Essays about: "Moshfegh"

Found 5 essays containing the word Moshfegh.

  1. 1. Going To Bed Now: Dissociation Feminism and Implicit Critique in My Year of Rest and Relaxation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Bäckström; [2023]
    Keywords : Docile body; The Culture Industry; Dissociation Feminism; Femcel; Sedation; My Year of Rest and Relaxation; Ottessa Moshfegh;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine how the novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation (2018 / 2019) by Ottessa Moshfegh, through the lens of dissociative feminism, can be interpreted as a critique regarding commodification of the body. To explore this claim, I discuss the protagonist’s dissociative feminist behaviour in contrast to her friend Reva’s femcel-behaviour. READ MORE

  3. 2. NOVA: Automated Detection of Violent Threats in Swedish Online Environments

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Kevin Lindén; Arvin Moshfegh; [2023]
    Keywords : Violent Threats; BERT; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Automated Text Classification;

    Abstract : Social media and online environments have become an integral part of society, allowing for self-expression, information sharing, and discussions online. However, these platforms are also used to express hate and threats of violence. READ MORE

  4. 3. Worlds, Dress and Things in Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation

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

    Author : Lina Norén; [2022]
    Keywords : Thing theory; Heidegger; Moshfegh; Dress; Ontology; Time;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse dress in Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation, both in its independent being and in its relation to the characters of the novel. Thing theory is the main methodology of use, with the support of the Heideggerian concept of ‘world’. READ MORE

  5. 4. Geographic constraints and housing supply in Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jasmin Moshfegh; [2016]
    Keywords : Geography; Housing supply; Swedish housing market;

    Abstract : Motivated by the debate on the role of supply side constraints in hampering new housing construction in the Swedish housing market, this study replicates the methodology of Saiz (2010) to investigate the role played by geographic constraints in determining housing supply elasticities. A sample of 109 municipalities is analyzed over the period 1993-2003. READ MORE

  6. 5. Making the Connection: A "Safe Island" in Segmented Markets?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jasmin Moshfegh; Clara Schultz; [2013]
    Keywords : Market integration; price transmission; policy effects; cointegration;

    Abstract : Recent decades have seen substantial effort in devising appropriate policy measures to improve market integration in developing countries. Given a history of segmented markets and food insecurity, lack of market integration is particularly acute in Ethiopia. READ MORE