Essays about: "Fantasy genre"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words Fantasy genre.

  1. 1. Conjunction of the spheres. The struggle for hegemony in the English language online reception of Netflix adaption: The Witcher.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Production reception; Hegemony; Discourse; Transmedia; Witcher; Fantasy; Polish Fantasy; Media literacy; Convergence culture; Fan-studies; Participation culture; Technical communication; Digital Role-Playing Games; Civic imagination; Netnography; ;

    Abstract : This essay uses the concepts of convergence culture, transmedia and hegemony, to understand the struggles within the English language reception to Netflix Tv production “The Witcher.” In order to help the reader, the essay presents the background to the larger Witcher franchise, as well as standard debates and issues within the fantasy genre, the role-playing-game genre and convergence culture. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Exploring players’ experiences with learning English in Final Fantasy XIV

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Oliver Fahlström; Anahita Sheikhi Pour; [2023]
    Keywords : Final Fantasy XIV; language; learning; MMORPG; player experience; qualitative interview;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to investigate how players experience learning English through playing the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. It also discussed the improvement in English skills achieved through playing the game, exploring what aspects they have improved and how they were able to do that. READ MORE

  5. 4. As Dark As Darkness : Using Star Maker and The Hobbit to Promote a Constructionist Understanding of Race in the ESL Classroom

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Martin Svanborg; [2023]
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    Abstract : Although the popular conception of fantasy has nothing to do with race, in fact, the genre frequently exhibits underlying concerns with racial dynamics. Conversely, science fiction, due to its speculative perspective on the universe and the potential existence of alien species is, by nature, more inherently preoccupied with the concept of race. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fantasy Fiction and Reality : How Fantasy Fiction Reflects Our Reality and How It Can Be Used in the English Classroom

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Rim Winssi; Kenan Tutusevic; [2022]
    Keywords : Fantasy; Escapism; Swedish National Agency of Education; Psychoanalysis; Reality; Classroom activities;

    Abstract : Reality and fantasy fiction have often been seen as opposites. Fantasy fiction is many times seen as childish, with escapism as its sole purpose. READ MORE