Essays about: "traditional gender roles"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 150 essays containing the words traditional gender roles.

  1. 16. Transforming Heterotopia : Exploring how Women Danmei Fans Explore Gender, Build Community, and Circumvent Censorship

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Xinwen Hu; [2023]
    Keywords : Danmei fandom; Chinese subculture; fanfiction; Censorship; Cultural studies;

    Abstract : Danmei fandom is a subcultural community of young women in China. In the context of strict online censorship in China, they engage in the practices of writing, sharing, and reading Danmei fanfic, which is fan secondary works that focuses on the romantic relationship between male characters in media content and popular culture productions. READ MORE

  3. 17. "Be fit, my age, big c**k": Engagements with Hegemonic Masculinity, Hetero(homo)normativity and Discrimination among Queer Male Dating App Users in Malmö and Copenhagen - A Thematic and Summative Content Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Aaron West; [2023]
    Keywords : MSM dating apps; hegemonic masculinity; heteronormative; homonormative; misogyny; body shaming; racism; queer digital geographies; self- re presentation; online disinhibition.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This exploratory research addresses a significant gap in feminist, cultural, and digital geographies by examining the geographic variations of how hegemonic masculinity, hetero(homo)normativity and discrimination is exhibited by MSM dating apps users in two distinct city contexts. Drawing from a post-structuralist humanistic perspective, the study explores how dominant ideologies shape exclusionary online queer spaces made unique by digital placemaking. READ MORE

  4. 18. BLOOD AND SPERM - AND CUNTS : An analysis of the In-Yer-Face theatre genre ́s approach to female roles and characters

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Matilda Belin Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : In-yer-face; performance analysis; drama analysis; gender studies; violence. ; föreställningsanalys; drama analys; genus; våld;

    Abstract : This essay explores the genre of In-Yer-Face theatre and its representation of women. In-Yer-Face theatre emerged in the 1990s in the UK, characterised by its confrontational style and provocative themes. READ MORE

  5. 19. Preventive and supportive measures towards the abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting : A Minor Field Study in The Gambia

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Socialt arbete

    Author : Agi Ramou Jeng; Shewit Mulugeta; [2022]
    Keywords : Female Genital Mutilation Cutting; FGM C; Gender-based violence; Gender equality; The Gambia;

    Abstract : The aim of the study was to examine how advocacy workers from different governmental and non-governmental organisations work with female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and gender equality in The Gambia. We further examined their experienced difficulties and the provided support to women exposed to FGM/C. READ MORE

  6. 20. Language, Gender, and Sexuality in EFL Textbooks : The Case of Greek Public Secondary Schools

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Maria Koutsoupaki; [2022]
    Keywords : language and gender; sexuality; non-binary; LGBTQ ; heteronormativity; queer theory; patriarchy; EFL; Greek public school; textbooks; interviews;

    Abstract : The past few decades have been marked by increasing awareness of issues pertaining to gender and sexuality, since both concepts have started being treated as continuums or spectrums, rather than as binaries. Therefore, the fields of gender and queer linguistics have been growing in significance, in an effort to identify underlying ideologies and biases in language, and to challenge them. READ MORE