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Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality (2019)
Thesis
Grabher, B. Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223173

In the context of the transformative ambitions of event-based, culture-led urban regeneration, this thesis interrogates the production of cultures of gender equality in City/ Capital of Culture mega-events. Inspired by Donostia/ San Sebastián as Euro... Read More about Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality.

Fathering in the city : diverse masculinities and care giving practices in New York City (2019)
Thesis
Gallais, C. Fathering in the city : diverse masculinities and care giving practices in New York City. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221975

This thesis is about primary caregiving fathers in New York City. It aims to explore the changing nature of masculinities in relation to fatherhood. Starting with the premise that not all masculinities are equal, it asks whether, and if yes, how, dif... Read More about Fathering in the city : diverse masculinities and care giving practices in New York City.

Equality building in Europe: praxis, paradoxes, and the transformative potential of gender+ training (2019)
Thesis
Enderstein, A.-M. (2019). Equality building in Europe: praxis, paradoxes, and the transformative potential of gender+ training. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222940

The last six decades have seen measurable progress in equality policies and projects in Europe, but as existing research demonstrates, this work is characterised by paradoxes and faces significant opposition in the current sociopolitical environment.... Read More about Equality building in Europe: praxis, paradoxes, and the transformative potential of gender+ training.

An ethnographic study of women's experiences of breastfeeding in the Karo Highlands of Indonesia (2018)
Thesis
Pinem, M. L. (2018). An ethnographic study of women's experiences of breastfeeding in the Karo Highlands of Indonesia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221998

This thesis is an ethnographic study of women's experiences of breastfeeding. Based in the Karo Highlands of Indonesia on the island of Sumatera and a marginalised location in terms of geography, ethnicity, religion, and state policy, the aim of this... Read More about An ethnographic study of women's experiences of breastfeeding in the Karo Highlands of Indonesia.

Aesthetic surgery and the expressive body (2017)
Journal Article
Alsop, R., & Lennon, K. (2018). Aesthetic surgery and the expressive body. Feminist Theory, 19(1), 95-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464700117734736

In this paper we explore the relation between bodies and selves evident in the narratives surrounding aesthetic surgery. In much feminist work on aesthetic surgery such narratives have been discussed in terms of the normalising consequences of the ob... Read More about Aesthetic surgery and the expressive body.

A novel alternative. Book groups, women, and workplace networking (2015)
Journal Article
Alsop, R. (2015). A novel alternative. Book groups, women, and workplace networking. Women's studies international forum, 52, 30-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2015.07.006

Drawing on the results of a small qualitative research project involving four work-based book groups – three in the UK and one in the USA- this article examines the ways in which participation in workplace reading groups facilitates women’s networkin... Read More about A novel alternative. Book groups, women, and workplace networking.

Commercialization of agriculture in Nigeria : a gender analysis of cash crop production in Yekemi, Osun State (2015)
Thesis
Afolabi, M. M. (2015). Commercialization of agriculture in Nigeria : a gender analysis of cash crop production in Yekemi, Osun State. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219061

The commercialization of agriculture is seen as a cornerstone of processes of development and modernisation and the incorporation of rural farmers into this economy shows their importance as a major pillar in the economy. In Nigeria, cash crop produc... Read More about Commercialization of agriculture in Nigeria : a gender analysis of cash crop production in Yekemi, Osun State.

Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students (2008)
Thesis
Medhurst, P. W. (2008). Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208976

This thesis is concerned with part-time undergraduate students within the higher education system in England. In particular it focusses on the strategies this group of students employ to complete their degrees successfully. I place the experience of... Read More about Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students.

The widening participation agenda: the marginal place of care (2008)
Journal Article
Alsop, R., Gonzalez-Arnal, S., & Kilkey, M. (2008). The widening participation agenda: the marginal place of care. Gender and Education, 20(6), 623-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540250802215235

This paper is based upon two empirical studies, which identify care-giving responsibilities as a key mediator of mature students' - a target group within the widening participation strategy - experiences of higher education. Employing a feminist lens... Read More about The widening participation agenda: the marginal place of care.

Fatherhood, masculinity and anger: men understanding emotion work in families (2008)
Thesis
Jarrell, C. R. (2008). Fatherhood, masculinity and anger: men understanding emotion work in families. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212851

The objectives of this thesis are:

1. To contribute to the contemporary agenda on research into fatherhood by focusing on the successes and difficulties of fathers being more involved in the intimate care of their children.

2. To contribute to... Read More about Fatherhood, masculinity and anger: men understanding emotion work in families.

Women who kill their abusive partners : an analysis of queer theory, social justice and the criminal law (2002)
Thesis
Carline, A. (2002). Women who kill their abusive partners : an analysis of queer theory, social justice and the criminal law. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210200

This thesis examines the criminal law's treatment of women who kill their abusive partners through a theoretical framework developed from queer theory and social justice. More specifically, in relation to queer theory, the thesis considers the work o... Read More about Women who kill their abusive partners : an analysis of queer theory, social justice and the criminal law.

Women's reproductive lives as a symbolic resource in Central and Eastern Europe (2001)
Journal Article
Hockey, J., & Alsop, R. (2001). Women's reproductive lives as a symbolic resource in Central and Eastern Europe. European Journal of Women's Studies, 8(4), 454-471. https://doi.org/10.1177/135050680100800404

When Communism collapsed in Central and Eastern Europe women seemed to lose the control they had gained over their reproductive lives. Abortion rights became more limited as did access to childcare and maternity benefits. The authors argue that this... Read More about Women's reproductive lives as a symbolic resource in Central and Eastern Europe.