Essays about: "Close Reading"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 245 essays containing the words Close Reading.

  1. 1. "I'LL SPEAK FOR BOTH SIDES": Coloniality and Hybridity in Identity Construction in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Filippa Kakavand; [2024-03-21]
    Keywords : Leslie Marmon Silko; Ceremony; postcolonialism; coloniality; hybridity; magical realism; identity; storytelling; Indigenous; Native American literature;

    Abstract : This study explores the complex relations between coloniality and hybridity in identity construction for the Native American community in Leslie Marmon Silko's novel Ceremony. The study aims to examine how these literary techniques contribute to the protagonist's construction of identity, specifically focusing on his mixed-race identity and the way in which coloniality influences his experience. READ MORE

  3. 2. NATO and their gold card holders : An entanglement analysis of Sweden and Finland's decision to apply for membership in NATO

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Emelie Moregård; [2024]
    Keywords : Strategic culture; Sweden; Finland; NATO; entanglement analysis; strategic behaviour; security policy; foreign policy;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to gain a greater understanding of the meaning-making process behind Finland and Sweden’s decision to join NATO in 2022, and by so, deviate from their long-standing tradition of military non-alignment. Instead of solely pointing to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the official reason for NATO membership this paper suggests that the concept of strategic culture can provide one with a greater understanding of their decision to join NATO. READ MORE

  4. 3. My Burning Glances : The Male and queer gaze in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Karin Faxén Sporrong; [2024]
    Keywords : The male gaze; the queer gaze; Edgar Allan Poe; Berenice: A Tale ; The Man that was Used Up ; The Man of the Crowd ; Den manliga blicken; den queera blicken; Edgar Allan Poe; Berenice ; Den förbrukade mannen ; Mannen i Mängden ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to show the narrator’s use of the male and the queer gaze in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe: “Berenice: A Tale” (1835), “The Man that was Used Up: A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign” (1839) and ”The Man of the Crowd” (1845). Through close reading of the stories, I show how the different gazes work, how they are used in the stories and what they lead to. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Collective Unconscious in Neil Gaiman's Fairy Tales : The Motif of the Triple Goddess through Symbols and the Manifestations of the Anima Archetype

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Yana Chyrko; [2024]
    Keywords : Neil Gaiman; Myth; Fairy Tale; Anima Archetype; Jungian Archetype; Archaic Symbol; Initiation; Collective Unconscious; Triple Goddess; Neil Gaiman; Myt; Saga; Anima Arketyp; Jungiansk Arketyp; Arkaisk Symbol; Initiation; Kollektiva Omedvetna; Tredelade Gudinnan; Symboler;

    Abstract : Many recent studies confirm that the fantasy genre is based on ancient myths. Contemporary authors of fiction create new versions of myths, often using ancient “natural” and cultural symbols. Neil Gaiman is one of these tellers of modern myth. READ MORE

  6. 5. Jez Butterworth'z Jerusalem and the Spirit of Liberty

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Robin Pelgrom; [2023]
    Keywords : Jez; Butterworth; Mill; Blake; Byron; Cultural materialism; materialism; intertext; defiance; liberty; action; Arendt; play; criticism; theory; interpretation; mythical; historical; critique;

    Abstract : This essay is an attempt to conduct a reading of Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth through the lens of cultural materialism with John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty as intertext. The essay conducts a brief survey of previous scholarly treatment of the play, explains the theoretical background of cultural materialism that the essay operates on, and briefly introduces the intertext. READ MORE