Search results for "naisellisuus"

Feminists in High Heels : The Role of Femininity in Second-Wave Feminists' Dress in Finland, 1973-1990

2018

Recent studies have shown that the politics of self–presentation was a contentious issue among feminists. This article, which is based primarily on oral histories, addresses how Finnish second– wave feminists viewed the meanings of dress and appearance for their identity. The focus is on those who believed that feminist ideology liberated them to embrace their femininity and argues that Finnish feminist views about dress liberated women from the orthodox Marxist, pro–Russian Soviet political ideology of the Taistoist movement that was popular among young people in the 1970s, yet also from traditional, conservative female education at home and in school. peerReviewed

“Cute Goddess is Actually an Aunty”: The Evasive Middle-Aged Woman Streamer and Normative Performances of Femininity in Video Game Streaming

2022

In this paper the focus is on the representations of “middle-aged” or “aging” women streamers in western media. I analyze discussions in Western online media around a case of Chinese DouYu live-streamer. “Qiaobiluo Dianxia,” as her streamer name goes, became a topic in Western media after a glitch in her live stream revealed her to be a middle-aged woman, rather than young woman she was assumed to be. The discussions are analyzed with critical discourse analysis. It is argued that the aging bodies of women, both their presence and absence, should be read and understood through toxic gaming culture and geek masculinity and the hegemonic discourse they constitute.

Emotional and Aesthetic Labor of Finnish Military Officers

2021

This study analyzes the emotional and aesthetic labor of Finnish military officers. It examines the kinds of valuations officers attach to the notion of an ideal soldier. The meanings that officers give to these ideals are explored within the wider framework of post-Fordist new work. The ideal soldier is traditionally considered to be physically capable and strong, rational, and in control—features culturally coded as masculine. An analysis of 108 military officers’ writings and 12 interviews showed that while the traditional masculine ideal still exists, a vast variety of valuations are related to new work. The notion of the new ideal worker includes attributes, such as empathy, emotional …

Karvoihin kannattaa katsoa

2022

Articulation of femininity in black metal lyrics : a case study on the lyrics of Cradle of Filth

2001

In a World Where You can be Anyone: An Investigation into the Gendered Social Practices of Pakistani Facebook Users

2021

AbstractThis article investigates the construction of gender identities of Pakistani men and women Facebook users given that Facebook has emerged as the prime social media platform through which Pakistani users interact. By employing thematic analysis and taking insights from theory of performativity and intersectionality, the findings of the interview data suggest that the formation, negotiation, and expression of gender identities on Facebook occurs through complex interplay between the discourses of religion, class, culture, and tradition. In some cases, Facebook highlighted the reproduction of the prevalent cultural models of masculinity and femininity while in other cases; there was re…

"Successful and feminine athlete" and "natural-born fighter" : a discursive exploration of female judoka's identities in Greece and Finland

2018

Despite feminist concerns about the asymmetrical distribution of power in martial arts and combat sports (MACS), sport psychology research has overlooked issues of inequality and socio-cultural difference, as well as their effects on athletes’ experiences and identity negotiation. The present doctoral dissertation explores the intersection of gender, culture, and identity in judo through the lens of cultural praxis and feminist poststructuralist frameworks. The aim was to explore in what ways the cultural context shapes the experiences and identities of female judoka (judo athletes). Two specific objectives were set: to trace the discourses (systems of knowledge) through which female judoka…

Ei muuta kuin käsi nyrkkiin ja eteenpäin. Osaan tämän vielä : sukupuolieron diskurssit ammattiliittojen naispuheenjohtajien johtajuuspuheissa

2001

Sukupuoli Laila Hirvisaaren romaanissa Minä, Katariina (2011)

2015

Pro gradu -tutkielmassani tarkastelen Laila Hirvisaaren romaania Minä, Katariina (2011). Tutkimusongelmani on, löytyykö Minä, Katariinasta sukupuolijärjestelmän rajoja rikkovaa feminiinisyyttä tai maskuliinisuutta, eli voivatko teoksen miehet ja naiset astua alueille, joita pidetään perinteisesti toiselle sukupuolelle kuuluvina. Hypoteesini mukaan Minä, Katariinan päähenkilö Katariina peilaa omaa naiseuttaan aviomiehensä Pietarin epäonnistunutta mieheyttä vastaan. Esitän, että teoksen vahvojen naishahmojen vastapareina Minä, Katariinan mieshahmot ovat heikkoja miehiä. Työssäni pääpaino on sukupuolen, niin feminiinisyyden kuin maskuliinisuuden piirteiden analyysissä. Tarkastelen kohdeteosten…

Androgyynit sankarit : Final Fantasy -pelisarjan sukupuolikuvien tarkastelua

2012

Käsittelen tutkimuksessa japanilaisen Final Fantasy -konsolipelisarjan sukupuolikuvia. Sarjan hahmokuvastolle ominaisia ovat kehollisesti feminiiniset miessankarit sekä toimijuudeltaan vahvat naissankarit, jotka pohjaavat japanilaisen mangan ja animen bishonen-perinteestä ammentavaan sukupuoliestetiikkaan. Tutkimusnäkökulmassani Final Fantasy -hahmojen sukupuolirepresentaatiot asettuvat vertailusuhteeseen länsimaisen populaarikulttuurin sankariesitysten kanssa, mitä kautta niiden (länsimaisia) normeja haastavia piirteitä ja elementtejä luetaan auki. Sarjan sukupuolikuvia analysoidaan kolmen ydinaspektin – kehollisuuden, toimijuuden ja seksuaalisuuden – kautta, joille taustakontekstin muodos…