Essays about: "The Uncanny"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 48 essays containing the words The Uncanny.

1. 16. THE SHINING: A SEPARATION A Fundamental Flaw in Adaptation Studies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Nicola Camoglio; [2021-02-16]
   Keywords : The Shining; Stanley Kubrick; Stephen King; metafiction;

   Abstract : In recent years, the academic field of adaptation studies has started questioning the fidelityled approach to adaptation that was long its guiding principle. This essay builds upon this novel approach by focusing on the conflictual relationship between Stephen King’s novel The Shining (1977) and the film version (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick. READ MORE

3. 17. Ghostly Bells and Monstrous Drumming : An Exploration of Intermediality and Supernatural Strangeness in "Especially Heinous"

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Beatriz Carlsson; [2021]
   Keywords : gothic; magical realism; intermediality; Carmen Maria Machado; supernatural; strange;

   Abstract : Various contemporary female authors deploy supernatural motifs portrayed through or alongside diverse forms of intermediality in texts which thematise the patriarchal oppression of women. In order to throw light on this phenomenon, this thesis investigates the intermedial relations and supernatural motifs of Carmen Maria Machado’s novella “Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order: SVU”, and their relation to the political themes of the text. READ MORE

4. 18. Repeating Despite Repulsion: The Freudian Uncanny in Psychological Horror Games

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

   Author : Julia Jespersdotter Högman; [2021]
   Keywords : literature; game studies; video game studies; sigmund freud; the uncanny; english; english literature; literature studies; english studies; video game fiction; written fiction; silent hill; cry of fear; psychological horror; horror; horror games; psychological horror games; outlast; P.T.; games; narrative; narrative games; linear horror games; story games;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the diverse and intricate ways the psychological horror game genre can characterise a narrative by blurring the boundaries of reality and imagination in favour of storytelling. By utilising the Freudian uncanny, four video game fictions are dissected and analysed to perceive whether horror needs a narrative to be engaging and pleasurable. READ MORE

5. 19. Gamers and non-gamers preferences ofcrossmodal AI assistants : A remote explorative study on the uncanny

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

   Author : Rabii Allawerdi; [2021]
   Keywords : Uncanny Valley; Uncanny Wall; Voice Assistants; AI Assistants; Future Technology;

   Abstract : Technological advancements have allowed the design of more realistic virtual characters, for example, in-game development; meanwhile, researchers argue that more realism is not always suitable. As an explorative pilot study, this thesis investigates the uncanny among human-like agents and intelligent systems with human-like attributes. READ MORE

6. 20. Memento Mitten : Re-Collecting Human Hair as a Material

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

   Author : Linnéa Ivarsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Handicraft; Wool; Hair; Design; Art; Nålebinding; Nålbinding; Naalbinding; Hand Carding; Hand Spinning; Mittens; Memento Mori; Death; Mary Douglas; Uncanniness; Dirt; Hair Craft; Hair Crafting;

   Abstract : Memento Mitten is a project about seeing human hair from the perspective of sustainability as a viable alternative material. The project also aims to question our reluctance in Western Europe to use it in projects and innovations. READ MORE