Essays about: "the f-word"

Found 3 essays containing the words the f-word.

1. 1. The Rebellion Power of the F-word in Modern Songs : A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Yulong Chen; [2023]
   Keywords : F-word; rebellion power; modern songs; corpus linguistic analysis;

   Abstract : Abstract: In this thesis, the general use and specific instances of F-words in modern music lyrics have been studied based on the corpora extracted from songs in Billboard year-end charts from 2013 to 2022, which represented the most popular songs in English-speaking countries. By screening the actual meaning and contexts of those F-words in the lyrics, I extracted those special instances in which F-words were used to express rebellious feelings to challenge social norms and fight against authority powers. READ MORE

3. 2. Virginia Woolf and the F-Word: On the Difficulties of Defining Woolf's (Anti-)Feminism.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/Litteraturvetenskap

   Author : Ute Kathmann; [2012]
   Keywords : gender studies; feminism; A Room of One s Own; Three Guineas; Toril Moi; Virginia Woolf; Rosi Braidotti; Judith Butler; Elaine Showalter; gender theory; feminist theory; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The following master's thesis discusses Virginia Woolf's essays A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas from contemporary feminist points of views in order to define the nature of Woolf's feminism. The two feminist theorists Rosi Braidotti and Judith Butler serve as the bases of the two most widely known branches in feminist theory today, the sexual difference theory on the one hand, and the theory rejecting compulsory heterosexuality and supporting the concept of change through performativity on the other hand. READ MORE

4. 3. The x-word and its usage : Taboo words and swearwords in general, and x-words in newspapers

   University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Katarina Lindahl; [2008]
   Keywords : Taboo; swearing; cursing; the f-word; the x-word; the c-word; the n-word; offensive language; media; newspapers;

   Abstract : All languages have words that are considered taboo – words that are not supposed to be said or used. Taboo words, or swearwords, can be used in many different ways and they can have different meanings depending on what context they appear in. Another aspect of taboo words is the euphemisms that are used in order to avoid obscene speech. READ MORE