En studie om genuskonstruktioner i svenska kokböcker

Idag råder ett växande intresse för kost och matlagning och det kommer allt fler nya forum för presentation av matlagning. Även det traditionella forumet kokboken har påverkats av den växande matlagningstrenden. Syftet med den här studien är att utifrån teorier om genus, representationer och streotyper undersöka om könet har en avgörande betydelse för vilken kost som presentereras samt hur genus konstrueras i Svenska kokböcker. För att ta reda på detta inelddes studien först med en kvantititv innehållsanalys av 107 kokböcker, samtliga utgivna på Bonnier fakta och Norstedts förlag under åren 2014 och 2015 i syfte att kartlägga sambandet mellan kost och kön. Baserat på det resultat som framkom valdes två kokböcker ut för att mer djupgående analysera hur genus kan konstrueras i bilder med hjälp av en semiotisk bildanalys. Böckerna som ingår i den kvalitativa delen är Moberg. Maten, drycken och konsten att kombinera (2015) av Per Morberg samt Tinas sommar (2015) av Tina Nordström. Reslutatet från dessa två analyser visar att författarnas kön har betydelse för vilken kost som presenteras i böckerna. Kvinnor skriver i större utsträkning än män om teman som rör hälsa, dieter, vegitarisk och vegansk mat och sötsaker. Män skriver istället mer om alkhol och olika kötträtter. I den semiotiska bildanalysen ser vi hur streotypa könsroller konstrueras och på så vis bidrar med ett upprätthållade av hegemoniska förhållanden där det kvinnliga könet underordnas det manliga i form av ett särskiljande och objektifierande. 

The Power of the Palestinian Landscape : An exploratory study of the functions of power using aerial image interpretation

The Palestinian region is changing rapidly, with both economic and cultural consequences. One way of approaching this very political process is thru the concept of landscape. By viewing the region as a multiprocessual, dynamic landscape the analysis allows for a holistic read where historical and contemporary projections, interpretations and notions of power are fused. This thesis draws on the scholarly fields of humanistic landscape research and aerial image interpretation as well as theories of orientalism and power. A case study of two regions of the West Bank is performed; interviews and observations provide localized knowledge that is then used in open-access image interpretation. By performing image interpretations this thesis explores the power embedded in mapping and the possible inclinations the development towards open-access geospatial analytic tools could have on the functions of power in the Palestinian landscape. By investigating the spatial configuration of the Palestinian landscape and tracing its roots this thesis finds four major themes that are particularly pivotal in the processual change of the Palestinian landscape: the Israeli/Palestinian time-space, the blurring of the conflict, the dynamics of the frontier region and the orientalist gaze. 

Stereotypes below the Surface : A Comparative Study of Three Popular Young Adult Novels in the Romantic Fantasy Genre

In recent years, the young adult genre has become increasingly popular and is experiencing a "second golden age.” It might be expected in such novels, when written by women and featuring gifted female heroines, to find some kind of a feminist message. Indeed, the heroines are often perceived as strong and capable. However, they fall in line with several old gender stereotypes. The three novels chosen for this study are: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard and An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. I will show that women, although perceived as strong and capable on the surface, often conform to stereotypes. In order to do this I analyse how women are portrayed from different perspectives. Women are often perceived as passive in romantic situations, and objectified through the normative male gaze. It is interesting that also in novels written by women for women, the male gaze is prominent. Through this the female reader gains the desire to be objectified, implicitly from the narrative, which is something that works against women’s empowerment in society. Furthermore, the female protagonists rarely, or never, threaten patriarchy in any way and generally work toward reinstating patriarchy which is perceived as the only sensible option. Women in power, who do threaten patriarchy, are portrayed as sadistic witches.

Skolad blick på blommor : Formandet av yrkeskunnande i floristutbildning

This article-based thesis focuses on the formation of vocational knowing within adult and upper secondary floristry education in Sweden. Three articles explore classroom interaction and assessment actions; a fourth considers changes in vocational subject matter during the period 1990–2015. While the first three articles draw on empirical data in the form of video and audio recordings in combination with participant observation, the fourth is based primarily on material-based interview data. All four articles share a sociocultural perspective on educational practice (Wertsch, 1998; Säljö, 2011, 2013) and a relational view of knowing (e.g., Carlgren, 2015; Molander, 1996), in combination with the use of conversation analysis (Goodwin & Heritage, 1990; Sahlström & Melander, 2010) as a tool to illuminate the formation of vocational knowing. The interaction between teacher, student, and floral arrangement is foregrounded to facilitate analysis of the formation of vocational knowing. The results contribute to our understanding of the schooling of the gaze (Goodwin, 1994; Grasseni, 2009, 2011) as appropriated by participants in the interaction. Floristry vocational knowing is shown to evolve in the temporal dimension, encompassing (a) financial and aesthetic values, (b) verbal and non–verbal communication, (c) botanical material and tools, and (d) making. The respective roles and interrelations of these four components of vocational knowing in floristry are discussed. The contribution of the thesis is twofold. First, these articles contribute to the understanding of vocational education through close appraisal of the formation of vocational knowing. Second, in exploring the previously under-researched field of Swedish floristry vocational education, the thesis bridges a gap in existing knowledge of the evolution of Swedish vocational education. As floristry education is little researched internationally, the thesis also contributes to the wider body of international research.