Published Undergraduate Dissertations

All of the dissertations here are provided by students who have obtained a 1st on their final dissertation projects from their respective universities. Whilst this journal does not use a peer-review process, all works are sourced from reputable universities and grades are confirmed by project supervisors.

Gendered Hierarchies of Violence: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Female-Perpetrated Domestic Abuse in UK Newspapers

By Mia Hatch, University of Surrey. This dissertation investigates the construction of gendered narratives in UK newspaper coverage of female-perpetrated domestic abuse (DA). Even though existing research and campaigning has extensively explored DA, there remains to be an insufficient focus on the portrayal of female perpetrators and male victims in news media. This raises important questions around how evolving dynamics of DA is going to be understood, if reporting still op

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