Women have historically feared public violence. Although many studies have been undertaken to find solutions, non-western women's experiences have been overlooked. This thesis studies how women's fear of public violence inhibits their movement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The research used semi-structured interview and a narrative analysis based on a theoretical framework separated into public violence, culture, and safety work. The result indicated that fear of violence affects these women's urban movement and societal norms, economic position, and the acceptance of public aggression worsen the situation. Raising awareness in the society was proposed as a solution to overcome public violence.

The purpose of the essay has been to implement a comparative study about how maternal ideals are represented in the magazines Husmodern 1936 and Mama 2022, as well as how they have changed over time. The essay is based on Yvonne Hirdmans theory of genussystemet. Over time mothers' place has changed, from being housewives in the 1930`s to working mothers´ 2022, and therefore the maternal ideals. The essay used a thematic analysis based on Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarkes model on thematic analysis, with influence from Stuart Hall's theory on representation. Three themes emerged during the analysis. The first theme was beauty as a tool for ideal motherhood, which meant that mothers were expected to care about their appearance, because it reflected their motherhood. This appeared in both magazines as advertisement and articles. The second theme was ideal motherhood based on the mother's performance, which means that it is the mothers´ achievements that defines her ability as a mother, either through setting the table, taking care of the home or existing as a mother in general. The third theme was ideal motherhood through the children, which meant that the children's appearance and behavior reflected the mothers' motherhood. Besides resemblance in the maternal ideal through the magazines, it has occurred a renegotiation of the genussystemet. In Husmodern the mother´s place was in the home and her feelings and experiences were absent. This is a contrast to Mama where the mother´s feelings and experiences are emphasized to a large extent. An interesting resemblance between the two magazines was that both wanted to support mothers´ in their everyday life, however from different perspectives. For future research it would be interesting to study the ideals for fathers and how they are different from maternal ideals. Because the fathers ideals are absent in both magazines. 1

Incels thoughts about feminism – A qualitative analysis of an online forum for incels The field of research on incels and their ideology is constantly expanding. While incels online may be a modern phenomenon, it is actively studied by today's researchers. Previous research has primarily focused on incels with links to terrorism, misogyny, and their online activity. Through a thematic analysis, posts created by incels on the website incels.is are studied. The purpose of the study is to examine the thoughts and opinions expressed by forum users regarding feminism and feminists. It also aims to investigate how they justify their criticism of the feminist worldview. The study employs two research questions that guide the research process: How is feminism and feminists described on the online incels forum? and what arguments are used to criticize a feminist worldview? The results of the study indicate that forum users believe feminism and feminists have an end goal of attaining ultimate power in society and, through this, excluding men. The results revealed various ideas about the methods used by feminism to achieve this goal. It is through these ideas that incels justify a negative view of feminism.

In the tradition of western film sector, the mirror has played different roles, from displayingrepresentations of the female body that subsumes into the satisfaction of the male eye toprojecting gendered standards that have taken part in the construction of Western socialimaginaries. Since the motion picture sector is a form of public discourse that influences andshapes beliefs, imagery and cultural practices of a given society, this thesis puts underscrutiny the relation to the mirror in both symbolic and material perspectives through the casestudy of the main mirror scenes of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022). By combininggender sensitive analysis and compositional interpretation methodologies, this thesis showsthe potential of the mirror as an instrument of change and empowerment in relation to genderand ageism. It demonstrates that employing the mirror through a feminist lens enables the denormalisation of negative stereotypes of bodily appearance that are scarcely representedonscreen, as it is the case of aged female bodies. Simultaneously, it renegotiates therelationship between youth and adulthood and disrupts hegemonic representations ofmasculinity. This master’s thesis offers a new feminist perspective of non-normative bodilyappearances using the mirror as the main source of analysis.

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This study explores chosen families within the queer community in Belgium. Chosen families and their dynamics are not well understood because they do not follow the heteronormative way of forming a family. The aim is to see how queer individuals understand and construct their families. It is important to show how people outside of the heteronormative system care for each other because they don’t fit in to the norms that are upheld in society. Five people were interviewed, and the resulting transcripts were analyzed using queer phenomenology and thematic analysis. The material showed that there are different ways of constructing a queer family, and that there are certain objects and places that support this process. It also shows how the participants care for their families by sanctioning some heteronormative practices, such as marriage and caring for “kids”. These findings provide us with insight into how families can be created in unique ways, and how people care for others by challenging the norms of what it means to be in a family. / <p>2023-09-14</p>

The aim with the following study is to define and analyse different types of masculinities in literature, present why they occur and how to work with them in the EFL classroom. The primary source used in this essay is Rick Moody´s short story “Boys”. This text follows two brothers growing up with masculine norms and how they affect them throughout life. In this essay, it is concluded that masculinity is a complex topic with many different versions that can be found in the primary source. Furthermore, this study also offers an explanation that masculinities emerge from society’s expectations and the adaption of grown-ups´ behaviour. In addition to this, it is also stated that working with texts about identity and gender expectations is a necessity in the EFL classroom. By introducing this text, the pupils are invited to explore their own identity and different ways of living, moving from masculinities with negative consequences to masculinities with good consequences.

The purpose with this thesis was to, through a gender perspective, get an insight in equality between genders at the electronic music stage is in Ecuador, with the renowed club Lost Beach Club as a sample for this study. The thesis is based on an observation study made in November 2016 at three different events, marketing materials and correspondence with a producer. The result was adopted through some different approaches of feministic theory and showed that on the electronic music stage at Lost Beach Club gender equality was not presented, and no consciousness about the subject existed. Men was more represented than women but they all got the same response and respect from the audience. The women was excluded unconsciously since they did not have the same opportunities to reach the big stages as men because of the masculine norms in the field.

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Syftet med denna uppsats är att med en genusvetenskaplig ingång undersöka hur relationen mellan femininitet och makt kan skildras i historisk spelfilm. I studien analyseras tre olika filmer från olika årtionden, som alla skildrar samma historiska person, Elizabeth Tudor; The Virgin Queen (1955), Elizabeth (1998) och Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). Utgångspunkten är en kritiskt granskande feministisk filmanalys som utgår ifrån begreppen kvinnlig maskulinitet och hegemonisk femininitet. Med en organisationsteoretisk ingång i enlighet med Abrahamsson (2009) analyseras Elizabeths olika strategier för att legitimera sin makt. Den historiska Elizabeth var tvungen att förhålla sig till sin samtids patriarkala struktur, ideal och krav, men karaktären Elizabeth har också formats och skapats utifrån sin, det vill säga filmens, samtida föreställningar om femininitet och makt. Även om representationer av kvinnor i maktfulla positioner potentiellt kan utmana rådande föreställningar om makt och femininitet betyder det inte att de automatiskt gör det. Jag undersöker hur femininet relateras till makt och hur Elizabeth, som kvinna, kan få sin makt legitimerad.