Search for dissertations about: "Gender and literature"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 199 swedish dissertations containing the words Gender and literature.

2. 1. Outsiders and Others : Queer Friendships in Novels by Hermann Hesse

   Author : Oscar von Seth; Claudia Lindén; Jack Halberstam; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hermann Hesse; Peter Camenzind; Der Steppenwolf; outsiderness; otherness; queer friendship; homoeroticism; nonconformism; homosexuality; bisexuality; Bildungsroman; romantic friendship; heterosexual ambivalence; disability; animality; gender; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores how characters who embody outsiderness and/or otherness intersect with and connote queerness—such as, for instance, homoeroticism and nonconformism—in the novels Peter Camenzind (1904) and Der Steppenwolf (1927) by German-language author Hermann Hesse (1877–1962).In most of Hesse’s novels, the narrative revolves around a male protagonist who is characterized as an outsider. READ MORE

4. 2. Gender, Technology and Knowledge

   Author : Sara Goodman; Genusvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Studies of Science and Technolgy STS ; Sweden; Gender; sociology; computerization; globalization; gender and work; gender division of labor; midwifery; midwives; India; reproductive technology; globalisation;

   Abstract : During the last 15 years questions concerning gender, technology and knowledge, have become increasingly recognized as central to the field of the sociology of technology. Nonetheless, critical questions remain unanswered. These issues are addressed here through investigations of the relationship between gender, work, knowledge and technology. READ MORE

5. 3. Contextualizing Entrepreneurship and Gender : A Life-Story Approach to Rural Family Businesses in Sweden

   Author : Shqipe Gashi Nulleshi; Selcen Ozturkcan; Ethel Brundin; Deema Refai; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rural Entrepreneurship; Gender in Entrepreneurship; Context; Proximity; Agency; Emancipation; Rural Family Businesses; Life-story; Contextualizing; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurship has gained increasing attention as a strategic area for rural development. Addressing environmental, demographic, and gender inequality challenges in rural areas requires contextualizing entrepreneurship. READ MORE

6. 4. The Androgyne and the Phoenix : Marguerite de Navarre and Gaspara Stampa: Gendering Early Modern Debates on Love

   Author : Johanna Vernqvist; Carin Franzén; Unn Falkeid; Gary Ferguson; Nancy Frelick; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Marguerite de Navarre; Gaspara Stampa; Early modern Literature; Love; Women writers; Neoplatonism; Androgyne; Phoenix; Love; Gender; Dialogues; Margareta av Navarra; Gaspara Stampa; tidigmodern litteratur; kärlek; kvinnliga författarskap; nyplatonism; androgynen; fenix; genus; dialog;

   Abstract : This study explores Marguerite de Navarre’s and Gaspara Stampa’s literary strategies through a close examination of their appropriation of Neoplatonic ideals of love and gender. Against a backdrop of the cultural and literary canon of the sixteenth century, and through a theoretical framework building on Judith Butler and Michel Foucault, it demonstrates how Marguerite de Navarre and Gaspara Stampa destabilize power relations within the discourses of love and gender, thus gendering early modern debates on love. READ MORE

7. 5. Gender Equality and Conflict : Gendered Determinants of Armed Conflict, Violent Political Protest, and Nonviolent Campaigns

   Author : Susanne Schaftenaar; Isak Svensson; Elin Bjarnegård; Jessica Maves Braithwaite; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender equality; gender inequality; conflict; armed conflict; nonviolent campaign; violent protest; war; gender; women; mobilization; protest; civil resistance; social movements; political violence; riot; conflict data; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Abstract : Women’s rights are not only acknowledged as fundamental human rights, but have also been linked to matters of peace and security by scholars and policymakers. This composite dissertation explores how gender equality affects conflict, specifically armed conflicts, violent political protests, and nonviolent campaigns. READ MORE