Essays about: "Binary Oppositions"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 27 essays containing the words Binary Oppositions.

  1. 6. The madness of the Search : The poetics of deconstruction in Hilda Hilst's With my dog-eyes and The obscene Madame D

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Litteraturvetenskap

    Author : Isi de Paula; [2022]
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    Abstract : The obscene Madame D [A obscena Senhora D, 1982] and With my dog-eyes [Com os meus olhos de cão, 1986] are two short novels by the Brazilian writer Hilda Hilst (1930-2004) where the protagonists engage in a philosophical search for meaning that lead them to a state that is publicly interpreted as madness. In this analysis, they are read in light of the philosopher's Jacques Derrida theory of deconstruction. READ MORE

  3. 7. “A feminist subversion of fairy tales” : Écriture féminine, gender stereotypes, and the rejection of patriarchy in Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber 

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Fjola Murati Kurti; [2021]
    Keywords : Fairy tales; Grimm Brothers; Angela Carter; The Bloody Chamber; patriarchal binary oppositions; patriarchal oppression; Écriture féminine; Hélène Cixous; heroine; femme fatale.;

    Abstract : Fairy tales are usually described as short narratives that end with happily-ever-afters, imposing patriarchal ideologies. The Grimm’s fairy tales serve as the foundation of many other stories which promote stereotypes like woman passiveness, submissive beauty, while men are put on a pedestal for being active and violent at the same time. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Good Guy vs. The Bad Guy : An analysis of how American presidential inaugurations are described in British newspapers

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Pedagogik, språk och ämnesdidaktik

    Author : Nadia Sahlin; [2021]
    Keywords : American president inaugurations; British newspapers; linguistic tools; linguistic features; analyse of articles;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay was to demonstrate whether the descriptions of Donald Trump’s inauguration 2017 differed from Joe Biden’s inauguration 2021 in three of the biggest British newspapers: The Guardian, The Independent and The Telegraph. One article from each newspaper concerning the inaugurations 2017 and 2021 was investigated. READ MORE

  5. 9. From Fixation to Freedom : A Qualitative Study on Experiences of Identity Formation and Binary Assumptions in Narcotics Anonymous

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Asplund; [2021]
    Keywords : Addiction; Identity; Binary Assumptions; Recovery; Narcotics Anonymous;

    Abstract : There has been a growing interest in addiction research on what role identity has to play in terms of recovery from drug addiction. One field of study that has gained traction in this area is the social identity approach, which argues that those in recovery tend to go from an ‘addict identity’ towards a ‘recovery identity’ when enrolled in treatment. READ MORE

  6. 10. Innocence and Experience : Deconstructing Blake's “Two Contrary States of the Human Soul”

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Johanna Lundström; [2019]
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    Abstract : This essay analyzes poems and deconstructs binary oppositions in William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience. By analyzing a number of poems, the essay exemplifies how Blake not only creates binary oppositions, but how he also deconstructs them. READ MORE