Essays about: "gender resistance"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 119 essays containing the words gender resistance.
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11. Lions and tigers and women - oh my! : Radical right-wing grievances and the increased employment rates of women: a time-series cross-sectional analysis of EU member states
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : This thesis investigates the potential relationship between support for radical right-wing parties and the increased employment rates of women in member states of the European Union. While previous research has predominantly focused on immigration, by virtue of grievances, as a driver of radical right-wing support, this study explores whether increases in the employment ratio of women can also be perceived as a threat and contribute to this support. READ MORE
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12. Women as Agents of Change : a Critical Visual Analysis of the Representation of Brazilian Indigenous Women Activists
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : The Brazilian climate crisis has become a frequent topic in both international and national media. During Bolsonaro's presidency, Brazil prioritised economic development over protecting Indigenous Peoples and the environment, resulting in backlash from Indigenous Peoples and their organisations. READ MORE
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13. Resisting from within : Analysis of intersectional narratives in the "burkini" case in France
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : Since summer 2016 France has experienced several episodes of “moral panic” about a three-pieces swimsuit worn by Muslim women, the “burkini”, whether on the occasion of attempts to ban it from beaches, or on the opposite to allow it in the swimming pools. These Islamophobic expressions are part of a French history of shaping the figure of “Muslim women”, controlling their bodies through their clothing, from “veil” to “burkini”, and silencing them. READ MORE
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14. Women, Urban Informality and Collective Resistance : A case study on the value of self-help groups for marginalised women in Mathare informal area, Nairobi
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : Rapid urban growth has brought along various social, economic, and environmental issues, including the expansion of informal settlements – deprived areas lacking proper housing, basic services, and safety. Informal areas, inequalities and exclusion are common features in Nairobi, where more than half of the population is residing in slums. READ MORE
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15. “(…) we’re treated like children when it comes to external matters, while, inwardly, we’re much older than other girls our age”. : – A generational and queer reading of the diary of Anne Frank.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema BarnAbstract : In this thesis, a generational and a queer reading were conducted on Anne Frank’s diary latest edition, containing substantial parts that were omitted in earlier editions. The aim was to contextualize the negotiation of discourses in relation to Anne’s nonconformity to the time in which she lived as a child (generational) and her girlhood (gender). READ MORE
