Essays about: "role of the father"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words role of the father.

  1. 11. Negating the mother & the maternal body in the Hebrew Bible : From Eve to Sarah, Rachel and Hannah

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Terese Norstedt Hedman; [2016]
    Keywords : feminist theology; biblical mothers; barrenness; creative power; patriarchy; feministisk teologi; bibliska mödrar; patriarki; skapelsemakt;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study has been to examine and identify a negation of the mother and the maternal body within the Hebrew Bible. The starting point has been an understanding of a denial of feminine powers related to reproduction and women being primarily presented as vessels for paternity. READ MORE

  3. 12. Like Sámis do : A postcolonial and intersectional analysis of the contemporary film representations and self-representations of the Sámi people

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Mónica Hernández Rejón; [2016]
    Keywords : Sámi; Swedish; documentary; road movies; postcolonial; intersectional; identity; representation; ethnicity; gender; class; nationality;

    Abstract : The film representation of the Sámi people has evolved during the last century from the ethnographic portrayals that reproduce a romantic stereotype of the good savages, to feature and documentary films that discuss the Sámi identity and its colonial history. In recent years a new generation of Sámi and Swedish documentary directors have focused their work on analysing the impact that multiple structures of power actually have in the production of the Sámi identity and culture. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Wish for Stability : From Alienation to Femininity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Paulina Fischer; [2016]
    Keywords : submission; emotional dependency; father figure; gender; alienation; bell hooks; traditional gender roles; violence; male dominance; postcolonial; trauma;

    Abstract : This essay concerns Purple Hibiscus and Kambili's emotional development, and explores how violence, submission and emotional dependence along with a traditional feminine gender role can hinder acknowledgement of trauma. I propose that Kambili is encouraged to take on a culturally expected feminine gender role, and her submissive disposition is discussed and connected to her constant search for a father figure. READ MORE

  5. 14. "You Have to Carry the Fire" : The Boy as Christ Figure in The Road

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

    Author : Elife Ringström; [2016]
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    Abstract : In this essay the religious implications of the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy is examined from the narrator’s point of view. The main character, the father, uses religion to create meaning and faith. The essay looks into what divine character the boy in the novel holds and how the father manages to create this role. READ MORE

  6. 15. Men and Boys in Man and Boy - Gender Roles and the Relation Between Fathers and Sons in a novel by Tony Parsons

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Anna Nissen; [2012-06-30]
    Keywords : Man and Boy; Tony Parsons; gender roles; fatherhood; masculinity; teaching;

    Abstract : Extensive reading is beneficial in the language learning process. If students get the opportunity to read novels, they will not only increase their vocabulary and develop their language competence, but they will also learn about living conditions and social issues in the country in which the story is set. READ MORE