Essays about: "Watchmen"
Found 3 essays containing the word Watchmen.
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1. The Super-Male and the Super-Female : Gender Criticism in Watchmen
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This essay aims to analyze if the graphic novel Watchmen criticizes the conventions of the superhero comic genre in regards to gender. The literary theory applied is gender studies. The essay examines the visual portrayal of male and female characters, as well as the male-dominated narrative. READ MORE
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2. Who watches the watchmen and do they need watching?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the independence of the UN treaty bodies, both in its entirety and the autonomy of the individual treaty body members. Since independence is very difficult to measure empirically, this paper uses the theoretical framework of Principal-Trustee theory as a tool by which the independence can be understood. READ MORE
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3. The Abyss Gazes Also : A psychological analysis of Rorschach in Alan Moore’s Watchmen
University essay from Engelska institutionenAbstract : Abstract There is a common assumption that graphic novels belong to the category of children’s literature, however that statement is no longer true. Indeed, the genre of the graphic novel has progressed and taken on a more serious approach, this due to largely one author, Alan Moore. READ MORE