Essays about: "hegemony masculinity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words hegemony masculinity.
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1. The Self-improvement Project : A theoretical analysis on self-discipline & hegemonic masculinity
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : While the idea of self-help has historically been associated with women the growing popularity of online self-improvement groups has attracted both sexes. The growing popularity of people like Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate - who speak of the importance of self-improvement alongside anti-feminist rhetoric - within the Manosphere online community also shows a trend of self-improvement moving towards a male audience. READ MORE
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2. Hegemonic Masculinity in Sally Rooney’s Novel Normal People: Subverting and Reinforcing Norms
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This essay explores how different traits of hegemonic masculinity in Sally Rooney’s Normal People are presented through the male characters using gender studies as the theoretical approach and whether they reinforce or subvert norms of hegemonic masculinity through their interactions with each other and Marianne. This essay claims that the novel presents both reinforcements and subversions of masculinity through the male characters introduced in the novel. READ MORE
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3. Witches are not so delicate : A Jungian analysis of gendered oppression in Madeline Miller’s Circe and the novel’s pedagogical potential in the EFL classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : Circe (2018) by Madeline Miller is a retelling of The Odyssey from the perspective of the witch Circe. The novel challenges the previous portrayal of Circe as a vindictive seductress and provides insight into the narrative of a woman negotiating a man’s world, in which she is denied autonomy due to her gender. READ MORE
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4. Why is human trafficking excluded from the EU’s cybersecurity? : An explorative study about cybersecurity and human trafficking in the European Union
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : Combatting human trafficking is one of the top priorities in the European Union and Europol. Nonetheless, Europe is one of worlds’ leading regions for most trafficked human beings. Human trafficking is often connected to organised crime such as drug trafficking, cybercrime and child pornography and occurs across borders. READ MORE
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5. A Contemporary Victorian Patriarchy : A Gender Studies Approach to Gender Nonconformity as a Response to Patriarchal Oppression in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : This thesis examines female gender nonconformity as a behaviour in response to Victorian patriarchal oppression in the female protagonist of Charlotte Brönte's bildungsroman Jane Eyre. Gender nonconforming behaviour is depicted as behaviour that does not obey gender roles or expectations, linking the responsive quality of such behaviours to the traits of hegemonic masculinity exerted by the male characters who represent and perpetuate a patriarchal system: St John Rivers and Edward Rochester. READ MORE
