Essays about: "sexual assault"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words sexual assault.

  1. 1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
    Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE

  3. 2. Spillover effects following recreationallegalization of marijuana in borderingregions. : Analysis of spillover effect from legislation of marijuana in Washington using synthetic control.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Ashor Youeel Eshoo; [2023]
    Keywords : Synthetic Control; Spillover Effects; Marijuana; Crime;

    Abstract : Legalizing marijuana for recreational use has been a hot political topic in recent years. Different conclusions have been drawn from the literature on this subject, but one conclusion is that the tactic is an effective instrument in combating the black market. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Aesthetics of Assault

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Norah Jonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Intersectional Film Studies; Sexual Assault in Film; Swedish film; Teen Film; Rape; Harassment; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Comparing contemporary legislation and social debates to films and TV-shows from the 2000s and 2010s, this study shows a change in approach to the subject of sexual assault from an intersectional angle. The analysis describes a more individual, neo-liberal angle in the early 2000s, and a more holistic and societal angle in the 2010s. READ MORE

  5. 4. Hostile Sexism and The Acceptance of Rape Myths: The Role of Masculinity Threat in Two Salient Predictors of Sexual Violence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Everett Christensen; [2023]
    Keywords : Masculinity threat; precarious masculinity; social dominance; sexual violence; hostile sexism; rape myth acceptance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aimed to investigate the association between masculinity threat and two salient predictors of sexual assault: hostile sexism and rape myth acceptance. The thesis comprised two studies. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Examination of Alternative Methods for Sperm Cell Lysis and Purification of Sexual Assault Samples

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi

    Author : Emilie Boson; [2023]
    Keywords : Differential lysis; Differential extraction; Sexual assault samples; Sperm cells; Forensic; DNA recovery; DNA profiling; DNA purification; Applied microbiology; Technology and Engineering; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Forensic sexual assault samples typically contain a mixture of a small quantity of sperm cells and a high quantity of epithelial cells. This relationship complicates the generation of a DNA profile, which prompts the need for differential lysis and extraction of the DNA. READ MORE