Essays about: "Star War"

Found 3 essays containing the words Star War.

  1. 1. The Virtues of a Hero : Virtue Ethics and the Divine in Star Wars and Warhammer 40,000

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : David Seger; [2023]
    Keywords : Star War; Warhammer 40; 000; virtue ethics; the divine; Aristotelian virtue ethics; Nietzschean virtue ethics; minimal theism; classical theism; panentheism; pantheism;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how ethics and various conceptualizations of the divine are explored and expressed in contemporary fiction, and in this particular case, in Star Wars and Warhammer 40,000. It is meant to highlight the philosophical underpinnings within these works, and to discuss how readers and consumers of such fiction and media may be affected in their views regarding religiosity and ethics. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten” deconstructed : A study of Eva Dahlbeck’s stardom in the intersection between Swedish post-war popular film culture and the auteur Ingmar Bergman

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Saki Kobayashi; [2018]
    Keywords : “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten”; Eva Dahlbeck; Ingmar Bergman; Swedish film stars; Post-war Swedish popular film culture and media discourses; Waiting Women; A Lesson in Love; Smiles of a Summer Night; Richard Dyer; Filmjournalen; “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten”; Eva Dahlbeck; Ingmar Bergman; Kvinnors väntan; En lektion i kärlek; Sommarnattens leende; Filmjournalen;

    Abstract : Eva Dahlbeck was one of Sweden’s most respected and popular actresses from the 1940s to the 1960s and is now remembered for her work with Ingmar Bergman, who allegedly nicknamed her “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten” (“H.M.S. Femininity”). READ MORE

  4. 3. Consuming the City : How does non-consumers experience the city?

    University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms)

    Author : Pernilla Johansson; [2014]
    Keywords : non-consumption; voluntary simplicity; minimalism; shopping moratorium; capitalistic consumption; urban planning; sustainable development; icke-konsumtion; frivillig enkelhet; minimalism; köpstopp; kapitalistisk konsumtion; stadsplanering; hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : We often speak of our society as a consumption society, a label that emerged after World War II. But the consumption society dates back longer than that, and can be deduced as far back as the colonialist era and the rise of luxury goods. READ MORE