Essays about: "close-reading"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 205 essays containing the word close-reading.

  1. 11. How character gameplay identities are preserved across genres : A case study of Pokémon Trainer in Super Smash Bros.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Cédric Le Therisien; James Young-Rogers; [2023]
    Keywords : Game Design; Gameplay Design; Pokémon; Super Smash Bros.; Systems Theory;

    Abstract : Deeper understanding of character gameplay identity is crucial for designers in an industry where crossover content is more commonplace than ever. Despite its relevance, however, research in the field of game design has yet to be widely conducted on character gameplay identity. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Word for World is Forest : A multidisciplinary approach to teaching about genocide

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Marco Zalazar; [2023]
    Keywords : Genocide; Dehumanization; Peace Education; Le Guin; Cognitive Estrangement; Engaged Reading; Socratic Pedagogy;

    Abstract : The current position proposed as a possible antidote to future human conflicts is to educate our students about the horrific consequences of past atrocities. To this end, this research paper will examine the possibilities of teaching the students to recognize and reject dehumanizing attitudes in society. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Potential of The Witcher : In an interdisciplinary work between Religious studies and English

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    Author : Isabel Cardin; [2023]
    Keywords : Fantasy; fundamental values; ethical issues; Christianity; Hinduism; Religious studies; English studies; interdisciplinary work; Fantasy; värdegrunden; etiska problem; kristendomen; hinduismen; Religionskunskap; Engelskaundervisning; ämnesövergripande arbete;

    Abstract : This essay examines if The Witcher: The Last Wish can be used as a pedagogical tool for interdisciplinary literary seminars about current issues and events in students’ daily lives and society between the Swedish upper secondary school courses English and Religious studies. Additionally, the study investigates if literary seminars about how The Witcher: The Last Wish can broaden the students’ understanding of religious practices in daily lives and what effect their religion has on their relation to ethical and existential issues. READ MORE

  5. 14. Herbarium Gothic : A Trauma Theory Approach to the Pulp of V.C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic

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

    Author : Evangelina Nicole Dimovska; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis examines the literary representation and construction of mental illness in characters resulting from childhood trauma in the gothic pulp novel Flowers in the Attic (1979) by Cleo Virginia Andrews (1923-1986). Through a close reading of the novel, the analysis will emphasise the narration, interpersonal relationships, and constructed psyche primarily of the main character Cathy Dollanganger. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Many Identities of Trinidadian Women in Earl Lovelace’s Salt

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Marcelina Maria Dudys; [2023]
    Keywords : female characters; postcolonialism; the carnivalesque; polyphony; mimicry;

    Abstract : This essay aims to explore the identities of a selection of female characters in Earl Lovelace’s novel Salt. My research questions are the following: How are the selected characters’ hybrid identities constructed? What role do different circumstances play in the formation of the characters’ identities? How do polyphony, mimicry and the carnivalesque affect their identities? Although the examined women are assumed to conform to similar gender norms, I argue that there is no common female role in Salt. READ MORE