Essays about: "Domestication theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Domestication theory.

  1. 1. The Effects of Translating Culture-Bound References : A Study of the Translation Strategies Used Regarding Culture-Bound References in the Swedish Translations of the 1994 Movie The Swan Princess

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Cecilia Fägerman; [2022]
    Keywords : audiovisual translation; dubbing; subtitling; cultural reference; domestication; foreignization; intended viewer; children s movie; audiovisuell översättning; dubbning; undertextning; kulturreferens; domesticering; exotisering; avsedd tittare; barnfilm;

    Abstract : The ever-changing practice of translating movies evolves along with living languages and media development. Dubbing a movie broadens its reach adequately when the primary audience is younger children with little knowledge of the movie’s source language and culture. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Ecocritical Exploration of McCandless’ Pilgrimage Into the Wild : A Literary Analysis of the Representations of Nature in Into the Wild

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Vicky Taylor; [2022]
    Keywords : into the wild; mccandless; ecocriticism; nature; culture; transcendence; interdependence; linguistic construct; cultural construct;

    Abstract : This essay examines Jon Krakauer’s novel Into the Wild from an ecocritical perspective. It aims to analyse three representations of nature: its interdependence with culture, its connection with transcendence, and nature as a linguistic or cultural construct in Into the Wild and relate them to ecocriticism today. READ MORE

  4. 3. Domesticating the period-tracking app in everyday life : a case study of Easy Period in the Chinese context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Yuhong Xu; [2020]
    Keywords : Easy Period; menstrual technology; period-tracking; self-tracking; everyday life; gender script; domestication theory; China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent years have seen great changes to Chinese women’s period-tracking practice, shifting from the method of pen and paper to smartphone applications, and from women-only practice to practice involves men. This study explores such transformations by looking at a specific app named Easy Period in China and users practice with it by using qualitative methods (textual analysis and semi-structured interviews). READ MORE

  5. 4. Etiska aspekter på grishållning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Alexandra Granlund; [2019]
    Keywords : utilitarismen; djurrättighetsetiken; rättfärdiga; grishållning; etik; gris; kött;

    Abstract : Grisen har sedan långt tillbaka i tiden varit en viktig källa till kött för människan och än idag är griskött populär mat i stora delar av världen. Till skillnad från exempelvis får och kor, som hålls för såväl kött som ull respektive mjölk, hålls grisar med det primära syftet att förse människan med produkter från dess döda kropp. READ MORE

  6. 5. TRANSLATION OF TIME: A translation analysis of Chrono Trigger

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Filip Antonijevic; [2018-08-08]
    Keywords : japanska; translation; localization; male female speech; Chrono Trigger; skopos; foreignization; domestication; video games;

    Abstract : The purpose or aim of this study is to analyze and discuss how the personality of the character Frog was changed during the translation and localization of the game Chrono Trigger, with focus on how the use of male speech and sentencefinal particles were translated. The theoretical framework for analyzing of how Frog’s dialogue was changed during localization will be skopos theory, Venuti’s concept of foreignization and domestication and video game localization. READ MORE