al-Alaq; [2022]
    Keywords : social change; human rights; development; feminism; intersectionality; Monitoring; Evaluating; Learning MEL ; feminist values; measure; non-governmental organisation NGO ; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The need to measure and track both people and processes involved in change is increasing. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), states, and research need to find tools to ensure that the treaties, programmes, and strategies meant to reduce poverty and increase equality are working. READ MORE

  5. 5. Design of Smart Wearable Button Interactions for Women’s Street Safety in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Maria Campo Woytuk; [2022]
    Keywords : Women s safety; safety button; street harassment; interaction design; Feminist HCI; Kvinnors säkerhet; säkerhetsknapp; kvinnors trakasserier; interaktionsdesign; feministisk HCI;

    Abstract : Women have always been concerned about their safety when walking alone and have taken precautions to protect themselves from harm. With the current advances in technology, women’s safety techniques and devices have drastically changed within the past years, for instance, by introducing the use of safety buttons. READ MORE