Sökning: "construction of femininity"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 36 avhandlingar innehållade orden construction of femininity.
1. The Eloquent Blood : The Goddess Babalon and the Construction of Femininities in Western Esotericism
Sammanfattning : The study analyses the changing construction of femininities and feminine sexuality in interpretations of the goddess Babalon, a central deity in Aleister Crowley’s (1875–1947) esoteric religion Thelema. Femininity has occupied a problematic position in feminist theory, frequently associated with lack, artifice, and restriction. LÄS MER
2. Det sanna snillet : Genus och geni hos Thomas Thorild
Sammanfattning : In the eighteenth century, the word genius acquired a new meaning – that of extraordinary endowment – and started to be used to denote a particular type of superior human being. Author and philosopher Thomas Thorild (1759–1808) introduced this new concept in Sweden. LÄS MER
3. Om vi nu ska bli som Europa : Könsskapande och normalitet bland unga kvinnor i transitionens Polen
Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to highlight the discourses surrounding the creation of gender in relation to a number of young, well-educated city women in Poland in the early 21st century. It is my intention to show which “ways of being a woman” that are culturally feasible in Poland in a time of transition – politically, economically, and socially. LÄS MER
4. ”Känn dig själf” : Genus, historiekonstruktion och kulturhistoriska museirepresentationer
Sammanfattning : I den här avhandlingen undersöks hur privilegierade representationer av femininitet och maskulinitet tar sig uttryck och konstrueras i samtida museipraktiker med fokus på Nordiska museet i Stockholm. Studien visar hur dessa musealt imaginära representationer samverkar med intersektionella aspekter som klass, etnicitet, nationalitet och sexualitet. LÄS MER
5. Möjligheternas arena? : Barns och ungas samtal om tjejer, killar, känslor och sexualitet på en virtuell arena
Sammanfattning : Computer mediated communication (CMC) has created new arenas for social interaction in contemporary society, also for children and young people. This raises questions about how these arenas are used by children and young people. LÄS MER