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  1. 1. "Frozen Tears" : A Study of Representaions of Masculinity in Three Egyptian Movies

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nesma Hewidy; [2023]
    Keywords : masculinity; representation; Egyptian cinema; social role theory; patriarchal society;

    Abstract : This thesis examines representations of masculinity in the following Egyptian movies: El Badla (2018), Welad Rizk 2 (2019) and Taymour w Shafika (2007). Each movie is from a different genre to further explore how this may influence the constructed representation of masculinity. The genres are comedy, action and romance. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Case Study: The Difference of Slang Usage Between Girls and Boys During Grade 9 English as a Second Language Lessons, and How it is Viewed and Used by English Teachers in Their Teaching

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

    Author : Emma Ahlbin; [2022]
    Keywords : Slang; secondary school; gender language; self-categorization; humor; ESL; youth;

    Abstract : The present study aims to investigate if grade 9 English students, being 15-16 years old, attending a Swedish secondary school, use English slang during their English as a second language lessons, and if so, why they do it, and if there are any differences between the two genders in their slang usage. In order to incorporate a didactic perspective, it is also examined how English teachers deal with their students’ slang usage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Who are the Hilltop Youth? : Perception of self vs. Perception of researchers

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Felicia Lindqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Hilltop Youth; HY; Israel; price tag; activists; self-categorization; protracted social conflict;

    Abstract : This qualitative study focuses on perceptions of actors within protracted social conflicts and the value of using self-categorization as a tool to increase understanding of conflict actors as a step towards to finding alternative solutions. It compares self-perceptions of the Hilltop Youth, a radical settler group in the West Bank region in the Middle East, to categorizations used in all of the established literature on the group. READ MORE

  5. 4. For the Love of the Game : The role of social media and strategic communication in developing women’s softball in Europe

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Linnea Goodman; [2018]
    Keywords : non-profit organizations; strategic communication; communities; social media; sports organizations;

    Abstract : This study explores how social media contributes to the relationship between community and non-profit organizational communication in the scope of marginalized women’s sports. The analysis of the data is based on a theoretical framework of social identity and self-categorization theories in imagined communities from a non-profit, strategic organizational communication perspective. READ MORE

  6. 5. #MeToo: A case study of #sistabriefen

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Miranda Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Hashtag Feminism; Hashtag Activism; Safe Spaces; Digital Social Movements; Connective Action;

    Abstract : As a result of the #MeToo movement in Sweden, #sistabriefen was created to represent the women, non-binaries and trans-persons working within the communications industry. This study analyzes the dynamics and identities of the #sistabriefen group members on their private social media platform. READ MORE