Essays about: "romance novels"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words romance novels.

  1. 1. Browsing in nuances : Using ethnographic research to design for the experience of browsing.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Zakiya Pierre; [2021]
    Keywords : Interaction design; Ethnographic research; romance novels; search engine.;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse the behaviour of an “analogue search engine”, created by the romance novel community. The existing commercial recommendation systems for romance novels are found lacking, as they fail to fill the requirements of the user group. READ MORE

  3. 2. Love and Its Discontents : An Analysis of How Gender and Love are Portrayed in The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Marcus Lund; [2019]
    Keywords : Science fiction; gender; disability; heterosexual matrix; intersectionality; heteronormativity;

    Abstract : This essay aims to analyze how The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (2014) by Becky Chambers differs from a majority of science fiction novels regarding its depiction of gender and love. The theoretical approach used is gender studies and heteronormativity, with a focus on Judith Butler’s heterosexual matrix, and Dorthe Staunes’ definition of intersectionality. READ MORE

  4. 3. "The Sibyl was safe in her jar, no one could touch her, she wanted to die" : Possessing Culture and Passion in A.S. Byatt's Possession

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Maria Jackson; [2017]
    Keywords : social constructivism; gender identity development; romance novels; self-possession; reader-response theory; Pierre Bourdieu; John Fiske; A.S. Byatt; Possession: a Romance.;

    Abstract : The purpose of the essay is to discuss the power narration has over our gender roles. John Fiske and Pierre Bourdieu´s theoretical texts have been used to discuss the connection between power and culture in A.S. Byatt’s novel Possession: A Romance. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vampires - “Culture’s Sexy Drug of Choice” and “Dangerous Warnings” : A comparison of the depiction of vampires in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight and Bram Stoker’s Dracula connected to genre, narration, and readership.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Frida Fredriksson; [2016]
    Keywords : Vampires; Twilight; Meyer; Dracula; Stoker; Genre; Narration; Readership; Rice; Changes; Myths;

    Abstract : This essay discusses the differences in depiction of vampires between Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight (2005) and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897). By using examples from the novels, the essay exemplifies how genre, narration, and readership affect the description of vampires within the two novels. READ MORE

  6. 5. Stereotypes below the Surface : A Comparative Study of Three Popular Young Adult Novels in the Romantic Fantasy Genre

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Louise Hansson; [2016]
    Keywords : Stereotypes; gender; young adult; fantasy; romance; feminism;

    Abstract : In recent years, the young adult genre has become increasingly popular and is experiencing a "second golden age.” It might be expected in such novels, when written by women and featuring gifted female heroines, to find some kind of a feminist message. Indeed, the heroines are often perceived as strong and capable. READ MORE