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  1. 1. Writing Your Way out of a Cage : Agency and Dehumanization in Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Alberto Ramos Vicario; [2024]
    Keywords : antiracism; slavery; American history; assimilationism; agency; discourse; antirasism; slaveri; amerikansk historia; assimilationism; agency; diskurs;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the conceptualization of agency as a form of resistance against dehumanizing slavery discourses present in the narrative The Underground Railroad (2016) by Colson Whitehead. For the historical contextualization and the theoretical background, the scholarly work Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi is used. READ MORE

  3. 2. Safety in Urban Spaces using Urban Planning: a Comparative Study in Bogotá, Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Sara Sandefeldt; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; Bogotá; Colombia; safety; urban design; urban spaces; women; gender; fear Stadsplanering; trygghet; publika rum; kvinnor; kön; rädsla; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Many cities around the world are facing the same challenges when it comes to the ability for women to move around and feel safe in public spaces. For women, using public spaces entails fear of sexual violence and of being attacked, which forces them to always be vigilant and reduces their quality of life. READ MORE

  4. 3. Online Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls: Positive Obligations of the European Convention on Human Rights.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Catherine Marsh; [2023]
    Keywords : Online Violence women EKMR ECHR Cyberviolence Continuum of sexual violence;

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  5. 4. Eunuchs in Matthew 19:12 : a study in the history behind the eunuch logion and itspossible implications

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Anna Galvina; [2023]
    Keywords : Eunuchs; The gospel of Matthew; gender; queer theology; celibacy; masculinity studies; historicalcritical; eunucker; Matteus evangeliet; genus; queer teologi; celibatet; maskulinitets studier; historiskkritisk;

    Abstract : I denna studie ifrågasätter jag tolkningar av Matteus 19:12, som påstår att versen och dess användning av ordet “eunuck” (εὐνοῦχος) förespråkar celibatet - antingen som en ideal eller alternativ till äktenskapet. Detta gör jag genom en studie av både historiska och bibliska bakgrundsfaktorer - främst identiteter, socio-politiska roller och andra aspekter av eunucker i antiken. READ MORE

  6. 5. Identification of Child Maltreatment : A Systematic Literature Review on Professionals' Identification of Child Maltreatment and the Influencing Factors that Affect their Ability to Act.

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, CHILD

    Author : Jenny Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Child maltreatment; child abuse; child neglect; professionals; identifying; child security; Barn; misshandel; försummelse; yrkesverksamma; identifiering; skyddsnät;

    Abstract : Several organizations actively work for children's rights to a safe and secure upbringing (WHO, 2022b; UNICEF, 2021). Despite this, over 1 billion children were exposed to physical, sexual, or psychological/emotional harm in 2021 (WHO, 2022c). READ MORE