Essays about: "patriarchy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 173 essays containing the word patriarchy.

  1. 11. Female Former Child Soldiers Perception of Power : Females captured by the LRA's attitudes towards the people in power in the bush and its effects on them as women

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Ebba Gustafsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Empowerment; female empowerment; gender equality; gender inequality; feminism; child soldier; female former child soldier; SDGs; sustainable development goals; Lord s Resistance army; LRA;

    Abstract : The research aims to understand how female former child soldiers describe the ones who had power over them in the bush of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to understand how patriarchal beliefs in a society affect vulnerable women. The researcher wishes to enhance the importance of working against patriarchal beliefs and stopping child abductions for the sake of young women’s empowerment. READ MORE

  3. 12. Changing Perspectives : Representation and the gaze in Bilge Olgac's films from 1960s to 1980s

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Melisa Yapici; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminist Film Theory; Laura Mulvey; Male Gaze; Female director; Turkish Cinema; Bilge Olgac; Femininity; Masculinity;

    Abstract : Bilge Olgac, one of the first female directors of Turkey, who shot her first film in 1965, shaped her films according to the developments in Turkey. This thesis investigates how Olgac was affected by the events that took place in Turkey from the 1960s to the 1980s and how she reflected this impact on the representations of men and women in her films. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Interplay between Sharia and Gender Equality : A Comparative Study of Women’s Rights in Divorce Regulations in Iraq and Tunisia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Saba Abdali; [2023]
    Keywords : Iraq; Tunisia; divorce; human rights; women s rights; Sharia; gender equality; Islam; Irak; Tunisien; skilsmässa; islam; sharia; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : In the Middle East and North Africa region, many family laws are based on Sharia principles, where different interpretations of Sharia result in varying implications for human rights. This study explores the impact of divorce regulations in the personal status laws of Iraq and Tunisia on women’s rights. READ MORE

  5. 14. "She'd learn over and over from Pa: these men had to have the last punch" : A literary analysis of Delia Owen's Where the Crawdads Sing and how it can be incorporated in the EFL classroom to discuss men's violence against women

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Julia Holmborg; [2023]
    Keywords : Power; Violence; Feminism; Rape culture; Critical literacy; EFL Classroom; Upper Secondary School;

    Abstract : This essay offers a literary study of the novel Where the Crawdads Sing written by Delia Owens published in 2018. The aim is to analyze the presence of men’s violence against women by focusing on the protagonist Kya. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Mother’S Complex Character In Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Tove Welander; [2023]
    Keywords : feminist fiction; characterisation; Jeanette Winterson; gender norms; heterosexual norms; patriarchal structures.;

    Abstract : Jeanette Winterson’s debut novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is regarded as an epitome of feminist fiction. The novel centres around Jeanette, a young homosexual girl, and her mother Louie who does not accept her daughter’s sexuality. READ MORE