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1. 1. Performing islam in europe : a case study of Poetic Pilgrimage´s performance of empowerment in-between art and religion

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

   Author : Elisabete Suzana; [2013]
   Keywords : Islam in Europe; Critical Race; Performance; Afrocentric Islam; Black; Muslim; Womanhood; Islamic Hip Hop; Youth Culture; Empowerment;

   Abstract : In this thesis I explore performances of empowerment in the work and artistic persona of Londonbased hip hop duo Poetic Pilgrimage. By using intersectionality, critical race and performance theories, I sketched a possible reading of their performance of religion in the complex context of their positionality as black, british, women, muslim converts and performing artists. READ MORE

3. 2. Parallel Worlds in British Fantasy Film

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Jelena Irina Deutscher; [2010]
   Keywords : Otherworld; Tolkien; Todorov; Subversion; Stardust; Secondary World; Narnia; Multiverse; Magic Time; Magic Space; Magical Worlds; Legitimation; Jackson; Harry Potter; Film; Fantasyland; Fantasy; The Fantastic; Faerie; Crosshatch; Britishness; Alternative World; Alternate Reality; Parallel Universe; Parallelwelt; Parallel World; Primary World; Polder; Portal; Wonderland; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The thesis deals with the representation of fantasy in modern film with special regards to parallel-world stories. In order to demarcate parallel worlds from other types of magical worlds in fantasy stories, the thesis contains an extensive chapter of definitions. READ MORE