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1	African male voices: representation of women images in selected isiZulu literary texts; reality or idealism? Mzoneli-Makhwaza, Irene Nini January 2016 (has links) A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of African Languages at the University of Zululand, 2016 / In this thesis, the research focused on representation of women images in the selected isiZulu literary texts. From the late 1940’s up to 1994 South Africans struggled under the apartheid regime. During this period of time Black women were doubly oppressed by their patriarchal and traditional cultures as well as by the apartheid system of government. With the change of government in 1994, a new era in the history of South Africa was ushered in. The underlying foundations of the new constitution were democratic values of gender equality, non- racial, non sexist society. It is against this backdrop that the thesis focused on exploring the effects and or impact of perceptions about women within a changing and transforming society in Africa in general and South Africa specifically. The isiZulu texts selected that were analysed are works of transitional period partly because they were published during the time of political and social transformation. Whilst other texts that were analysed were published during the post-independence period. The rational behind this was to give a broader spectrum that reflects the reality; as well as to establish whether the socio- political transformation has had an impact on how male authors represent women in isiZulu literary texts. Literary feminist philosophy was employed to highlight whether their depiction is real or idealized. The study concluded that gender inequality was still prevalent in the depiction of women images in selected isiZulu literary texts authored by males. There was no transformation that had been made by male authors in their portrayal of women characters to reflect the current political and social order
2	Their Lordships divided? : the representation of women in the transitional House of Lords 1999-2009 Eason, Christina January 2011 (has links) This thesis set out to discern how women's representation, as a multi-faceted concept and process, plays out in the context of the House of Lords. The primary motivation of this inquiry concerned the reality that women are persistently under-represented in political chambers worldwide. Beyond this, scholarship has overlooked the site of the House of Lords despite significant advances made in women's presence that facilitate closer analysis. This is also compounded by the status of the chamber itself: in its 'transitional' phase post the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 the chamber is suggested to act with greater legitimacy and effectiveness. Finally concentration upon the representation of women in the transitional House of Lords is pertinent as the chamber remains in a state of flux and there is an opportunity to prioritise women's representation as a key plank of the reform agenda. Normative feminist interpretations of representation are the primary frameworks of analysis. Methodologically, this research inquiry synthesised and triangulated the use of quantitative and qualitative research techniques in order to unpack the processes and influences upon all dimensions of women's political representation in the House of Lords. This helped to present a sufficiently nuanced analysis. There have been obvious attempts to numerically feminise the chamber, although there are systemic de facto and de jure reserved seats for men in the chamber which guard against radical improvements in women's descriptive presence. Women peers undertake important roles and the House of Lords maintains a culture and institutional norms that are befitting for women and feminised styles of politics which is positive for the symbolic representation of women. Finally, women peers actively seek to represent women through the agenda-setting features of the Lords, although the way this is manifested is mediated by political affiliation. The opportunities to substantively represent women through the legislative features of the House of Lords are narrower, although both male and female peers have successfully influenced legislative output to act for women. 328.41071
3	A representação feminina em Mulher Pantera e Mulher Maravilha / The representation of women in Miss Fury and Wonder Woman Cunha, Jaqueline dos Santos 23 April 2016 (has links) Submitted by Marlene Santos (marlene.bc.ufg@gmail.com) on 2016-08-09T20:56:55Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Jaqueline dos Santos Cunha - 2016.pdf: 8823231 bytes, checksum: c2c066d328b463a4799f3ca0f32ff38c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2016-08-10T11:13:02Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Jaqueline dos Santos Cunha - 2016.pdf: 8823231 bytes, checksum: c2c066d328b463a4799f3ca0f32ff38c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T11:13:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Jaqueline dos Santos Cunha - 2016.pdf: 8823231 bytes, checksum: c2c066d328b463a4799f3ca0f32ff38c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-23 / Since around 1940s it has been debated about the impact of comic books in society. However, it was from no earlier than the 1970s, with the growing interest of scholars, they have come to be regarded as an artistic expression that can inform, criticize, maintain and/or subvert the norm. In an attempt to contribute to this discussion, this master dissertation investigates in a comparative perspective to what extent the comic books Miss Fury by Tarpé Mills and Wonder Woman by William Moultan Marston, both superheroine debuted in 1941, subvert the representation of the models of femininity in the 1940s. Tarpé Mills (1912-1988), throughout the Miss Fury, outlines an independent character, within the text, and an