Essays about: "normative identity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 85 essays containing the words normative identity.

  1. 6. From Villains and Victims to “we have all the power”. How disability advocates are reclaiming their power and challenging norms on social media.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Bronagh Flanagan; [2023]
    Keywords : Disability; Representation; Social Media; Instagram; Activism; Intersectionality; Ableism; Accessibility; Stereotypes; Education;

    Abstract : Disabled people have a long history of being excluded and treated as the “Other”, as well as being portrayed in films and on TV using negative tropes such as The Villain and The Victim. When one’s identity has been excluded or misrepresented in entertainment media, social media can also be used as a form of self-representation. READ MORE

  3. 7. The "Black Butterflies": Color in God Help the Child and the Inverted White Gaze

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Claudia Bern; [2023]
    Keywords : Chromatism; Dark Beauty; Ebony-Black Beauty; White Beauty; Black Skin; Blue-Black Skin; Afro-textured Hair; Black Color; White Mask; Slavery; Race Prejudice; Black Identity; Toni Morrison; God Help the Child; Africanist in Literature; Black Beauty in Media; Whiteness; Inverted White Gaze; White Gaze; Black Gaze.; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The discourse on beauty has primarily been focused on the white gaze to prescribe its normative standards. The white gaze conceptualizes the way in which beauty is dwelled on within society: the foisting of Caucasian-looking beauty canons on black women, and the veneration of whiteness as superior. READ MORE

  4. 8. Beyond Conflict : NATO's Just Securitization of Russia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Signe Prip Bruun; [2023]
    Keywords : Threat perception; securitization; JST; social constructivism; international security; NATO-Russia relations; identity;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the ethical implications of NATO securitizing Russia without being in direct warfare,seeking to contribute to the debate of the integration of ethics into IR. This thesis contributes to that argument by integrating ethical dimensions of normative character through Floyd's Just Security Theory (JST) within the framework of social constructivism to develop new theoretical insights. READ MORE

  5. 9. How effective is the effort of the European Union to spread its normative power among its candidate countries through the ERASMUS+ exchange program? : The case of Albania

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Xhesika Gjolleshi; [2023]
    Keywords : normative power of the EU; common European identity; shifts in identity; ERASMUS exchange program; Albanian students; exchange students;

    Abstract : The European Union, viewing itself as a normative actor, employs various means to disseminate its normative power within its member states, candidate countries, and the global context. The ERASMUS+ program comprises one of the tools designed to enhance the EU's international presence by facilitating cross-cultural interactions among participants and fostering group affiliations. READ MORE

  6. 10. Beyond Heteronormativity : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Gender Equality Policy in Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Anna Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender Equality; Critical discourse analysis; Heteronormativity;

    Abstract : As one of the world's most equal countries, gender equality holds significant importance in Sweden. This thesis examines how Sweden formulates its gender equality policy accordingly. From a post-structural feminist perspective, this thesis conducts a critical discourse analysis of the Gender Equality Policy in Sweden. READ MORE