Essays about: "hederskultur"

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  1. 1. A comparative discourse analysis of honor-based violence in a Swedish media context

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Fredrik Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : honor-related violence; honor culture; Sweden; majority; minority; violence; honor killings; kvinnomord; hedersvåld; hederskultur; hedersrelaterat våld; hedersmord;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to highlight the complexity of honor-related violence and femicide in Swedish society and how it is represented in media based on who the victim and perpetrator is depending on ethnic and religious backgrounds. The thesis will be based on a comparative discourse analysis of forty Swedish media articles concerning honor killings (hedersmord) and femicide (kvinnomord) in Swedish translated to English. READ MORE