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  1. 1. To Gender or Not to Gender : A critical reassessment of how gender is – and can be – approached in archaeology, exemplified in two Scandinavian burial assemblages dating to the early Medieval period

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

    Author : Jessica Sander; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender; theory; Queer Archaeology; burial assemblage; Vivallen; Klinta; Genus; teori; Queer Arkeologi; gravkontext; Vivallen; Klinta;

    Abstract : Gender research in archaeology is a complex topic that puzzled scholars for decades. The past 50 years of it has seen a lot of theorizing, heated discussions, and requests for new additions to the archaeological toolkit so that this type of research can get a proper launch. READ MORE

  3. 2. The perception of victims of sexual abuse in Kenyan popular media using examples from articles from The Star Magazine.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Centrum för genusforskning (from 2013)

    Author : Marta Murawska; [2022]
    Keywords : Perception of the victim; Gender-based violence; Sexual abuse; Intersectionality; Queer Theory; Kenya;

    Abstract : Sexual abuse is increasingly covered in mainstream public media in Kenyan magazines.This thesis examines the perception of victims of sexual abuse in public opinion through the lens of intersectional and queer theory. READ MORE

  4. 3. Politicians’ Instagram personas in relation to Swedish politics : A discourse analysis of personas from a gender point of view of Swedish political party leaders’ Instagram accounts

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Centrum för genusforskning (from 2013)

    Author : Emelie Bröms; [2022]
    Keywords : gender performativity; persona; rhetoric; social media; Instagram; politics; party leaders; political communication; Sweden; persona; retorik; sociala medier; Instagram; partiledare; politik; politisk kommunikation; Sverige; persona; performativitet;

    Abstract : This essay aims to investigate how the leaders for the Swedish parliamentary parties appear on their official Instagram accounts. By conducting a discourse analysis, looking at both text, visual images, and the combination of the two in the Instagram posts, the intention is to analyse how gender is being performed through the rhetorical concept of persona. READ MORE

  5. 4. Why might the published data on sexual assault against children not be reflecting the reality of lived experiences? : On the example of a community in Western Kenya.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Centrum för genusforskning (from 2013)

    Author : Marta Murawska; [2022]
    Keywords : Western Kenya; decolonial feminism; gender-based violence; sexual education; child abuse.;

    Abstract : In my essay, I have considered whether the data in publications on sexual violence against children reflectreality. I suspect that there are cases of child sexual abuse that goes underreported, and I try to investigate why this happens and the key possible reasons that lower the statistics. READ MORE

  6. 5. RISK, RESPECT & UNSPEAKABLE ACTS : Untangling Intimate-Sexual Consent through 'Intuitive Inquiry' & 'Agential Realism'

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Centrum för genusforskning (from 2013)

    Author : Frida Storm; [2021]
    Keywords : Doing; Consent; Communication; Intuition; Somatics; Intimacy; Sex; Sexual; Violence; Negotiation; Coercion; Rape; Legislation; Feminism; Neoliberal; Queer; Fanzine; BDSM; Dance; Performance; Sex Work; Responsibilization; Accountability; Diffraction; Entanglement; Autonomy; Agency; Power; Trauma.; Görande; samtycke; consent; kommunikation; intuition; somatik; intimitet; sex; sexuellt; våld; förhandling; tvång; våldtäkt; lagstiftning; feminism; nyliberalism; queer; fanzine; BDSM; dans; uppträdande; sexarbete; responsibilisering; ansvar; diffraction; entanglement; autonomi; agens; makt; trauma.;

    Abstract : In an attempt to address the issues in research and theory on consent, this thesis explores what consent can be seen as "doing" through an 'Intuitive Inquiry' (Anderson 2011a) and 'Agential Realism' (Barad 2007). Various manifestations of consent appears through: the experience of the researcher, consent research and theory, consent legislation, interviews with professionals in intimate-sexual consent, and, feminist fanzines. READ MORE