illustration that is coherent with the style of art that aligns the woman stereotypes of beauty and sensuality widespread at the time; she creates a super heroine and secondary characters marked by ruptures and continuity with the patriarchal discourses. In turn, William Moultan Marston (1893-1947) created within the text, a feminist superhero who would work as a new model of women, but like Miss Fury the illustration of Wonder Woman followed in affinity with the idea of promoting visual pleasure of the female body to the characters and readers, especially heterosexual readers. Thus, specifically, this dissertation analyzes the female representations and the ruptures with patriarchal discourse within the contradictory narratives. In order to accomplish my research goals, I have used the theories used in Women’s Studies (BEAUVOIR, 1949; WOLF, 2002) and in Comics Studies (MCCLOUD, 1995, 2006; WOLK, 2007). / Desde a década de 1940 tem se debatido acerca do impacto das histórias em quadrinhos na sociedade. No entanto, foi somente a partir da década de 1970, com o crescente interesse de pesquisadores acadêmicos, que elas passaram a ser analisadas como uma manifestação artística que pode informar, criticar, manter e/ou subverter a norma. Na tentativa de contribuir com essa discussão, esta dissertação investiga numa perspectiva comparada em que medida as produções quadrinísticas Mulher Pantera de Tarpé Mills e Mulher Maravilha de William Moutan Marston, ambas super-heroínas debutadas no ano de 1941, subvertem os modelos de representação da feminilidade na década de 1940. Tarpé Mills (1912-1988), por meio de um texto que delineia o perfil de uma personagem independente e de uma ilustração que coaduna com o estilo de arte que alinha a mulher aos estereótipos de beleza e sensualidade difundidos à época, constrói uma super-heroína e personagens secundárias marcadas pelas ideias de ruptura e continuidade com os discursos patriarcais. Por sua vez, William Moutan Marston (1893-1947) criou, no âmbito do texto, uma super-heroína feminista que serviria como novo modelo as mulheres, mas a exemplo de Mulher Pantera a ilustração seguia em afinidade com a ideia de promoção do prazer visual do corpo feminino para os personagens e para os leitores, especialmente para leitores homens e heterossexuais. Assim, especificamente, o propósito é analisar as representações femininas e perceber as rupturas com o discurso patriarcal no interior das contraditórias narrativas. Para desenvolver a pesquisa a que me propus, lancei mãos dos estudos sobre mulher (BEAUVOIR, 1949; WOLF, 2002) e dos estudos sobre histórias em quadrinhos (MCCLOUD, 1995, 2006; WOLK, 2007). Super-heroínas Representações femininas Discurso patriarcal Superheroines Women representation Patriarchal discourse LETRAS::LINGUA PORTUGUESA
4	The significance of transformational leadership in pursuing gender parity in the Department of Social Development, Sekhukhune District in Limpopo Province Mokomane, Kgonthe Melisa January 2017 (has links) Thesis (MBA.) --University of Limpopo, 2017 / This study drew attention to the influential role the transformational leadership constructs can play in increasing women representation in decision making structures of the Department of Social Development (DSD). The DSD’s Sekhukhune District in Limpopo Province was used as an area of study. The aim of the study was to investigate the significance of transformational leadership in pursuing gender parity in the DSD’s Sekhukhune District. The study followed an exploratory research design and implemented a qualitative methodology. A total of 10 DSD managers were targeted. Furthermore, a purposive sampling was used and interviews were conducted as the method of data collection. The data collected had been analysed thematically. The results revealed that although there have been improvements of more appointed women managers within the organisation. There were still more women managers than men managers within the organisation. However, most men occupy senior management positions while most women occupy the lower managerial positions. Most managers were not inspired to perform more than they were expected giving the reason that, they lack resources and their efforts often go unrecognised. Most managers found political appointment discouraging towards fair promotions. Nevertheless, there were enough women who possess required leadership skills. Conversely, there were no programmes that support women participation and empowerment in issues relating to gender parity. Leadership training, transformational leadership, provision of resources and salary acceleration were common suggestions to pursue gender parity. The study recommends that the DSD Sekhukhune District leadership should adopt and implement transformational leadership, change political appointment, appoint leaders with relevant qualifications, establishing a functional gender mainstreaming office within the DSD Sekhukhune District, adequate budgetary support and specialised training of staff shall assist in closing the gender parity gap. Transformational leadership Women representation Gender parity Leadership in minority women Transformational leadership Women in development -- South Africa
5	Obraz ženy a muže v učebnicích dějepisu / Representation of women and men in history textbooks Pilátová, Denisa January 2014 (has links) This work deals with the issue of gender in textbooks regarding the image of woman and man, with the main question being: What is the image of woman and man in history textbooks give us? History as a subject reflects the conception of woman and man as based mainly on the historical context in which the textbooks reflect the actual events of the past. The introductory part of the work starts treating gender on a general level and then preceeds to a specifical gender analysis of textbooks. The following part of the work presents content analysis of selected history textbooks.
