Essays about: "Binary Oppositions"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 essays containing the words Binary Oppositions.

  1. 11. A Liminal Existence, Literally : A Deconstruction of Identity in Diana Wynne Jones’ Howl’s Moving Castle

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Felicia Stenberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Fantasy; Fairy tale; Diana Wynne Jones; Howl s Moving Castle; Deconstruction; Jacques Derrida; Hélène Cixous; Intertextuality; Metafiction; Identity; Ambiguity of the self; Puns; Witches; Wizards; Magic; Literary Allusions; Nonexistent Binary Oppositions; Subversion;

    Abstract : This essay examines the inherent instability present in Diana Wynne Jones’ 1986 novel Howl’s Moving Castle. I suggest that in relying on the ambiguity of the story and the setting, Jones creates not only a more complex universe, but allows the characters to be multidimensional -- both literally and figuratively -- without having any stable selves. READ MORE

  3. 12. 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

  4. 13. Double Bind Tying Breastfeeding Women to a Liminal Position : Discourses about Public Breastfeeding in the Swedish Media Debate 1980-2016

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Jennie Sjödin; [2018]
    Keywords : Public Breastfeeding; Gender Equality; Swedishness; Neoliberalization; Taboo; Female Bodies; Binary Oppositions; Inappropriate Women; Prudishness.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates cultural associations and values connected to women in Swedish society, with regard to action space, autonomy and social position. This is done through a discourse analysis of the media debate about public breastfeeding between the years 1980-2016, especially putting focus on the female body, motherhood, and women's access to public space. READ MORE

  5. 14. Thematic Oppositions in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

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

    Author : Silav Sandy; [2017]
    Keywords : Pride and Prejudice; oppositions; theme; thematic oppositions; binary oppositions; literature; contrasts; Stolhet och fördom; oppositioner; tema; tematisk; binära oppositioner; litteratur; kontrast; Silav Sandy; Silav; Sandy;

    Abstract : This essay examines anticipation and real outcome structured as two oppositions in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. These opposites will be analyzed through Austen’s use of literary devices such as “free indirect speech” and irony. READ MORE

  6. 15. Stereotypes in political rhetoric: “Other-Self” in electoral campaigns : a case study about the 2016 US presidential campaign

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för juridik, ekonomi, statistik och politik

    Author : Victoria Marquisio Carbajal; Andrea Sosa Melendez; [2017]
    Keywords : Stereotypes; Political Persona; Self-Other; US Presidential election; LatinAmerica; binary oppositions;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse the use of stereotypes about the Latin-American minority in the rhetoric of presidential candidates, using the single case of the 2016 US Presidential Campaign. The primary focus is the binary relation Self-Other established by the candidates through the use of stereotypes about the minority group and themselves. READ MORE