Essays about: "self- re presentation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words self- re presentation.
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1. "Be fit, my age, big c**k": Engagements with Hegemonic Masculinity, Hetero(homo)normativity and Discrimination among Queer Male Dating App Users in Malmö and Copenhagen - A Thematic and Summative Content Analysis
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : This exploratory research addresses a significant gap in feminist, cultural, and digital geographies by examining the geographic variations of how hegemonic masculinity, hetero(homo)normativity and discrimination is exhibited by MSM dating apps users in two distinct city contexts. Drawing from a post-structuralist humanistic perspective, the study explores how dominant ideologies shape exclusionary online queer spaces made unique by digital placemaking. READ MORE
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2. Co-Creating Sustainable Futures : Participatory Action Research as a Catalyst for Political Engagement
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : This study is a participatory action research (PAR) project, which means that the study is conducted with participants as co-researchers who shape the process, instead of ‘study objects’. The project revolves around sustainability in a rural setting in central Germany, but the focus of this thesis is on the process rather than the content. READ MORE
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3. Deconstructing Backpackers' Identity Projects - The role of experiences for identity construction
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Thesis Purpose: The aim of this research project was to uncover the meaning of extraordinary experiences for consumers’ identity projects and to understand how extraordinary experiences, rather than brands and possessions, can be used for self-presentation and self-extension. Methodology: Following Van Manen’s method for hermeneutic phenomenological research combined with Derrida’s notion of deconstruction, we examined “lessons learned”-type blog posts of ten backpackers. READ MORE
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4. ‘Cute Politics’ : a case study of 2018 Taipei mayoral candidates Ko Wen-je and Ting Shouchung’s self-presentation on Instagram
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to study the self-images built on the social media Instagram by the re-elected Mayor Ko Wen-je and the second place Ting Shou-chung in 2018 Taipei mayoral election. Through conducting a qualitative content analysis as the research method and applying Goffman’s dramaturgy theory as the theoretical framework to analyse every Ko and Ting’s Instagram posting in the duration of the 6 months before the 2018 Taipei mayoral election, this thesis probes into Ko and Ting’s performance on the front-stage Instagram. READ MORE
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5. Hegemonic Masculinity, Food and Identity – Uncovering the Relationship between Dominant Discourses and Future Diets
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Food consumption plays an important role for future sustainable livelihoods and, in particular, the vegan diet is becoming increasingly popular among consumers of different societies. Understanding how people change their food habits is a major research quest and there is growing interest in the role of social media sites since these are important platforms for visual presentation online where individuals can influence others. READ MORE
