Essays about: "J.G. Ballard"

Found 3 essays containing the words J.G. Ballard.

1. 1. The reformation of Hellinikon, former international airport of Athens

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Effrosyni Stamopoulou; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable Urban Design Urban regeneration Urban transformation Air-field transformation; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : “Airports and air-fields have always held a special magic, gateways to the infinite possibilities that only the sky can offer.” - J.G. Ballard Man has dedicated large amounts of time and resources to construct airports. READ MORE

3. 2. Sublime Extinctions in Anthropocene Fiction: Literary representations of geologic force in works by Ballard, McCarthy and Watkins

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Samuel Teeland; [2018]
   Keywords : Anthropocene; Extinction; Sublime; J.G. Ballard; Cormac McCarthy; Claire Vaye Watkins; Languages and Literatures; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This essay examines representations of extinction in a selection of Anthropocene fiction. The Anthropocene is a potential new geological epoch, in which the human species capacity for massive ecological transformation is rivalling that of geologic processes. READ MORE

4. 3. Teaching Climate change : Reading the Symbiosis Between Mankind and Nature in Ballard’s The Drowned World

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Rasmus Carlsson; [2018]
   Keywords : The Drowned World; Humanity; Nature; Ecocriticism; Didactics; Climate change;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine J.G. Ballard’s The Drowned World to investigate how the relationship between humans and nature affects humanity, and whether humanity is indestructible. READ MORE