Essays about: "sexism"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 98 essays containing the word sexism.

  1. 16. League of Legends, where are the women? : A study on how sexism relates to different ranks in League of Legends

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Maria Markström; [2022]
    Keywords : League of Legends; Professional gaming; Labour markets; Sexism; Gaming;

    Abstract : The professional scene of Esports got its humble start in the 1990’s, when the first tournaments for various games were hosted (McLeod, Xue & Newman, 2022). The number of professional players has increased dramatically until today. How the market for these professional players works as a labour market in today's society is relatively unknown. READ MORE

  3. 17. Language, Gender, and Sexuality in EFL Textbooks : The Case of Greek Public Secondary Schools

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Maria Koutsoupaki; [2022]
    Keywords : language and gender; sexuality; non-binary; LGBTQ ; heteronormativity; queer theory; patriarchy; EFL; Greek public school; textbooks; interviews;

    Abstract : The past few decades have been marked by increasing awareness of issues pertaining to gender and sexuality, since both concepts have started being treated as continuums or spectrums, rather than as binaries. Therefore, the fields of gender and queer linguistics have been growing in significance, in an effort to identify underlying ideologies and biases in language, and to challenge them. READ MORE

  4. 18. We are here, we don’t fear Feminists counteracting legitimizing myths and authoritarian practices in Turkey to end violence against women

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sofie Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Feminist mobilization; violence against women; Turkey; legitimizing myths; Authoritarianism; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Previous literature suggests that the republic of Turkey is transforming from a democracy to an authoritarian country under Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi’s rule. The Turkish government has introduced and implemented a series of events that organizes around the supreme power of the President - one major being the withdrawal from the Istanbul convention. READ MORE

  5. 19. ‘The Gaps Between Stories’ : Examining the Gray Area of Sexual Consent in The Handmaid’s Tale

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Paulina Sundqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This project’s aim was to examine how the institutionalization of rape and sexual violence becomes problematic if analyzed through the conceptual lens of consent and complicity. After this close reading of consent and sexual violence, the answers are still not clear or easily discerned. READ MORE

  6. 20. “MORE FEMINIST BULLSHIT”Exploring Sexism and the Battle Over Gender Construction in Video Game Discourse Communities

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Ola Nenzelius; [2021-02-09]
    Keywords : Video games; Women in games;

    Abstract : Abstract: Thisstudyexplores gender construction in video game discourse communities, using Critical Discourse Analysis(CDA)as a theoretical frameworktogetherwith a quantitative, corpus linguistic methodology.Discourse samples weretaken from five online content creators for World of Warcraft(WoW)who react to the four Shadowlands: Afterlivestrailers for theWoW expansion released in November of 2020. READ MORE