Essays about: "gender portrayals"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words gender portrayals.

1. 1. A GENDERED ANALYSIS OF HUMAN-AI RELATIONSHIPS AI - entities in Her and Ex Machina

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Nisrin Ahmad Sheikh Sleiman; [2023-09-12]
   Keywords : Gender norms; Human-AI relationships; Male Gaze; posthuman; Anthropomorphism; equitable representations;

   Abstract : AI representations in contemporary media provide interesting illustrative examples that show wider perspectives on the complex relationship between humans and AI. This study aims to analyze the portrayal of female AI entities in the following movies: Her and Ex Machina. READ MORE

3. 2. Beyond Pixels: Unveiling the Dangers of Feminized Virtual Avatars in Fashion : A Critical Visual Analysis of Shudu Gram and Miquela Sousa

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Robin Naomi van Halteren; [2023]
   Keywords : feminized virtual avatars; postcolonial theory; intersectionality; critical visual analysis; the Exotic Other;

   Abstract : This research focuses on the use of feminized virtual avatars (FVAs) in the fashion industry and explores the risk of using FVAs for the appropriation and exploitation of marginalized communities and identities. Through a critical visual analysis of the virtual avatars Shudu Gram and Miquela Sousa, this study analyzes how they are made to represent gendered and racialized women’s bodies. READ MORE

4. 3. The Question of Avian Aesthetics : An Ungendered Theory of Aesthetic Agency

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Luca Leon Canonico Johnson; [2023]
   Keywords : Non-human Animal Aesthetics; Feminist Philosophy of Science; Critical Post-humanism; Feminist Aesthetics; Human-Animal Studies; Non-human Animal Agency; Aesthetic Agency; Avian Aesthetics;

   Abstract : As humanity grapples with its significant global footprint in this era, there is a growing fascination with delving into the experiences and viewpoints of other animal species. This juncture offers an opportune moment to delve into the aesthetics of non-human animals by using diverse interdisciplinary methods and viewpoints. READ MORE

5. 4. Private Women with Public Opinions : Negotiating Gender in Early Modern Fashion Magazines

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Nele Popp; [2023]
   Keywords : gender perceptions; fashion magazines; public and private spheres; Habermas; female authors; late eighteenth century; early nineteenth century; gender roles;

   Abstract : This thesis researches the construction of gender ideals for the new Middle Class and women’s involvement in the same by analysing fashion magazines published in Germany and Sweden between 1786 to 1827 and 1818 to 1844, respectively. The analysis consists of two parts: first, the share of women’s involvement in the public sphere as defined by Habermas as well as the justification of the inclusion of female-written texts and second, the nature of gender ideals in relation to the separate spheres’ framework. READ MORE

6. 5. In Bondage at the Bottom of Hierarchy : A Study of Female Victimisation and the Exploitation of the Poor in Crime and Punishment

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Josefin Lann; [2023]
   Keywords : Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Crime and Punishment; Marxism; feminism; class struggle; female victimisation; double oppression;

   Abstract : This study investigates the societal tribulations of impoverished men and women in nineteenth-century St Petersburg in Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The analysis is centred around the novel’s portrayals of class struggle, female victimisation, and double oppression in capitalist and patriarchal society. READ MORE