Essays about: "social feminist theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 161 essays containing the words social feminist theory.

  1. 1. Frankenstein's Mother - Mapping structures, and researching ways of creating new ones, within the interrelated entanglement of artistic practice and motherhood

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

    Author : Clara Aldén; [2021-01-11]
    Keywords : Motherhood; Clanarchist; Hegemonies; Feminism;

    Abstract : American artist Judy Chicago once told another artist, Helen Million Ruby, that she had tochoose between her children and artistic practice. When asked about this, she commented that she was not giving an ultimatum but merely stating a fact. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender in Pride and Prejudice : A look at gender roles relating to the characters Elizabeth and Lydia Bennet

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Jessica Pedersen; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender; Gender roles; Pride and Prejudice; Jane Austen; EFL; upper secondary school; critical literacy theory; feminist literary theory.;

    Abstract : This essay will discuss gender in Pride and Prejudice, the timeless work by Jane Austen. It also discusses how a teacher might approach the subject of gender roles in a classroom environment based on a reading project featuring Pride and Prejudice. READ MORE

  4. 3. Empowering or burdening women? Assessing precariousness of vocationally trained women in Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Raj Kharel; [2021]
    Keywords : Closure; Precariousness; Exclusion; Postcolonial Feminism; Gender-stereotyped occupations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Amidst the paradox concerning the role of gender-stereotyped vocational training programmes in empowering women, this research makes a qualitative study of the training and post-training experiences of women graduating from two so-called women friendly vocational training programs – tailoring and beautician. 12 beauticians and 7 tailors have contributed as interview participants in this research, and the data thus gathered have been analysed from theoretical perspectives of Closure Theory, Precariousness and Postcolonial Feminist Theory. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gender Roles Represented by the Four Main Characters in Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Sara Niklasson; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender roles; Gone with the Wind; Margaret Mitchell;

    Abstract : Margaret Mitchell’s one and only novel, Gone with the Wind, was an instant hit when it waspublished in 1936. The novel is a romantic tragedy that takes place in a very traditional society inthe state of Georgia in the United States before, during, and after the Civil War. READ MORE

  6. 5. Drudgingly the squirrel feeds itself- Performatively collective action influences oppressive norms: Mixed-Method Study on the Subversion of Oppressive Norms in Activist and Policy Discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Manon Bisdorf; [2021]
    Keywords : oppressive norms; collective action; performativity; mixed methods; feminist research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Like a squirrel that slowly collects nuts for the winter, this thesis emphasizes the importance of small acts in the collective struggle for a just world. Currently, oppressive norms confine certain ways of being. READ MORE