Sökning: "women’s culture"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 97 avhandlingar innehållade orden women’s culture.
1. Order in Ruins : British Society and the Media Assemblage of The World at War c. 1970-1975
Sammanfattning : This thesis studies a period of intense crisis and creativity in British media, society, and culture, when the settled outcome of the Second World War (WW2) was perceived to be disintegrating. The post-world-war order was becoming an ‘order in ruins’. LÄS MER
2. Genom symaskinens nålsöga : Teknik och social förändring i kvinnokultur och manskultur
Sammanfattning : Second to firearms, the sewing machine is the first mechanical device to be manufactured on a large scale in factories. It is also the first industrial-technological appliance to be brought into the homes of all classes. The sewing machine has played an important role in industrial development and thereby in society. LÄS MER
3. Kvinnokamp : Synen på underordning och motstånd i den nya kvinnorörelsen
Sammanfattning : This thesis analyses ideological positions in the new women’s movement during the 1970s. Three key concepts are central in the study: oppression, struggle and liberation. LÄS MER
4. Chinese women and consumer culture : discourses on beauty and identity in advertising and women's magazines 1985-1995
Sammanfattning : Chinese women and consumer culture are studied through semiotics and discourse analysis of advertisements and beauty editorials from women's magazines. The trajectory of Chinese consumption and advertising development during the last two decades is outlined and the changing notions of female beauty after Mao is examined, describing the resurfacing gender differences and the renewed importance of body and gender, together with the commodification of women and female beauty. LÄS MER
5. Feminine Matters. Women’s Religious Practices in a Portuguese Town
Sammanfattning : This book explores the religious lives of Catholic women in Vila Branca (a pseudonym), a small town on the north coast of Portugal. The study deals with various facets of Catholic religious life, such as the cult of the saints and the Virgin Mary; death-related practices; the material culture of Catholicism; pilgrimage journeys; and the ambiguous relationship between women and priests. LÄS MER