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  1. 1. Sexy Women and Unmanly Men : Representations of Librarians Onscreen

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Camille Nampetch; [2023]
    Keywords : librarian representation; hegemonic masculinity; the male gaze;

    Abstract : This study investigates the representations of librarians in movies spanning from the years 2012 to 2022 from a gender perspective using thematic analysis. Being a female-dominated profession with an increasing use of technology, the goal is to see how librarians are being portrayed today and how that might affect the perceptions of librarianship. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sexy 16-Year-Old Baby-Eater: Gendered, Sexualized, and Racialized Discourses in Exalted, Second Edition

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Niels-Martin Ström Josefsen; [2021-11-26]
    Keywords : Roleplaying games; Exalted; feminist post-structural discourse analysis; representation; geek culture; race; gender; sexuality; Dungeons Dragons; discourses; White Wolf; misogyny; fantasy; genre subversion; social constructivism; media tropes; monstrous women; monstrous motherhood; infantilization; trans representation; sexualization; animalization;

    Abstract : Previous research finds roleplaying games, as well as the wider spectrum of geek culture that they exist within, to be defined by discourses favoring a white, heterosexual, cis-male viewpoint, drawing up and reproducing stereotypes and tropes that are inherently misogynist, homophobic, and racist. Heretofore, research into discourses of gender, sexuality, and race in roleplaying games has focused overwhelmingly on market leader Dungeons & Dragons (1971- ongoing), largely neglecting to scrutinize other well-established titles that may adhere to or break from the same tendencies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Uppfattning och upplevelse av färg i rum : hur färg påverkar vår känsla av trivsel och rumslighet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Odd Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; färg; färg perception; miljöpsykologi; kulör; rumslighet; busskur; NCS;

    Abstract : En kandidatuppsats i landskapsarkitektur som undersöker hur färg påverkar människans känsla av ett rum, med avseende på hur vi trivs och hur vårt psykiska välmående förändras av rummet. Forskning på färg är komplext, tätt sammanvävt med form och ljus. Denna studie använder sig av färgsystemet Natural Colour System, NCS. READ MORE

  5. 4. Seaweed is Sexy : The consumption and utilisation of seaweed throughout British history and the marketing that surrounds it

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Rhianna Rees; [2019]
    Keywords : Seaweed. Algae. Marketing Theory. History. Environmental. Advertising. Blue Economy.;

    Abstract : Damp, rotting, smelly, rising from the depths, washed up on shorelines. Seaweed (or Macroalgae) has transitioned over time in its position and uses within the British Isles; as discussed in the thesis it has undergone an evolution from its historical use as a source of food in times of desperation, to the superfood it is lauded as today. READ MORE

  6. 5. Victoria’s Secret: Are Tables Turning in Heaven?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elsa Perpiñá Subiñas; [2019]
    Keywords : Victoria s Secret; branding; brand management; brand identity; brand orientation; market orientation; master case series; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Whenever you walk into a Victoria’s Secret store, watch the annual runway, or encounter the brand’s angels, you feel like your prayers have been answered and you made it heaven. The brand offers such an exquisite, sexy, and seductive experience to both women and men. READ MORE