Search for dissertations about: "masculinities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the word masculinities.

  2. 1. Constructing Athenian Masculinities : Masculinities in Theophrastus' Characters and Menander's Comedies

    Author : Henrik Berg; Gullög Nordquist; Margaretha Fahlgren; David Konstan; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Theophrastus; Menander; Athenian masculinities; R. W. Connell; early Hellenistic Athens; Theophrastus’ Characters; the comedies of Menander; hegemonic masculinity; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Antikens kultur och samhälle; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv;

    Abstract : This study examines the construction of masculinities in Theophrastus’ Characters and Menander’s comedies. As these works were written in early Hellenistic Athens during a period of great political and social changes, there is reason to assume that also the construction of gender changed. READ MORE

  4. 2. The power of character : Middle-class masculinities, 1800–1900

    Author : David Tjeder; Arne Jarrick; Yvonne Hirdman; Åsa Bergenheim; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Masculinity; masculinities; gender; power; middle class; passions; character; self-made man; sexuality; prostitution; homosocial; the male norm; George L. Mosse; advice manuals; autobiographies; alcohol; gambling; History; Historia; History; historia;

    Abstract : This is a study of continuity and change in middle-class conceptions of ideal manhood. My theoretical cues are the notions of the male as an unproblematised and genderless norm, masculinity as homosocial, and George L. Mosse’s use of countertypes. Notions of passions, youth, and character were important throughout the century. READ MORE

  5. 3. Playing Activists and Dancing Anarchists : Men and Masculinities in Cultural Performances in Contemporary Sweden

    Author : Dirk Gindt; Tiina Rosenberg; David Savran; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Cultural performances; theatrical event; theatricality; gender; men; masculinities; hegemonic masculinity; political demonstrations; prime minister Göran Persson; Sweden; Theatre; Teatervetenskap; teatervetenskap; Theatre Studies;

    Abstract : Playing Activists and Dancing Anarchists is a Ph.D. dissertation that aims to analyse men and masculinities in political demonstrations and similar manifestations by conceptualising and analytically approaching such cultural performances as theatrical events. READ MORE

  6. 4. Playing Activists and Dancing Anarchists : Men and Masculinities in Cultural Performances in Contemporary Sweden

    Author : Dirk Gindt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cultural performances; theatrical event; theatricality; gender; men; masculinities; hegemonic masculinity; political demonstrations; prime minister Göran Persson; Sweden; Theatre; Teatervetenskap; Gender studies; Genus;

    Abstract : Playing Activists and Dancing Anarchists is a Ph.D. dissertation that aims to analyse men and masculinities in political demonstrations and similar manifestations by conceptualising and analytically approaching such cultural performances as theatrical events. READ MORE

  7. 5. Changing boundaries, defending boundaries : Gender relations in the Swedish Armed Forces

    Author : Alma Persson; Boel Berner; Anna Fogelberg Eriksson; Elin Kvande; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender; gender relations; military; civilian employees; organization; Resolution 1325; change; masculinities; homosociality; boundary work; repair work; peacekeeping; Sweden; Genus; genusrelationer; militären; civilanställda; organisation; Resolution 1325; förändring; maskuliniteter; homosocialitet; gränsarbete; reparationsarbete; fredsbevarande arbete; Sverige; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to show how gender is done in the Swedish Armed Forces, against the backdrop of its transition into an international defence organization and the international resolutions that call for gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations. In the so-called “New Armed Forces”, traditional demarcations that have separated civilian employees from members of the military officer profession are no longer self-evident. READ MORE