Essays about: "the fantastic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the words the fantastic.

1. 1. The Role of Outdoor & Nature Events in Place Branding : A case study of Destination Jönköping

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Ahmad Malaekah; Philip Jidah; Felix Kellgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Place Branding; Small Cities; Events; Outdoor Nature; Jönköping;

   Abstract : As place branding becomes more significant to a city, events have become a way to attract visitors nationally and internationally. Large cities are putting on events that can attract millions of people. While the literature has excellent knowledge on events in place branding, the small city is neglected. READ MORE

3. 2. Multiple Fibre Bragg Grating Force Sensor

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

   Author : Felix Fritzén; [2023]
   Keywords : FBG force sensor; Fiber Bragg Grating force sensing; Fiber optic force sensor; Optical force sensing; Strain-based force sensing; Bragg wavelength shift; Force measurement using FBG; Fiber optic sensing technology; Fiber optic grating sensor;

   Abstract : The purpose of this project is to explore the FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) technology and create a force sensor. The result can be used as a basis for further projects.The project starts with force and strain measurements. The project then evolves to incorporate multiple FBG sensors. READ MORE

4. 3. Digital Product Passports: Exploring Product information and its role in fostering the Circular Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : Sunitha Kopparapu; Abhishansa Sharma; [2023]
   Keywords : Circular Economy; Sustainability; Digital Product Passport; Product Information; Transparency; Traceability; Recyclability; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The Circular Economy (CE) came into existence due to the increasing environmental concerns produced by the legacy linear economy which consumes too many resources and generates a lot of waste. The CE is initiated on the ideas of reducing, reusing, and recycling resources by utilising the product information. READ MORE

5. 4. Beyond Modernity : Narrative Strategies in Hindi Short Stories of Uday Prakash

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : David Dymén; [2022]
   Keywords : Uday Prakash; Hindi literature; magic realism; magical realism; the fantastic; regionalism; postcolonialism; postmodernism; realism; experimentalism; genre; narratology.; Uday Prakāś; hindī sāhitya; jāduī yathārthvād; āṃcaliktā; uttaropaniveśvād; uttar ādhuniktā; prayogvād; yathārthvād; śailī.; उदय प्रकाश; हिंदी साहित्य; जादुई याथार्थवाद; आंचलिकता; उत्तरोपानिवेश्वाद; उत्तर आधुनिकता; प्रायोगवाद; याथार्थवाद; शैली;

   Abstract : This thesis explores different genres and modes of writing in short stories of the contemporary Indian author Uday Prakash, such as magical realism, the fantastic, regionalism, postcolonial and postmodern writing. It poses the question: “In which literary genre should Uday Prakash’s writings best be categorised?” The study is based on a reading of Prakash’s collection, 10 Pratinidhi kahāniyāṃ – Ten Representative Stories, consisting of ten stories of the author’s own choice. READ MORE

6. 5. Fangoso Lagoons: Hyperreality and Imaginary Stations in The Crying of Lot 49

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

   Author : Shane Glennon; [2022]
   Keywords : Postmodernism; hyperreality; imaginary station; Jean Baudrillard; Umberto Eco; Disneyland; Thomas Pynchon; The Crying of Lot 49; Fangoso Lagoons;

   Abstract : This essay analyses Thomas Pynchon’s novel The Crying of Lot 49 (1966) in relation to postmodern literary theory, specifically the concepts of hyperreality and imaginary stations. In Simulacra and Simulation (1981), Jean Baudrillard proposes that the Disneyland theme park in California is an imaginary station that conceals the fact that it is the world outside of Disneyland that is hyperreal. READ MORE