Essays about: "Lisa Persson Örtman"

Found 2 essays containing the words Lisa Persson Örtman.

1. 1. The Costs of Modernity : How a historical steampunk fantasy such as The Kingston Cycle can successfully portray the intersectional origins of the Capitalocene

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Lisa Persson Örtman; [2021]
   Keywords : the Capitalocene; the Anthropocene; historical fantasy; steampunk; speculative fiction; genre;

   Abstract : There is a growing recognition of the interconnectedness of the crises of food, water, democracy and climate change as stemming from the capitalist hunt for modernity and progress. As climate change is thus not only so complex, but urgent, the question of a successful portrayal of it for an enhanced understanding and subsequent action becomes vital. READ MORE

3. 2. The suppressed goddess of Beowulf : A feminist reading of Grendel’s mother as a representation of Norse goddess Gefion in a changing world order

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Lisa Persson Örtman; [2019]
   Keywords : Literary criticism; Beowulf; Grendel’s mother; Gefion; Earth goddess; monsters; abjection; feminism; the definition of a woman.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study has been to investigate in feminist terms whether or not the character Grendel’s mother symbolizes early matrilineal tribes in the form of the Norse goddess Gefion, also claimed to be the Earth goddess. The claim has been brought forward in an article by Frank Battaglia on the grounds that the chthonic deity is mentioned on several occasions in Beowulf. READ MORE