In this thesis, I analyse the representations of masculinities in replies to Sam Smith’s and Harry Styles’ bent masculinities on Twitter. My thesis is grounded in masculinity theory, mainly that of R.W. Connell (2005) and Judith Butler’s (1990) theory on gender performativity. The two questions that guide my research are 1) What makes a male-bodied...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a scale that can be used to assess inequality at work based on gender, age and ethnicity that is grounded in Acker’s (2006) inequality regimes. Design/methodology/approach: The authors used three representative samples (total N = 1,806) of Swedish teachers, nurses and social workers to develop and v...
Barnlitteraturens innehåll påverkar hur barnen ser på världen, dem själva samt formar deras uppfattningar av vad som är ett önskvärt beteende eller anses rätt och fel. Representationen av könsnormer och genus i barnlitteraturen kan därmed påverka barnens syn på kön och genus. Vilken barnlitteratur barnen möter i förskolan påverkas av pedagogernas v...
“May I reach a place where I can never see the mountain of defilement” The aim of this study is to investigate how different aspects of gender are actualized in Euripides’ play The Bacchae (405 BC). Specifically, it examines how hegemonic masculinity and gender systems are constructed. Furthermore, the purpose is to create an understanding of how i...
This paper draws from our own experiences of sexism within Business Schools to bring attention to the effects of the operation of a highly masculinized, white, cis-gendered, and patriarchal culture, whether enacted by men or women, and to how we come to be silenced within it. Our work reflects on intersectional issues of race, health (mental and ph...
I denna studie undersöks huruvida det förs en diskurs i nyhetsrapporteringar angående mäns våld mot kvinnor från två olika svenska kvällstidningar som tenderar att normalisera ämnet. Materialet som har använts till studien är rubriker och ingresser från artiklar i publicerade i Aftonbladet och Expressen som alla berör ämnet mäns våld mot kvinnor me...
Knowledge of prepubertal transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children is limited. This study fills a gap in the research literature by exploring the lived experiences of prepubertal TGD children related to gender identity, centering their voices. Interviews with 10 TGD Swedish children 4–12 years old were analyzed through Thematic Analysis. The an...
The growth of cities is pressuring the extraction of scarce and precarious resources, leading to overexploitation. The international community is calling for a more holistic understanding of climate change responses in the urban context, including notions of gender equality and justice aspects. The case of this study, Umeå, is one of many places th...
