Essays about: "postcolonial feminist theory"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 43 essays containing the words postcolonial feminist theory.

  1. 16. Lost at the intersections: a postcolonial approach to the Swedish Sex Purchase Act

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Daniela Basto da Silva; [2020]
    Keywords : Sweden Sex Purchase Act; prostitution; sex workers; postcolonialism; intersectionality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the Swedish Sex Purchase Act and their claims of help and support to prostitutes, as outlined by two propositions: Kvinnofrid (proposition 1997/98:55) and in the 10-year evaluation of the Act (SOU 2010:49). It investigates these claims through an ethnography of law method and data collected from fieldwork is interpreted and reflected through the conceptual framework of postcolonial feminist legal theory and intersectionality. READ MORE

  3. 17. Maternal health in the global south : A study to investigate the empowerment of mHealth initiatives

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Sara Falk; [2020]
    Keywords : Maternal health; Mobile Phones; Gender; Empowerment;

    Abstract : The fifth SDG aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. In this research, mHealth, as in mobile phones to improve maternal health outcomes, will be analyzed. In remote areas where healthcare may not provide care to the extent needed, these technological innovations may be of great importance. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Colonized Cyborgs : A feminist postcolonial perspective and intersectional exploration of feminized digital avatars in the West

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskap

    Author : Sara Margrét Sigurðardóttir; [2020]
    Keywords : CGI influencers and social media; feminist postcolonial theory; the Other; cyborgs; intersectionality; critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Colonial legacies continue to impact representational practices in contemporary society. Social media platforms have provided a patriarchal marketplace in which female bodies become commodifiable products as ‘influencers’ and processes of racialisation and Othering are reproduced. READ MORE

  5. 19. Italian racialized women and feminist activism : Exploring discourses of white women in Italian feminist activism work

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Alice Contini; [2020]
    Keywords : Italy; feminist activism; women; intersectional feminism; racialized people; citizenship; colorblindness; race; whiteness; gender-based violence; postcolonial feminism; colonialism; right-wing politics;

    Abstract : The starting point of this study is the common assumption that the Italian society is based on a patriarchal ideological system in which racism is often normalized. The binary distinction between women and men in Italian society has evolved into discussions and awareness raising on genderbased violence or violence against women. READ MORE

  6. 20. “Equality, Development and Peace for All Women Everywhere”? : An Analysis of Sexual Violence Against Women and Concurring International Conventions Concerned with Protecting the Rights of Women

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Annika Sophie Müller; [2020]
    Keywords : Feminist Theory; Multi-Ethnic Feminist Theory; Postcolonial Theory; Feminist Postcolonial Theory; Intersectionality; Violence Against Women; Sexual Violence; CEDAW; UDHR; DEVAW; BPfA; Germany; South Korea; Nigeria; International Conventions; Women’s Rights; Thematic Analysis; Problem-Solution Discourse; ‘What is the Problem Represented to Be’ Approach; WPR Approach; ‘Motifs-Issues-Representations-and-Implications’ Approach; MIRI Approach;

    Abstract : Violence against women continues to be an issue that severely impacts women worldwide. Since the global spread of the #MeToo movement in 2017, debates regarding this issue significantly increased. Yet the precise ways in which women are impacted by violence, heavily influenced by their unique and diverse aspects of identity, are often disregarded. READ MORE