Although Sweden and Denmark are often viewed as being part of “egalitarian Scandinavia”, the recent #MeToo movement has revealed a conflicting reality of a high prevalence of sexual violence in both countries. However, as ...

I work with weaving as an alchemical formula, a thought experiment and a ritual gesture. I am driven by a presence of great sensitivity and tactile sensibility. For me weaving is ambivalent, ambiguous, intense and ...

This essay examines the book Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto, written by Jessa Crispin. My aim is to analyze Crispin’s statement that there is a feminism which focus on personal gain and self-empowerment ...

This thesis examines the relation between knitting, femininity and feminism within the knitting movement organized through social media. The main material used in this study is interview transcriptions. In total, twelve ...

The purpose of this essay is to investigate what vocabulary is being used in children’s books from the Occident to describe female protagonists compared to male protagonists. Foremost, the purpose is to see if different ...

The high fantasy genre has often been accused of conservatism and of perpetuating stereotypes. On the other hand, fantasy has also been noted for its capacity to subvert stereotypes and envision alternatives to the current ...