Essays about: "the function of criticism"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 38 essays containing the words the function of criticism.

  1. 16. Patriarchal Princesses and Wicked Witches : A Feminist Reading of the Depiction of Women in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

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

    Author : Marlene Lindberg; [2018]
    Keywords : feminist criticism; gender; Arthur Miller; binary oppositions; dichotomies; patriarchy; feminism; witch trials; feministisk teori; kön; Arthur Miller; binära motsatser; dikotomier; patriarkat; feminism; häxprocesser;

    Abstract : Based on the Salem witch trials of 1692-1693, Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible treats a historical event that could be considered overflowing with patriarchal oppression. Despite the author’s clear disapproval of the historical cruelty, the play continuously reveals patriarchal structures and shows misogynist tendencies in its depiction of women. READ MORE

  3. 17. Green Infrastructure a line of trees or a philosophy? A study of a contested concept at the County Administrative Board of Skåne

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Wösel Thoresen; [2018]
    Keywords : Green infrastructure; landscape; political ecology; biodiversity; environmental governance; ecological modernization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Landscape fragmentation and decreasing habitat areas poses a threat to biodiversity worldwide. Green infrastructure has developed as a conservation approach promoting habitat connectivity on a landscape scale. However, green infrastructure is much more than a network of natural structures and elements enabling species movement. READ MORE

  4. 18. Pak Ch'an-Uk's Oldboy: A Film About Futile Violence and Revenge

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för koreanska

    Author : Gabriel Nielsen Soldati; [2018]
    Keywords : Pak Ch an-uk; Korean film; film analysis; Oldboy; revenge; violence; greed; Pak Ch an-uk; koreansk film; filmanalys; Oldboy; hämnd; våld; girighet;

    Abstract : Pak Ch’an-uk is one of the most popular directors in Korea and his films have been successful both domestically and internationally. His films are known to contain a large amount of violence and other sensitive subjects, which has raised a lot of discussion and criticism. Pak Ch’an-uk’s most well-known film, Oldboy, is no exception. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Manic Pixie Dream Girls in John Green’s Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Emma Dunder; [2017]
    Keywords : Looking for Alaska; Paper Towns; Manic Pixie Dream Girl; Muse;

    Abstract : In this study, the function of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope in John Green’s young adult novels Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns is researched using feminist criticism and postfeminist theory. My claim is that The Manic Pixie Dream Girls in Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns perpetuate stereotypical gender roles and thereby help maintain a glorified image of the muse. READ MORE

  6. 20. Social integration i staden : en studie av nyurbanismens syn på social integration i samtida stadsbyggnadsdiskussion

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Elin Skagerling; [2015]
    Keywords : modernism; miljonprogrammet; stad; förort; nyurbanism; stadens renässans; social integrering; mångfald; stadsplanering; stadsbyggnadsideal;

    Abstract : Detta kandidatarbete beskriver hur samtida stadsbyggnadsdiskussion behandlar den ökade socioekonomiska segregationen i samhället. Avstamp görs i nyurbanismen och hur dess ideal avser skapa social integration. READ MORE