Essays about: "sisterhood"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the word sisterhood.

  1. 11. Agency, Resistance and Embodiment in The Context of PMS : a Qualitative Study

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Andrea Nordlander; [2018]
    Keywords : PMS; premenstrual change; agency; resistance; embodiment; sisterhood;

    Abstract : Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) was originally coined to describe the various changes that many women experience the days before their period. Today, we understand PMS as a complex phenomenon that not only involves the materiality of the body, but also discursive ideas and cultural mythology around women and femininity. READ MORE

  2. 12. On top of the mountain : The ascendant path of success

    University essay from Konstfack/Grafisk design & illustration

    Author : Alejandra Fuentes Muller; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract :    An analogy between the social idea of success and the concept: on top of the mountain, using as an interactive and participative method, the activity of climbing mountains. What is success? Why do we climb the mountain? Is there enough space at the top? I try to answer these questions, by sharing thoughts and experiences with other mountain climbers, aiming to find an alternative to values like conquest, dominance, competition, independence and painful sacrifice. READ MORE

  3. 13. Promises of paradise? : A study on official ISIS-propaganda targeting women

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Louisa Tarras-Wahlberg; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011 close to 30 000 foreign recruits from more than 100countries have migrated to the area of Iraq and Syria in support of the terrorist organization this thesiswill refer to as ISIS. Among those traveling is a historically unprecedented number of women. READ MORE

  4. 14. From Snow White to Frozen : An evaluation of popular gender representation indicators applied to Disney’s princess films

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Johan Nyh; [2015]
    Keywords : Disney; princesses; Disney princesses; gender; Bechdel; Bechdel test; Walt Disney; Pixar; Frozen; children; girl; culture; gender representations; talk time; talktime; gendertimer; equality; content analysis; female; feminism; feminist; gender role; socialization model; gender role socialization model; passive; domestic; active; media; post-feminist; gender role portrayals; key measures; popular; nature or nurture; genes or environment; gender differences; expressions of gender; gender experiments; neurological; brain; plasticity; constructivist; cultivation theory; social cognitive theory; quantitative; quantitative measures; quantitative methods; stereotypes; stereotype; stereotypical; women; character count; biological sex; biological gender; metrics; femininity; textual analysis; submissive; submissive behaviour; independence; daddy s girl; patriarchy; patriarchal; patriarchal approval; wicked women; old wicked women; wicked witch; male; masculine; masculine characteristics; feminine characteristics; genders; marrying; marriage; love at first sight; empowerment; fairy tale; fairy tales; film; movie; films; movies; Mulan; Pocahontas; Snow White; Snow White and the seven dwarfs; Cinderella; Sleeping Beauty; Little Mermaid; The Little Mermaid; Beauty and the Beast; Aladdin; Tangled; Brave; Frozen; The Princess and the Frog; Merida; relationship; relationship formation; true love; true love s kiss; sisterhood; sisterly; Grimm; Grimm brothers; parental approval; matriarchal approval; matriarchal; matriarchy; stereotyping; evil queen; rate; rater; rating; measure; measuring; wicked stepmother; binary gender; gender binarity; binary genders; gender identities; gender identity; gender identity formation; identity formation; animation; cell animation; the Smurfette principle; strong women; strong girls; girlie; positivism; positivistic; film studies; analysis; analyses; antagonism; action; coding; cultivation effect; cultivation effects; socialization effect; socialization effects; coded content analysis; simple metrics; cognition theory; connotations; cultivation theory; socialization theory; depictions of femininity; plasticity; human brain; damsels in distress; feminist research; inequality; gender inequality; media studies; heroines; mass media; social media; images of women; woman as image; reading; interpretation; modern day fairy tales; Disney; prinsessor; Disneyprinsessor; Disney-prinsessor; kön; genus; genusvetenskap; Bechdel; Bechdel test; Bechdeltest; Bechdeltestet; Walt Disney; Pixar; Frost; barn; flickor; kulturuppväxt; representationer; skildringar; intryck; taltid; talk time; talktime; gendertimer; jämlikhet; innehållsanalys; feminin; feminism; könsroll; könsroller; socialisering; socialiseringsmodellen; passiv; hushållsarbete; aktiv; media; post-feministisk; postfemininstisk; nyckeltal; populärvetenskaplig; populärvetenskapligt; naturen; uppväxt eller gener; gener eller upppväxt; uppfostran; genetik; könsskillnader; könsuttryck; experiment; hjärnan; plasticitet; konstruktivism; kultivationsteori; kognitiv teori; kvantitativ; kvantitativa mått; kvantitativa metoder; stereotyper; stereotyp; stereotypisk; kvinnnor; kvinna; kön; biologiskt kön; mått; nyckeltal; femininitet; textanalys; filmanalys; kuvad; underkastad; submissiv; oberoende; pappas flicka; patriarkat; patriarkisk; patriarkalt godkännande; manlig; maskulin; kön; genus; äktenskap; kärlek vid första ögonkastet; saga; sagor; bröderna Grimm; film; Mulan; Pocahontas; Snövit och de sju dvärgarna; Askungen; Törnrosa; Den lilla Sjöjungfrun; Skönheten och Odjuret; Aladdin; Trassel; Modig; Frost; Prinsessan och Grodan; Merida; förhållanden; sann kärlek; Grimm; matriark; matriarkisk; patriarkalt godkännande; matriarkalt godkännande; bedöma; betygsätta; mått; mäta; ond styvmor; binära kön; könsidentitet; könsidentiteter; animation; Smurfan; starka kvinnor; starka flickor; positivistisk; positivism; filmvetenskap; filmstudier; antagonism; protagonist; hjältinna; kodning; kultivationseffekten; socialiseringseffekten; socialisationseffekten; kodad innehållsanalys; förenklade mått; kognitiv teori; konnotationer; konnotera; feministisk forskning; könsbalans; mediastudier; mediestudier; massmedia; social media; bilder av kvinnor; kvinnan som bild; images of women; woman as image; reading; interpretation; modern day fairy tales; tolkning;

    Abstract : Simple content analysis methods, such as the Bechdel test and measuring percentage of female talk time or characters, have seen a surge of attention from mainstream media and in social media the last couple of years. Underlying assumptions are generally shared with the gender role socialization model and consequently, an importance is stated, due to a high degree to which impressions from media shape in particular young children’s identification processes. READ MORE

  5. 15. "You don't always like your sisters, but you always love them" : Trans feminine accounts of misogyny, sisterhood and difference in New York City

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Alexander Alvina Chamberland; [2015]
    Keywords : Trans feminine; sisterhood; trans-sisterhood; femi-negativity; trans-misogyny; New York City; trans women; femininity; intersectionality; Transfeminin; systerskap; trans-systerskap; femi-negativitet; trans-misogyni; New York City; transkvinnor; femininitet; intersektionalitet;

    Abstract : This thesis examines six trans feminine informants in New York City's experiences of oppression, trans-misogyny, femi-negativity, racism, and classism, as well as their experiences of community support, conflicts and resistance practices through the lens of the term sisterhood and the practice of sisterhooding. Focus has also been placed on the informant's views on allyship and coalition, and their relationship to other communities, such as the trans masculine community. READ MORE