6	AS ANASTÁCIAS DO QUILOMBO: Uma análise da participação e representação da mulher no hip-hop maranhense / EL QUILOMBO ANASTÁCIAS: Un análisis de la participación y representación de las mujeres en el hip-hop Maranhão. / THE QUILOMBO ANASTÁCIAS: An analysis of the participation and representation of women in the maranhão hip-hop DURANS, Claudimar Alves 10 December 2014 (has links) Submitted by Maria Aparecida (cidazen@gmail.com) on 2017-04-12T15:05:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Claudimar Alves Durans.pdf: 1361124 bytes, checksum: 706c3bb4e8536ececa08c1216636b9c4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-12T15:05:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Claudimar Alves Durans.pdf: 1361124 bytes, checksum: 706c3bb4e8536ececa08c1216636b9c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-10 / FAPEMA / This work aims to understand the participation and the social representations of the woman built by hip-hop Maranhão, in particular by the Group of women of Hip Hop movement – "black Anastasia", part of the hip-hop Movement Organized of Maranhão "Quilombo Urbano". You want to analyze, as the political-cultural movement, bringing together three artistic events: rap, break and graphite have treated gender relations in your interior, represented women and developing activities in order to build the ethnic-racial identity and gender to women who participate in it. To do so, We understand the hip-hop as a resistance movement and protest from its origins in American black ghettos has been formed by people whose identities are stigmatized, but have (re) and (re) built their ethnic and racial identities and gender, Deconstructing and subverting the dominant patterns of ethnic belonging and masculinity. While methodology, the study was conducted by the combination of bibliographical research, documentary and empirical, which led to the insertion of the researcher researched group. The analyses are based on theoretical considerations about HipHop, identity, gender relations and representation of women. The data reflected were collected through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, as well as the acquisition of documents, letters, pamphlets, newspapers and various other materials used and produced by hip-hop, in particular. We understand that hiphop is, despite all its contradictions, in a possibility for women seeking a collective action questioning the slighted positioning that is assigned to These, from a feminist claim building paths to greater cultural and political visibility. / Este trabajo tiene como objetivo comprender la participación y las representaciones sociales de la mujer construida por Maranhão hip-hop, particularmente por el grupo de mujeres de Hip Hop parte de movimiento – "Anastasia negro", del movimiento hip-hop organizado de Maranhão "Quilombo Urbano". Desea analizar, como el movimiento político y cultural, reunir a tres eventos artísticos: rap, break y grafito han tratado las relaciones de género en su interior, representadas las mujeres y desarrollar actividades con el fin de construir la identidad étnica-racial y género a las mujeres que participan en él. Para ello, Entendemos el hip-hop como un movimiento de resistencia y protesta desde sus orígenes en ghettos negros estadounidenses ha sido formadas por personas cuyas identidades son estigmatizados, pero tienen (re) y (re) construye sus identidades étnicas y raciales y género, Deconstruyendo y subvirtiendo los patrones dominantes de pertenencia étnica y masculinidad. Mientras que la metodología, el estudio se realizó mediante la combinación de investigación bibliográfica, documental y empírica, que condujeron a la inserción del investigador Grupo investigado. Los análisis se basan en consideraciones teóricas sobre HipHop, identidad, relaciones de género y representación de las mujeres. Los datos reflejados se recolectaron a través de entrevistas semi-estructuradas, observación participante, así como la adquisición de documentos, cartas, folletos, periódicos y otros materiales diversos utilizado y producido por hip-hop, en particular. Entendemos que hiphop es, a pesar de todas sus contradicciones, en una posibilidad para las mujeres busca una acción colectiva que cuestiona la posición del ofendido se asigna a Éstos, de una reivindicación feminista construyendo caminos para una mayor visibilidad política y cultural. / Este trabalho tem como objetivo compreender as a participação e as representações sociais da mulher construídas pelo hip-hop maranhense, em especial pelo grupo de mulheres do movimento Hip Hop – “Preta Anastácia”, que faz parte do Movimento Hip-Hop Organizado do Maranhão “Quilombo Urbano”. Pretende analisar, como o movimento político-cultural, que reúne três manifestações artísticas: o rap, break e grafite têm tratado as relações de gênero em seu interior, representado as mulheres e desenvolvendo atividades no sentido de construir a identidade étnico-racial e de gênero às mulheres que participam dele. Para tanto, entendemos o hip-hop como um movimento de resistência e protesto que desde suas origens nos guetos negros norte-americanos tem sido formado por pessoas cujas identidades são estigmatizadas, mas que têm (re)apropriado e (re)construído suas identidades étnico-raciais e de gênero, desconstruindo e subvertendo os padrões dominantes de pertencimento étnico e masculinidade. Enquanto metodologia, o estudo foi realizado mediante a combinação da pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e empírica, o que levou a inserção da pesquisadora o grupo pesquisado. As análises propostas são baseadas nas considerações teóricas sobre HipHop, identidade, relações de gênero e representação sobre as mulheres. Os dados refletidos foram coletados por meio de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, observação participante, bem com na aquisição de documentos, letras de músicas, panfletos, jornais e diversos outros materiais utilizados e produzidos pelo hip-hop, em especial o maranhense. Compreendemos que o hiphop se constitui, apesar de todas as suas contradições, em uma possibilidade para as mulheres que buscam um agir coletivo questionando o posicionamento inferiorizado que é atribuído a estas, a partir de uma reivindicação feminista, construindo caminhos para uma maior visibilidade cultural e política. Hip-hop; Identity; Women; Representation Antropologia Urbana
