Essays about: "monstrosity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word monstrosity.

1. 1. “People, Corrupted”: Monstrous Transformations in “The Whistlers” and “Whitefall”

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Charles Perseus D'Aniello; [2023]
   Keywords : monster theory; monstrosity; gothic; internet horror; bare life; zombies; heterotopia; cannibalism;

   Abstract : This essay explores monstrosity in two contemporary horror stories: “The Whistlers” by Amity Argot, and “Whitefall” by C.K. Walker, focusing on how the humans in these texts are monstrously transformed. READ MORE

3. 2. The Nameless Monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein : An Analysis of The Unnameable Monster’s Monstrosity

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Bildproduktion

   Author : Ginger Radonjic Strid; [2020]
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4. 3. Cleaning Away the Bad Stuff : A Comparative Analysis of the Use of Cleaning for Getting Rid of Monstrosity in Dead Until Dark and Shakespeare's Landlord

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Jenny Lindmark; [2017]
   Keywords : Monstrosity; cleaning; teratology. Kristeva; Douglas; Skal;

   Abstract : Abstract   This essay is analysing the presence of cleaning and grooming in the novels Shakespeare’s Landlord and Dead Until Dark, both by Charlaine Harris. Against the backdrop of teratology, the essay demonstrates how cleaning and grooming are means for the female protagonists Lily and Sookie to get rid of their inner and outer monstrosities. READ MORE

5. 4. On Sublimity and the Excessive Object in Trans Women's Contemporary Writing

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Andria Nyberg Forshage; [2015]
   Keywords : aesthetics; becoming; erasure; excessive object; feminine sublime; feminist aesthetics; literary theory; monstrosity; sublimity; transgender theory; trans women s writing; transmisogyny; unrepresentability;

   Abstract : This thesis examines trans women's contemporary writing in relation to a theory of the excessive object, sublimity, transmisogyny and minor literature. In doing so, this text is influenced by Susan Stryker's work on monstrosity, abjection and transgender rage in the article “My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix: Performing Transgender Rage” (1994). READ MORE

6. 5. Light from above. A study of the role of the mise-en-scène in the creation of sublimity in cinematic woman portrayals

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Dijana Bendoraityte; [2014]
   Keywords : sublime; woman portrayal; mise-en-scène; atmosphere; lighting.; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This Master’s Thesis explores mise-en-scène as a tool for the creation of sublime experience within the context of cinematic portrayals of female characters. Focus is set on introducing the concepts of the sublime and mise-en-scène and on illustrating, using films, how the mentioned concepts interplay in the creation of female portrayals. READ MORE