Essays about: "perversion"

Found 3 essays containing the word perversion.

  1. 1. Seduction at the Boundary of Horror : The limits of bodily autonomy in sexuality

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

    Author : Lara Szabowski; [2020]
    Keywords : Foucault; Content Analysis; Sadomasochism; Bodily Autonomy; Transgression;

    Abstract : The thesis discusses the topic of bodily autonomy as a Human Rights related matter in connection to sexuality, specifically BDSM. In the realm of BDSM concerns regarding bodily autonomy, bodily integrity, perversion, physical and mental health can be found. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Dream : A Psychoanalytic Reading of the Conceptualization of the American Dream in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Hugo Älfvåg; [2020]
    Keywords : The American Dream; Dreams; Desires; Psychoanalysis; Id; Ego; Super-Ego; Trauma;

    Abstract : F. Scott Fitzgerald’s critically acclaimed classic The Great Gatsby, written in 1925, poetically captures the zeitgeist of the roaring twenties, and has attracted considerable attention regarding the depiction of the American dream. READ MORE

  4. 3. Promoting Sexual Tolerance : A study of Sexual Dissidence in John Irving’s The World According to Garp, The Hotel New Hampshire, and In One Person

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

    Author : Daniel Remåker; [2015]
    Keywords : John Irving; sexuality; sexual tolerance; sexual dissidence; perversion; John Irving; sexualitet; sexuell tolerans; sexuellt oliktänkande; perversion;

    Abstract : Abstract The purpose of this essay is to show that John Irving uses differentiating sexuality in his novels as a means of promoting sexual tolerance. This is done by using Jonathan Dollimore’s theoretical framework called sexual dissidence, which stems from a deconstruction of the Freudian usage of  perversion, and applying this framework to The World According to Garp (1978), The Hotel New Hampshire (1981) and In One Person (2012). READ MORE