Essays about: "male gaze"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 48 essays containing the words male gaze.

1. 11. Giving Lolita a Voice : A feminist reading of Lolita and My Dark Vanessa

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Tyra Persson; [2023]
   Keywords : Lolita; My Dark Vanessa; Literature; Feminism; Internalized Patriarchy; Male Gaze;

   Abstract : This study examines patriarchal ideology and traditional gender roles in Vladmir Nabokov’s Lolita and Elizabeth Russell’s My Dark Vanessa. Using feminist literary criticism, the essay investigates in what waysthe ways in which the female characters, Dolores, and Vanessa, are affected by the patriarchal assumptions and patterns that the male characters promote. READ MORE

3. 12. Sexy Women and Unmanly Men : Representations of Librarians Onscreen

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Camille Nampetch; [2023]
   Keywords : librarian representation; hegemonic masculinity; the male gaze;

   Abstract : This study investigates the representations of librarians in movies spanning from the years 2012 to 2022 from a gender perspective using thematic analysis. Being a female-dominated profession with an increasing use of technology, the goal is to see how librarians are being portrayed today and how that might affect the perceptions of librarianship. READ MORE

4. 13. She's not like other girls; she is a cool girl : A qualitative study on the portrayal of female characters as the cool girl in films

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Olivia Josefina Larsson Säberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Media; film studies; gender roles; stereotypes; representation; sexism;

   Abstract : Society's view on women is a long-debated topic, and there are several studies made to analyze where and how these attitudes toward gender roles arise. This thesis focuses on how women are portrayed and represented in media, especially as female characters in film fiction, to gain insight into what effect this can have on society's view of women. READ MORE

5. 14. My Body, My Image: The Digital Staging of the Female Self : A posthuman feminist analysis of female self-representation on Instagram

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Jessica Rische; [2022]
   Keywords : cyberfeminism; posthuman feminism; participatory action research; focus group discussion; female self-representation; digital photo-practices; Instagram;

   Abstract : In recent years, the use of social media has grown significantly, yet associations between digital photo-practices and female self-representation in cyberspaces remain unknown. This thesis aims to assess how female self-images shared on Instagram are being associated and evaluated. READ MORE

6. 15. Building Bridges Through Visual Manifestations of Statelessness : Decolonial feminism and coalitional engagement against denial of genocide in the Dominican Republic

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle; Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle

   Author : Melike İşleyen; [2022]
   Keywords : Statelessness; Decolonial Feminism; Dominican Republic; Coalitional Engagement; Documentary; Stateless and Our Lives in Transit;

   Abstract : The work presented aims to show the complexity, causes, and challenges of being stateless in the Dominican Republic through the medium of documentaries. This thesis will also uncoverpossibilities of resistance and coalitional engagement. READ MORE