Essays about: "postcolonial feminist theory"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 43 essays containing the words postcolonial feminist theory.
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21. Vulnerable and Marginalized Women and Young Girls: The development of Human Trafficking in Sweden
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : In this thesis, the author explores the main factors that may have contributed to the development of human trafficking in terms of sexual exploitation in Sweden. The aim is to identify the background of the main women and young girls exposed to human trafficking and to identify the factors that could potentially decrease the development of human trafficking. READ MORE
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22. A Girl Disciplined is A Girl Saved? Child Marriage Discourses in U.S. National, Foreign, and Immigration Policy
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Child marriage, usually regarded as an issue pertaining to the non-‘developed’ parts of the world, can still be found in the United States (US), though efforts to combat it shape foreign policy goals. Is child marriage represented as a ‘problem’ in the same way internally as externally, and how do human rights play a role? Using Bacchi’s “What’s the Problem Represented to be?” approach, the problem representations emerge, showing that child marriage functions as a ‘solution’ to welfare ‘problems’ in national policy, as an obstacle to economic prosperity in foreign policy; and as a ‘foreign’ culture ‘problem’ in immigration policy. READ MORE
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23. Reclamation: A Feminist Genealogy of the Cultural Symbols of the Chicana Feminist Movement
University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis will explore two significant cultural symbols of Mexican-American/Chicano culture: La Malinche and the Virgin of Guadalupe [La Virgen de Guadalupe]. The Chicana Feminist Movement, a notable women of color feminist movement, is considered to have been created and most active in the 1960s-1980s era of the United States. READ MORE
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24. Literary Theory in Upper Secondary School : Should It Be Used Before Higher Education?
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This essay examines the use of literary theory when teaching literature before higher education. The objective isto see how and if the integration of literary theory facilitates students’ engagement with and understanding of literature. The study is conducted with the qualitative method of interviews. READ MORE
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25. Female agency in Burnt Shadows and Postcolonial Feminism in the EFL Classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This essay analyses Burnt Shadows (2009) by Kamila Shamsie from a postcolonial feminist perspective, with a focus on agency of women, representation and re-presentation, and cultural stereotypes. The degree of agency in the main characters Hiroko, Elizabeth and Kim is discussed, followed by an analysis of the re-presentation of Indian, Pakistani and Arab Muslim women characters in the text, with a focus on homogenisation and voice. READ MORE
