Essays about: "19th century"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 334 essays containing the words 19th century.

  1. 21. The Haunting of Hill House: The Heterosexual Horror of the Home

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Fanny Berg; [2023]
    Keywords : Shirley Jackson; queer reading; internalization; self-surveillance; heteronormativity;

    Abstract : The female gothic as a genre, with its emergence in the 19th century, has a history of critiquing women’s place in the domestic sphere by showcasing the horrors of the home. When The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson was first published in 1959, it did so with both this historical genre background, as well as with a resurgence of traditional gender roles as an ideal. READ MORE

  3. 22. Från expansion och äventyr till revolution och landsflykt : svenska sågverk och sågverksarbetare i norra Ryssland 1898–1925

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Ylva Kungsman; [2023]
    Keywords : sågverk; sågverkspatroner; sågverksarbetare; timmerfront; Ryska revolutionen; historiskt källmaterial; intervjuer;

    Abstract : Under den expansiva industriella utvecklingen i Ryssland i början av 1900-talet flyttade flera stora svenska företag sina verksamheter dit. Bland dem fanns LM Ericsson, ASEA, (Electro)Lux och Nobel bröderna. READ MORE

  4. 23. Mathematical modeling and analysis of hot carrier solar cells

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk fysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Benjamin van Dijk; [2023]
    Keywords : solar cell; nanowires; hot carrier; nanowire; analysis; mathematical model; trends; fermi function; reservoirs; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the analysis of a mathematical model of a nanowire based hot carrier solar cell. The relevance of the topic comes from the energy crisis society is facing today. Firstly, we discuss the basic principle of hot carrier solar cells and discuss several energy loss factors. READ MORE

  5. 24. Import och förekomst av wapiti (Cervus canadensis) i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : My Hansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Cervus canadensis; hybridisering; import; introduktion; reproduktion; taxonomi; wapiti;

    Abstract : En kombination av jaktlagstiftningen under 1700-talets senare hälft, illegal jakt samt befolkningsökning i Sverige resulterade i en minskad population av stora hjortdjur i Sverige. Vid återetableringen under 1800-talet fram till sent 1900-tal fanns intresse av att introducera främmade hjortdjur för att förbättra viltbeståndet, en åtgärd som under denna tid blev allt vanligare världen över. READ MORE

  6. 25. Ådalen - Craft in Continuation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Josefin Eleonor Antus; [2022]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The site of the project is located in Ådalen, a stretch along Ångermanälven in northern Sweden. A region that during the 19th century grew and flourished through the wood industry only to stagnate and be phased out in the middle of the 20th century. After that the region has been fraught with closures and population decline. READ MORE