Essays about: "patriarchal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 387 essays containing the word patriarchal.

1. 1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
   Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE

3. 2. Writing Your Way out of a Cage : Agency and Dehumanization in Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Alberto Ramos Vicario; [2024]
   Keywords : antiracism; slavery; American history; assimilationism; agency; discourse; antirasism; slaveri; amerikansk historia; assimilationism; agency; diskurs;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes the conceptualization of agency as a form of resistance against dehumanizing slavery discourses present in the narrative The Underground Railroad (2016) by Colson Whitehead. For the historical contextualization and the theoretical background, the scholarly work Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi is used. READ MORE

4. 3. Gender-based violence in Yemen: An overview of Governmental and International actions : Examining gender-based violence in Yemen through Intersectionality and Horizontal Inequality and measures taken by relevant actors to address the situation

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Paniz Khosrowshahi; Isabella Nilsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Conflict; Gender-based violence; Intersectionality; Horizontal inequality;

   Abstract : Yemen is a conflict ridden country facing humanitarian issues as well as high levels of inequality, both due to the conflict itself but also the patriarchal hierarchy and customs that elevates men above women. The population of Yemen faces inequality in more than one way, however this study will be focusing on the recurring gender-based violence. READ MORE

5. 4. Human Trafficking in Gauteng, South Africa : How do socio-economic factors influence the vulnerability of women to engage in sexual services and potential trafficking in Gauteng, South Africa?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Linnéa Lundqvist; [2024]
   Keywords : Human Trafficking; exploitation; socio-economic; GBV; corruption;

   Abstract : This research aims to investigate how socio-economic factors influence the vulnerability of women to engage in sexual services and potential trafficking in Gauteng, South Africa. This province is South Africa’s most prosperous one with an enormous flow of migrants and is therefore of interest to investigate. READ MORE

6. 5. Mapping the Geography of Women's Fear: Exploring Risks, Safety, and Empowerment in Solo Travel Experiences

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Irene Burdisso; [2024]
   Keywords : female travellers; solo travellers; feminism; safety; risks;

   Abstract : This thesis explores women's travel experiences through the lens of feminist theories, focusing on women's safety during travel. It examines how gender norms and patriarchal system may affect women’s mobility and interactions with other cultures, all while being firmly rooted in a variety of feminist viewpoints. READ MORE