Search for dissertations about: "feminists"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word feminists.

2. 1. Voices of Muslim Feminists : Navigating Tradition, Authority and the Debate about Islam

   Author : Vanja Mosbach; Mia Lövheim; Tuula Sakaranaho; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Muslim Feminism; Islam; Religious Individualization; Scandinavia; Religion; Sociology of Religion; Religionssociologi;

   Abstract : Drawing on in-depth interviews with women in Sweden and the Øresund region who have publicly positioned themselves as believing Muslim feminists, this study explores what is involved in their self-positioning, how they conceptualize Muslim feminism, and construct its meaning. The accounts of the participants in this study revolve around three broad themes: First, the aspiration for self-representation as Muslims, second, the negotiations on gender equality and Islam, and third, the negotiation between internal and external religious authority. READ MORE

4. 2. Subjects of Feminism : The Production and Practice of Anxiety in a Swedish Activist Community

   Author : Kristian Sandbekk Norsted; Don Kulick; Fanny Ambjörnsson; Beverley Skeggs; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anxiety; feminism; feminists; neoliberalism; political activism; Swedish culture; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : Anxiety is a zeitgeist of our time. The range of themes to which anxiety attaches today are truly vast, but anxiety arises and is cultivated in specific ways among different groups of people. READ MORE

5. 3. About being (t)here and making a difference : Black women and the paradox of visibility

   Author : Pauline Stoltz; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Politisk makt och demokrati; Politisk teori och metod;

   Abstract : Feminists, like many others, want to make a difference. They are interested in social change. They are especially interested in the ways this concerns the position of women in our societies. In order to accomplish this, the different actors within the women’s movements of Europe must be present in the political arenas where decisions are made. READ MORE

6. 4. Only women bleed? : a critical reassessment of comprehensive feminist social theory

   Author : Helen Lindberg; Jan Olsson; Richard Wolin; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Catharine M. MacKinnon; Anna G. Jonasdottir; Luce Irigaray; Judith Butler; feminism; political feminism; comprehensive feminism; postfeminism; marxism; social theory; ideology; politcal implications; social science; philosophy of science; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap; Statsvetenskap; Sociology; Filosofi; Gender Studies;

   Abstract : Is there a viable specifically feminist social theory that can serve as heuristic devise in our social research? This thesis is a critical reassessment of the ontological and normative assumptions of four social theories with specific and clear claims of being feminist. These are Catharine M MackInnon’s Radical Feminism, Anna G Jonasdottir’s Theory of Love Power, Luce Irigaray’s Feminism of Sexual Difference and Judith Butler’s Queer Feminism. READ MORE

7. 5. We are (not) anonymous : Essays on anonymity, discrimination and online hate

   Author : Joakim Jansson; Björn Tyrefors; Björn Öckert; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Anonymity; Discrimination; Hate; Applied Econometrics; Gender Economics; Labor Economics; Political Economics; Behavioral Economics; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Haters gonna hate? - Anonymity, misogyny and hate against foreigners in online discussions on political topics. A crucial aspect of freedom of expression is anonymity, but anonymity is a contentious matter. It enables individuals to discuss without fear of repercussions, but anonymity can also lead to hateful writings threatening other's freedom. READ MORE