7	Translating Women in the Quran: A Corpus-Based Analysis Alasfour, Alaa Mohammed 26 April 2021 (has links) No description available. Language Middle Eastern Studies Religion Gender Studies Womens Studies translation Quran women corpus-based analysis gender studies feminism women representation
8	Women Representation in Disaster Risk Reduction : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the UNDRR Frameworks Gerbais, Juliette January 2020 (has links) While early relocation is not makeable, disaster risk reduction seems to be the most effective tool to decrease the impact of a disaster. This case study focuses on three UNDRR frameworks as they appear to be the greatest instance of international documents referring to disaster risk reduction (DRR). Especially, this research examines the representation of women within these frameworks and how their portrayal in DRR has changed over the last two decades. To do so, a critical discourse analysis of the three UNDRR frameworks is conducted. This study benefits from a social vulnerability approach and further engages with the Feminist Political Ecology theory. The analysis finds that even though women are increasingly represented in the frameworks, their roles as active participants remain negligible. Their knowledge and interest are still not recognised as valuable in DRR. Rather, women seem to be employed as tools to include more gender-sensitive programmes. This study recommends a greater and more complex emphasis on women in future DRR policies. gender mainstreaming women participation social vulnerability disaster risk reduction Sendai framework UNDRR UN women representation international frameworks Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap
9	Black Food Trucks Matter: A Qualitative Study Examining The (Mis)Representation, Underestimation, and Contribution of Black Entrepreneurs In The Food Truck Industry Ariel D Smith (14223191) 11 August 2023 (has links) <p>Food trucks have become increasingly popular over the last decade following the Great Recession of 2008. Scholars have begun to study the food truck phenomenon, its future projected trajectory, and even positioning it within social justice discourse along cultural lines; however, scholarship has yet to address the participation of Black entrepreneurs in the food truck industry.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The objective of this dissertation is to expand the perception of Black food entrepreneurs within the food truck industry by interrogating how Black food truck owners are misrepresented, under analyzed, and underestimated. Using a series of interdisciplinary qualitative methods including introspective analysis, thematic coding analysis, and case studies, I approach this objective by addressing three questions. First, I analyze movies and television to understand where Black-owned food trucks are represented in popular culture and how they are depicted. In doing so, we come to understand that Black business representation, specifically Black food truck representation consistently falls victim to negative stereotypes. These stereotypes can influence the extent to which Black food truck owners are taken seriously and seen as legitimate business leaders in their community. Second, I interview 16 Black food truck entrepreneurs to understand why the mobile food industry appealed to them and how it has become a platform for them to explore other opportunities. Finally, I review eight cities that have launched Black food truck festivals and parks within the last 6 years to gain an understanding of the collective power wielded by Black food truck owners and its impact Black communities. Moreover, this dissertation challenges the myth that collectivism does not exist among Black entrepreneurs and the Black community broadly.</p> Business systems in context Food and hospitality services Business and labour history Entrepreneurship Cinema studies Screen media Digital heritage Heritage and cultural conservation Heritage collections and interpretations Social and cultural anthropology Urban community development Sociology of inequalities Urban sociology and community studies Media studies Consumption and everyday life Cultural and creative industries Cultural studies of nation and region Culture, representation and identity Screen and media culture Food Truck food trucks Black owned Black owned food truck mobile food street food street food vending street food entrepreneurship Black food Black food truck studies food truck studies African American Studies African American foodways Black foodways Black food entrepreneurship Black movies Black television The Food Truck Scholar The Food Truck Scholar Podcast Black business Black businesses Barbershop 3 The Last OG The Chi Think Like a Man food truck festivals food truck park foodtruck Roi Choi The Great Food Truck Race Chef Chef movie Black representation Black men Black women Black men representation Black women representation critical race theory case study introspective analysis Black entrepreneurs African American entrepreneurs food truck industry mobile food vending Black food truck owner Black food truck entrepreneur food truck owner food truck operator food trucker Black food trucker African American food truck owner African American food trucker food truck podcast food truck show storytelling African American storytelling Black studies africana studies entrepreneurial storytelling food studies Black food studies African American food studies enterprise food truck enterprise Black food trucks matter Black businesses matter Buy Black Black dollars Black economics Black dollar soul food southern studies Black diaspora \

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