Essays about: "story-telling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the word story-telling.

  1. 1. "Doing" masculinity in police work: A study of the narratives of 'becoming' a police officer in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Ana Filipa da Silva Carvalho; [2023]
    Keywords : gender and policing; gendered practices; narrative interview; police story-telling; Sweden; subjectivity; gender equality; police work; jämställdhet; polis arbete;

    Abstract : Police officer has been conventionally regarded as a masculine occupation, where values such as strength, aggressivity and, bravery are commemorated. In Sweden, a country that is highly regarded for its gender equality status, understanding how police officers navigate gendered expectations is crucial to understand the implications of gender in policing. READ MORE

  3. 2. On the Quest for Alternative Ways of Becoming : Multifaceted Means of Maturation in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Martin Ahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; The Green Knight; Failure; The Hero’s Journey; David Lowery; Christopher Vogler; Coming of Age;

    Abstract : Living in an era where success is embraced as a life style, raises concerns that the alternatives to become, to grow and mature have been limited to a single variety – one where only triumph matters. This is a view that is spread through contemporary popular culture, whether it be in social media, video games, tv-series, films or books. READ MORE

  4. 3. Uncovering the Hidden Disease - Endometriosis Experiences Through the Documentary Lens

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Jana Raschdorf; [2022]
    Keywords : Endometriosis; troubling design; documentary film; co-design; health care;

    Abstract : This paper explores the use of documentary-style video to support and explore Troubling Design in the field of the gender biased health care system. Women have been neglected within the health care system for centuries and their physical concerns are often not taken seriously by a respective doctor. READ MORE

  5. 4. Achieving Security by Suicide - A Way of Ensuring a Forever Jihad?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Iris Hautaniemi Forsberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Terrorism; The Islamic State; Identity; Suicide Attacks; Ontological Security; Narratives; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyze how identity and potential ontological insecurity are expressed in the Islamic State’s narrative and how this may explain the use of suicide attacks. This is done by analyzing the language in the Islamic State’s official magazines between 2014 to 2017 through a theoretical lens of ontological security. READ MORE

  6. 5. “It’s not a compliment! It’s a crime” : How young women in the UKare talking about street harassment

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Mullane Nicole; [2021]
    Keywords : men’s violence against women; street harassment; sexual harassment; public space; fear and safety work; gender relations; feminist phenomenology; collective story telling; Sarah Everard; United Kingdom;

    Abstract : This study explores experiences of public sexual harassment among young women in the UKin light of a renewed focus on violence against women after Sarah Everard was raped andmurdered while walking home during lockdown. Thirteen young women were interviewed while this case dominated British media and public debate. READ MORE