Essays about: "gender representation in media"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 111 essays containing the words gender representation in media.

  1. 31. The strong men and the good looking women : Quantitative content analysis of the visual representation of athletes in Swedish digital sports journalism

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

    Author : Alicia Sandell; [2021]
    Keywords : Stereotypical gender roles; female athletes; sports journalism; #MeToo;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to examine if the quantity of female athletes is lesser than male athletes and if there are any gender differences in this visual representation of athletes in Swedish digital sports journalism. The thesis also aims to investigate if the visual representation of female athletes has changed over time in connection to the #MeToo movement. READ MORE

  3. 32. Girls on Film : A Critical Discourse Analysis on the Screenplay of Booksmart (2019)

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

    Author : Hanna Rapo; [2021]
    Keywords : CDA; FCDA; Feminist Media Theory; Female representation in Media; Female representation in Film; Film reviews; Screenplay analysis; gendered language;

    Abstract : This study takes a closer look at the screenplay of the 2019 coming-of-age film, Booksmart. Using critical discourse analysis, and Fairclough’s three-dimensional method, it examines the way girls are portrayed based on the screenplay and its audience reviews. READ MORE

  4. 33. Discursive Construction of Chinese Women: Exploring the Multi-perception Discourses of the Reality Show Sisters Who Make Waves 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Liu Liming; [2021]
    Keywords : Chinese women; reality show; celebrity culture; digital labour; hybrid media system; Discourse-Historical Approach DHA ;

    Abstract : This study explores the discursive construction of Chinese women in the Chinese reality show Sisters Who Make Waves, with a special focus on the discursive shifts and their relevance to the wider discourse of and about Chinese women. The analysis is carried out on two levels: the discursive construction of Chinese women in the said reality show and its recontextualisation across other discourses including in the public sphere and semi-private opinions of Chinese women. READ MORE

  5. 34. The most powerful female politicians are still subordinated - A qualitative study on gender inequality in top positions in Swedish national politics

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Linnea Haraldsson; Ebba Gunnarsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender inequality; Politics; Top positions; Norm; Subordinated;

    Abstract : Sweden is one of the most gender-equal countries in the world and the representation in the parliament is quantitively equal. However, Sweden has never had a female prime minister and qualitative inequalities in politics persist. This caught our interest. READ MORE

  6. 35. Female representations on Greek media and Greek women’s (un)employment before and after the Covid-19 pandemic : Examining whether and how media gender stereotypes can affect Greek women’s development in light of a crisis.

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

    Author : AFRODITI KARANTONAKI; [2021]
    Keywords : gender stereotypes; female entrepreneurship; gender discrimination; women; feminism; mass media; communication; development; Greece;

    Abstract : Women around the world face various kinds of discrimination, which vary from country to country and from culture to culture. Socio-economic crises and global emergencies can accentuate such gender inequalities being particularly detrimental to women. READ MORE