Essays about: "lesbian identity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words lesbian identity.

1. 1. Transformative Lesbian Experiences in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple : A Look at Celie’s Development

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Bäckman Ellen; [2023]
   Keywords : The Color Purple; abuse; feminism; compulsory heterosexuality; lesbianism;

   Abstract : The Color Purple (1982) focuses on highlighting Celie’s journey throughout life as an oppressed black woman living in the South in the United States in the early 1900s. Celie is abused mentally, physically, and sexually by her stepfather Alphonso and her husband Mr. _____. READ MORE

3. 2. Adolescents' Integration of Donor Conception into their Identity

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Sandra Nestander; Emma Wärn; [2023]
   Keywords : Donor Conception; Identity Integration; Adolescents; Age at Disclosure; Family Type; Donationsbehandling; Identitetsintegration; Tonåringar; Ålder vid tillkännagivande; Familjetyp;

   Abstract : Donor conception (DC) is an artificial reproductive technique that refers to the use of donated gametes. Adolescence is an important period for identity formation and being donor conceived might be an important part of people’s identity, yet few studies have investigated donor conceived adolescents’ experiences. READ MORE

4. 3. Readers, there's a lesbian in my book! : An exploration of the lesbianliterature mediating possibilitiesof BookTube

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Emélie-Isabelle Ehn Hjältman; [2022]
   Keywords : Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; läsfrämjande; booktube; literature mediation; reading stimulation; lesbian reading stimulation;

   Abstract : In this thesis I look at five YouTube videos recommending lesbian literature within the YouTube sub community known as BookTube, with the purpose of exploring how BookTube creators mediate lesbian literature and stimulate a reading desire among lesbian readers through their recommendation videos. Using a deductive content analysis, I analysed the BookTube videos to gain an understanding of why and how the video creators recommend lesbian literature to their viewers. READ MORE

5. 4. The Puzzling Resonance Of Political Homophobia : A case study exploring the relationship between framing and institutions involved in the elite driven anti-LGBTQ campaign in today’s Poland

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Maria Löwdin; [2021]
   Keywords : Political Homophobia; Opposition to gender equality; Populism; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; Poland; Frame analysis; Institutional analysis;

   Abstract : Although the world has experienced great progress in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), the contemporary transnational turn towards nationalist, right-wing and populist politics has generated a backlash, primarily affecting women and members of the LGBTQ-community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning). Yet, opposition to gender and sexual equality, particularly in the European context, is undertheorized. READ MORE

6. 5. Intimate Partner Violence and Domestic Violence within Same-Sex Relationships

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Lee Martin; [2020]
   Keywords : intimate partner violence; IPV; domestic violence; domestic abuse; lesbian; intersectionality;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to analyze the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) within female same-sex relationships in order to uncover how/if it can be related to an invisibility of female same-sex relationships in society at large. By analyzing various articles and academic texts dealing with IPV in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships, the hope is to establish some core differences and similarities within the field of IPV research. READ MORE