Essays about: "Mikael Sewerin"

Found 2 essays containing the words Mikael Sewerin.

1. 1. WHY DO WE GAME? A Socio-Anthropological Analysis of Fallout 3 and the Role of Role-Playing Video Games in Society

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Mikael Sewerin; [2016-09-07]
   Keywords : engelska; Fallout 3; Anthony Giddens; Sociology; Social anthropology; Role-playing games; Enjoyability; Addiction; Escapism; Popular culture; Critical cultural studies;

   Abstract : In this essay, the overt ideological message and the internal system for structuring gameplay in Fallout 3 (2008) have been analyzed from a socio-anthropological perspective developed by sociologist Anthony Giddens. The analysis concludes that the enjoyability of digital RPGs derives in part from the way their gameplay provides escapism from modern society’s socially alienating qualities, and indulgence in its socioeconomic motivational basis. READ MORE

3. 2. The Deconstruction of Maturity in Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Mikael Sewerin; [2014]
   Keywords : Joyce; Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Stephen Dedalus; irony; psychological realism; Bildungsroman; maturity; teleology; deconstruction; static apprehension.;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the use of irony in Joyce’s Portrait, claiming that it has the effect of deconstructing common notions of maturity that are engrained within the Bildungsroman tradition, and that this was Joyce’s intention. In Portrait, irony plays the role of psychological reality, undercutting Stephen’s unrealistic expectation to see his life follow a traditional path of teleological progression. READ MORE