Essays about: "lesbianism"

Found 4 essays containing the word lesbianism.

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. Big Dyke Energy? : Commodification and Queer Female Meaning-Making in the Reception of Ocean’s 8 (Gary Ross, 2018)

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Esmé Fransen; [2020]
   Keywords : Ocean’s 8; commodification; queer female reception; epiphenomena; popular Film; commodity lesbianism; Cate Blanchett;

   Abstract : In a media landscape that continues to be characterized by heteronormativity, queer female audiences are continuously finding ways to make popular texts their own. Previous scholarship on queer female reception has largely approached queer meaning-making as a text-audience relationship, a perspective which disregards the position of films as commodities surrounded by an extensive promotional network. READ MORE

4. 3. Aspects of Motherhood in the Poetry of Marilyn Hacker

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

   Author : Malin Strand; [2018]
   Keywords : female sexuality; lesbian criticism; Marilyn Hacker; motherhood; poetry;

   Abstract : This essay will make a close reading of a selection of poems written by the poet and essayist Marilyn Hacker which explores the relationship between motherhood and lesbianism. The poetry is analyzed from a lesbian feminist view that uncovers how lesbianism can be used to politicize the construct of motherhood. READ MORE

5. 4. Life Is Strange a mediated game reception analysis

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Etnologi

   Author : Leili Mänder; [2017]
   Keywords : Video games; computer games; game theory; gender theory; women in games; media reception; media studies; feminist theory; gender studies; Life Is Strange; YouTube;

   Abstract : In this essay a mediated video game reception of the game Life Is Strange is made, with the purpose of examining the players' meaning-making processes from a gender perspective. The materials of this essay consist of videos from six different YouTube channels where each player film themselves whilst playing through Life Is Strange as a way to review and share the gaming experience. READ MORE