Essays about: "patriarchal oppression"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the words patriarchal oppression.

1. 1. A Comparative Study of Patriarchal Oppression and Objectification of Humans and Robots in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation and Robot series

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Premathas Somasekaram; [2023]
   Keywords : Foundation series; Isaac Asimov; objectification; patriarchal oppression; robot; Robot series;

   Abstract : This work adopts a feminist perspective to analyse and compare the patriarchal oppression and objectification of humans and robots in the Foundation universe. It analyses the relationships between males and females, between humans from different social and cultural backgrounds, and between humans and robots. READ MORE

3. 2. Containment as Imprisonment or Freedom : A Corpus-Assisted Analysis of Conceptual Container Metaphors in The Handmaid’s Tale

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Lina Haji Akram; [2023]
   Keywords : conceptual metaphor theory; conceptual container metaphors; embodiment; cognitive stylistics; mental states;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a close reading of the award-winning novel The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood. Drawing on Conceptual Metaphor Theory as a framework, and the notion of embodiment, the study sheds light on metaphorical linguistic expressions that contribute to the realization of conceptual container metaphors pertinent to the main character’s psychological state. READ MORE

4. 3. Voice and Sites of Resistance : A Woman's Quest for Empowerment and Freedom through Voice in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

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

   Author : Adelina Abazi; [2023]
   Keywords : There Eyes Were Watching God; Zora Neale Hurston; voice; subversive; empowerment; freedom; woman; authentic; self;

   Abstract : This essay analyzes the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston, 1937. The main focus is how the protagonist Janie uses her voice to subvert patriarchal oppression. In this essay my hypothesis is that she has a voice all along. However, it evolves due to her ability to engage in activities that are subversive to patriarchy. READ MORE

5. 4. In Bondage at the Bottom of Hierarchy : A Study of Female Victimisation and the Exploitation of the Poor in Crime and Punishment

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

   Author : Josefin Lann; [2023]
   Keywords : Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Crime and Punishment; Marxism; feminism; class struggle; female victimisation; double oppression;

   Abstract : This study investigates the societal tribulations of impoverished men and women in nineteenth-century St Petersburg in Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The analysis is centred around the novel’s portrayals of class struggle, female victimisation, and double oppression in capitalist and patriarchal society. READ MORE

6. 5. Handmaid and Wife : Mimetic Rivalry in The Handmaid’s Tale

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Anders Oscarsson; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) has been extensively studied, with many focusing on the patriarchal structures and the oppression of women. However, little has been written about the relationship between the character Serena Joy and the protagonist Offred, especially through the lens of René Girard’s theories about mimetic envy and rivalry. READ MORE