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Kvinnor i gymnasiets historieläroböcker: En analys om genus och jämställdhet i historia 1b läroböcker
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013).
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Women in upper secondary school history textbooks : An analysis of gender equality in History 1b textbooks (English)
Abstract [sv]

Uppsatsen undersöker kivnnors representation i läroböcker för gymnasiekursen Historia 1b, med fokus på deras roller som aktiva aktörer eller passiva åskådare. Studien analyserar om kvinnor presenteras som individer eller en homogen grupp och bedömer i vilken grad läroböckerna möter jämstäldhertsmålen i Lgy 11. Teoretiska utgångspunkter bygger på genus begreppet och Yvonne Hirdmans teori om genuskontraket, som beylyser maktstrukturer och köns seperation. Metoden kombinerar kvantitativa och kvalitativa analyser för att ge en fördjupad förståelse av kvinnors famställning i historieläroböcker. Resultaten visar att kvinnor ofta framställs på ett begränsat och stereotypiskt sött, särskilt under antiken och medeltiden, där män dominerar som aktiva historiska aktörer medan kvonnor framställs i reöigäsa eller passiva roller. Resultaten visar en successiv förbättring av kvinnors representation i läroböcker pubicerade efter Lgy 11, där senare upplagor inkluderar fler och mer varierande framställningar av kvinnor, även om könsbalser kvarstår.

Abstract [en]

The essay analyses the representation of women in upper secondary school textbooks for the History 1b course. Examining their portrayal as active agents or passive observers, and whether they are depicted as individuals or as homogeneous group. The essay evaluates the extent to which these textbooks align with the curriculum´s gender equality objectives and compares the representation of women before and after the introduction of Lgy 11. Drawing on the gender theory and Yvonne Hirdmas´s concept of the gender contract, the study highlights the structual distinctions between the masculine and feminine, with the male often serving as the normative framework. The methodology combines qualitative and quantitative approaches to provide a nunaced understaning of the portrayal of womwn in history. Findings reval that women are frequently depicted in limited and steriotypical roles, particulary during the ancient ans medieval periods where men are dominant as active historical figuers while women are often presented in religious or passice contexts. Findings reval a gradual improvment in women´s representation in textbooks published after Lgy 11, with later editions includiong more diverse and active depictions of women, although significant gender imbalances persist.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 47
Keywords [en]
Gender, women, history, textbooks, representation, curriculum, Lgy 11
Keywords [sv]
Genus, kvinnor, historia, läroböcker, representation, läroplan, Lgy 11
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History
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-103135OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-103135DiVA, id: diva2:1937269
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History
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Secondary Education Programme: Upper-Secondary School: English (300 ECTS credits)
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Available from: 2025-02-13 Created: 2025-02-12 Last updated: 2025-02-13Bibliographically approved

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