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Yogans ambivalenser: en genusvetenskaplig analys av yogans uttryck i Sverige genom postkolonial feministisk teori

Sundell, Klara LU (2019) GNVK02 20191
Department of Gender Studies
Abstract
The purpose of this essay is to understand the way yoga is practiced in Sweden through postcolonial feminist theory. The ambivalence of the form yoga takes in a swedish context between the positive aspects it provides for many practitioners in relation to the colonial history and the commodification of the practice is examined through the theoretical and political debate regarding the word cultural appropriation. Through semi structured interviews with yoga teachers the form yoga takes in the swedish society is mapped out and analysed using postcolonial feminist theory. The results of the essay show that understanding the power structures underlying the concept of cultural appropriation is essential to understand the form yoga takes in the... (More)
The purpose of this essay is to understand the way yoga is practiced in Sweden through postcolonial feminist theory. The ambivalence of the form yoga takes in a swedish context between the positive aspects it provides for many practitioners in relation to the colonial history and the commodification of the practice is examined through the theoretical and political debate regarding the word cultural appropriation. Through semi structured interviews with yoga teachers the form yoga takes in the swedish society is mapped out and analysed using postcolonial feminist theory. The results of the essay show that understanding the power structures underlying the concept of cultural appropriation is essential to understand the form yoga takes in the swedish society. The understanding of power structures within yoga opens up to the potential of viewing yoga as a feminist emancipatory personalized practice. This becomes important in line with the gender studies informed ambition of understanding societal phenomenons and their subjects as comlex. (Less)
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author
Sundell, Klara LU
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organization
course
GNVK02 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Yoga, postcolonial feminist theory, cultural appropriation, gender studies
language
Swedish
id
8988669
date added to LUP
2019-07-01 09:31:16
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2019-07-01 09:31:16
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this essay is to understand the way yoga is practiced in Sweden through postcolonial feminist theory. The ambivalence of the form yoga takes in a swedish context between the positive aspects it provides for many practitioners in relation to the colonial history and the commodification of the practice is examined through the theoretical and political debate regarding the word cultural appropriation. Through semi structured interviews with yoga teachers the form yoga takes in the swedish society is mapped out and analysed using postcolonial feminist theory. The results of the essay show that understanding the power structures underlying the concept of cultural appropriation is essential to understand the form yoga takes in the swedish society. The understanding of power structures within yoga opens up to the potential of viewing yoga as a feminist emancipatory personalized practice. This becomes important in line with the gender studies informed ambition of understanding societal phenomenons and their subjects as comlex.}},
  author       = {{Sundell, Klara}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Yogans ambivalenser: en genusvetenskaplig analys av yogans uttryck i Sverige genom postkolonial feministisk teori}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}