Category: Gender studies / Feminist Theory
Wotas: the Construction of Masculine Identity Among Male Fans of BNK48
The debut of BNK48, a Thai female idol group, in 2017 introduced Thai society to Japanese idol culture and brought …
Instagram as a Catalyst of Change: Kohati Dakwah Organization’s Adoption of Women’s Empowerment Programme on Instagram @perempuanberkisah
This research aims to find out how Kohati Dakwah processes the innovation of women's empowerment programs in the @perempuanberkisah.id Instagram …
The Intersection of Visual Culture, Politics, and Eating Disorders in Turkish Media: A Case Study on Hayat and Elele Magazines
In this research paper, I aim to explore the intersection of visual culture, advertising, and eating disorders, specifically focusing on …
Understanding and Promoting Gender Diversity Among Senior Faculty at the University of Tokyo: A Student Action Project
Despite active efforts by the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) to promote women's academic career development, the ratio of females remains …
The ‘Culture Hero’ in Literary Anthropology: A Gynocentric Perspective on the Narrative Cosmology Constructed in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Earthsea Cycle
Given the compass of literary anthropology, the formulaic predilection for a male ‘culture hero’, charging at or circumventing obstacles while …
Are Women Still Better at Learning Languages? Examining Gender Differences on Learners’ Academic Performance at University
Several past studies (for instance, Steffens & Jelenec: 2011, Heinzmann: 2009) investigated gender stereotypes on language learning at school. They …
The Influence of Gender Role Ideologies in Women’s Careers: A look at Marianismo and Machismo in the Treatment Room
Global statistics document an increase in women’s careers in the professions and portray successful female roles in the industrial, political …
The Struggle of Waria Buddies to Achieve Symbolic Capital in an Infectious Diseases Intermediate Care Unit in Indonesia
HIV/AIDS is a major health issue that has become the concern of various parties. Infection Diseases Intermediate Care Unit (Unit …
National and Gender Power Negotiations in Harriett Low’s Lights and Shadows of a Macao Life
Dictated by the cult of domesticity, American women's status in the mid-19th century remains largely the same from previous centuries: …
Roald Dahl’s Problematic Gender Characterization of Miss Trunchbull in Matilda
Despite the popularity of Roald Dahl's last major work, Matilda (1989), there seems to be comparatively few scholarly criticisms about …