Essays about: "Star War"
Found 3 essays containing the words Star War.
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1. The Virtues of a Hero : Virtue Ethics and the Divine in Star Wars and Warhammer 40,000
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines how ethics and various conceptualizations of the divine are explored and expressed in contemporary fiction, and in this particular case, in Star Wars and Warhammer 40,000. It is meant to highlight the philosophical underpinnings within these works, and to discuss how readers and consumers of such fiction and media may be affected in their views regarding religiosity and ethics. READ MORE
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2. “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten” deconstructed : A study of Eva Dahlbeck’s stardom in the intersection between Swedish post-war popular film culture and the auteur Ingmar Bergman
University essay from Stockholms universitet/FilmvetenskapAbstract : Eva Dahlbeck was one of Sweden’s most respected and popular actresses from the 1940s to the 1960s and is now remembered for her work with Ingmar Bergman, who allegedly nicknamed her “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten” (“H.M.S. Femininity”). READ MORE
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3. Consuming the City : How does non-consumers experience the city?
University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms)Abstract : We often speak of our society as a consumption society, a label that emerged after World War II. But the consumption society dates back longer than that, and can be deduced as far back as the colonialist era and the rise of luxury goods. READ MORE