Blog posts tagged ‘Yuan Changying Prize’

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Young Woman: Life as a Paradox

Rhodd Friswell draws on ‘doing gender’ theory to explore how their subversion of gender norms was influenced by her immediate familial and peer group environment. This piece received an honourable mention for the 2025 Yuan Changying Prize recognizing outstanding work by students in the pre-Honours course Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World.

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Empowerment or Empire? Reassessing Germany’s Feminist Foreign Policy and its consequences on Iran’s civil society

Mara Bentzin analyses how Germany’s stance on economic sanctions on Iran undermines its Feminist Foreign Policy. This piece was a winner of the 2025 Yuan Changying Prize recognizing outstanding work by students in the pre-Honours course Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World.

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Yuan Changying prize runner up '23-'24

This year’s Yuan Changying Runner Up Prize in Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World goes to Harriet Marchand (Year 1, MA Politics). The jury felt this essay offered an excellent […]
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Yuan Changying prize winning essay '23-24

This year’s Yuan Changying Prize in Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World goes to Ariella Glaser (Year 1, MA Sociology and Politics) for a nuanced and innovative analysis with sophisticated […]
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Yuan Changying Prize Winners 23/24!

GENDER.ED and the School of Social and Political Science’s Gender Politics Research Group are delighted to announce the winners and shortlist for the annual Yuan Changying Prize. Winning observations will […]
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Yuan Changying Prize Honourable Mention – Masculinity, Femininity and Religion in Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’

This blog series showcases the student winners of the Yuan Changying Prize, sponsored by GENDER.ED and SPS’s Gender Politics Research Group. The prize recognises outstanding ‘gender observations’ written by students […]
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Yuan Changying Prize Winning Essay – ‘My (Stereo) Type on Paper: The Representation of Masculinity in Love Island’

This blog series showcases the student winners of the Yuan Changying Prize, sponsored by GENDER.ED and SPS’s Gender Politics Research Group. The prize recognises outstanding ‘gender observations’ written by students […]
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Yuan Changying 1st Prize Winner’s Observations – ‘I am from…’

This blog series showcases the student winners of the Yuan Changying Prize, sponsored by GENDER.ED and SPS’s Gender Politics Research Group. The prize recognises outstanding ‘gender observations’ written by students […]
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Announcing the Yuan Changying Prize Winners 2023!

GENDER.ED and the School of Social and Political Science’s Gender Politics Research Group are delighted to announce the winners and shortlist for the annual Yuan Changying Prize.
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A Gender Observation of the Dynamics of Femininity in Doja Cat’s ‘Planet Her’ – Mouna Chatt

This blog series showcases the student winners of the Yuan Changying Prize, sponsored by GENDER.ED and SPS’s Gender Politics Research Group. The prize recognises outstanding ‘gender observations’ written by students […]
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A Gender Observation of the Portrayal of Masculinities in ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ by Lil Nas X – Heidi Hafner

This blog series showcases the student winners of the Yuan Changying Prize, sponsored by GENDER.ED and SPS’s Gender Politics Research Group. The prize recognises outstanding ‘gender observations’ written by students […]
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Understanding Gender course – new award for co-production research

The School of Social and Political Science and GENDER.ED have been awarded a Regular Grant in the University of Edinburgh’s Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS) to research ways to refresh and […]

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