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1. BODY NORMATIVITY AND THE HYPER(IN)VISIBILITY OF ABJECT BODIES Living with Oppression in the Body Liberation Movement
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaperAbstract : In feminist studies that attempt to theorize embodiment, fat bodies have largely been ignored and excluded from research even though scientific knowledge on weight-based stigma and discrimination shows the importance of studying fatphobia as a system of oppression. Hence, this thesis provides an analysis on the lived experience of fat bodies in relation to body normativity and visibility politics. READ MORE
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2. The Lack of Love : The Sacred and the Suffering Experiences of Female Involuntary Celibates
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : This ethnographic study investigates the reality of female involuntary celibates. To understand how the identification of being a female involuntary celibate has developed online in a shared online environment, I explore the experiences from women who identify as femcels and women who identity as forever alone women. READ MORE
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3. Who's there? : monologues on painting, indexicality and perception. A thinking process.
University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för Konst (K)Abstract : What we encounter in painting is not so much the authentically revealed self of the painter, but rather signs that insinuate that this absent self is somewhat present in it. /Isabelle Graw/ So, then what is a painting? Perhaps it is all about time, a certain amount of time in the constant murmuring stream of consciousness and the unconscious. READ MORE
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4. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Chinese Political Cartoons and the Visualization of Politics
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : The main purpose of this was to examine the current Chinese satirical/political cartoons by studying anti-corruption cartoons. Also, to answer the question from an online discussion about “whether there are satirical cartoons (讽刺漫画) in China today”. The study follows the concept of political cartoons as a medium of politics and society. READ MORE
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5. Dirty Geometry : Searching for a queer architecture in Stockholm city
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : For whom do we draw buildings? Why does contemporary architecture look the way it does?Why are certain aesthetics considered more valid than others? With this project, I propose Dirty Geometry: norm-bending design that could challenge conventions within the field of architecture. It is an investigation of concepts such as ugliness, beauty, architecture and the human body, interiority, femininity and ”bad taste”. READ MORE