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1. 1. A Masculinity of Power and Pleasure : A Feminist Analysis Of A Court Of Thorns And Roses’ Rhysand

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Elin Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Acotar; Rhysand; masculinity; power; violence; pleasure; gender roles; objectification; male gaze;

   Abstract : This essay investigates the character Rhysand from Sarah J. Maas’ popular Young Adult series A Court of Thorns and Roses through a feminist perspective. Maas’ series has gained popularity since the release of the first novel in 2015, yet there has not been much academic analysis of it. READ MORE

3. 2. Teaching Interpretation Through the Epistolary Novel: Using Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Teach Literary Interpretation in the Swedish Upper Secondary EFL Classroom

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Erik Hed; [2022]
   Keywords : teaching interpretation; epistolary novel; Dracula; English as a foreign language; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This essay examines how Swedish English as foreign language (EFL) students in the English 7 course can be taught textual interpretation skills through working with fiction in the classroom, using Bram Stoker’s 1897 epistolary novel Dracula as an example novel. A qualitative text analysis of Stoker’s novel was conducted, using Grice’s maxims of conversation and the concept of focalization, to determine the extent to which Dracula is suitable teaching material for the development of students’ interpretation skills. READ MORE

4. 3. Story World Absorption : An Analysis of EFL Students´ Immersive Reading Experience and Perceived Reading Enjoyment

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : August Larsson; Elvira Aspra; [2021]
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   Abstract : Prior research within the field of immersive reading has determined that the process of being absorbed by a story consists of four dimensions: attention, mental imagery, emotional engagement, and transportation, dimensions that in turn influence readers' perceived enjoyment when reading fiction. In contrast to a majority of the prior research within the field of immersive reading, this essay aims to identify factors that specifically influence EFL students' story world absorption and reading enjoyment. READ MORE

5. 4. Narrative Space : Exploring Death in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Ellen Rönn; [2021]
   Keywords : Death; The Book Thief; Narration; Focalization; Markus Zusak; World War II; Narrative space;

   Abstract : To broaden the knowledge of narrator/character Death in Markus Zusak's novel The Book Thief, this research explores how Death uses his narrative space to alleviate the story's tragedy. This paper examines narration in the context of focalization, time, and unusual narration. READ MORE

6. 5. Art history through a queer lens - Focalization and semiotics applied to two Instagram accounts dedicated to queer art history

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Leo Hildebrand; [2021]
   Keywords : art history; queer; instagram; semiotics; semiosis; narratology; discourse; representation; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how queer art history is created through the interaction between two Instagram accounts, the art they post, and their followers. This thesis has analysed how the semiotic meaning-making construct a representation of queerness and what the effects are of a queer focalization in a social media context. READ MORE