Essays about: "LITERARY THEORY"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 167 essays containing the words LITERARY THEORY.

  1. 26. Multicultural literature and intercultural theory in English 6 : A qualitative study of teachers’ experiences with multicultural literature in upper-secondary schools in Sweden

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Bian Solmaz; [2022]
    Keywords : Multicultural literature; intercultural theory; diversity; culture; intercultural pedagogy; L2 English; education; content analysis; interviews; upper-secondary school; Sweden;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine English language teachers’ choices and uses of literary texts, and more particularly, multicultural forms of literature from an intercultural pedagogical angle. Drawing on a qualitative approach, six English teachers’ experiences were explored using interviews. READ MORE

  3. 27. Fangoso Lagoons: Hyperreality and Imaginary Stations in The Crying of Lot 49

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Shane Glennon; [2022]
    Keywords : Postmodernism; hyperreality; imaginary station; Jean Baudrillard; Umberto Eco; Disneyland; Thomas Pynchon; The Crying of Lot 49; Fangoso Lagoons;

    Abstract : This essay analyses Thomas Pynchon’s novel The Crying of Lot 49 (1966) in relation to postmodern literary theory, specifically the concepts of hyperreality and imaginary stations. In Simulacra and Simulation (1981), Jean Baudrillard proposes that the Disneyland theme park in California is an imaginary station that conceals the fact that it is the world outside of Disneyland that is hyperreal. READ MORE

  4. 28. Ἀνδρεία, Τόλμα, Θράσος - Male and Female Courage in Classical Greek Literature

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur

    Author : Andrea Nyholm; [2022]
    Keywords : Classical Greek literature; Athenian society; ancient Greek values; gender theory; semantics; ancient literature;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses the differences in the descriptions of and the attitudes towards female courage in the literature of the Classical period. Male authors of this period wrote extensively of the martial and virtuous courage of men, andreíā, yet in some instances labelled courage instead as tólma or thrásos. READ MORE

  5. 29. Exposing Masculinities : Reframing the Hardboiled Detective in Lehane’s Shutter Island

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

    Author : Payvand Behnam Nikou; [2022]
    Keywords : noir fiction; masculinity; hardboiled; gender; Shutter Island;

    Abstract : This literary study examines the relationship between the hardboiled detective and the 2003 detective novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. Known for his thought provoking stories as a crime novelist, Lehane exemplifies the desire of a current literary shift from stoic patriarchal constructs of detective archetypes towards a more feminist perspective. READ MORE

  6. 30. Mer än ett minne från svunna tider : en analys av häradsallmänningarnas institutionella utveckling

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna Ek; [2022]
    Keywords : häradsallmänning; allmänning; institution; kritisk institutionell teori;

    Abstract : Häradsallmänningar är en av många svenska typer av allmänningar men är fortfarande i stort sett outforskade. Denna studie undersöker utvecklingen av häradsallmänningar, och studerar vilka olika roller de innehaft, betydelser de tillmäts och vilka anspråk som gjorts på häradsallmänningarnas resurser under deras 1000-åriga historia. READ MORE