Essays about: "epic fantasy"

Found 3 essays containing the words epic fantasy.

  1. 1. Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity Through the Use of Epic Fantasy : Using The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson to analyze hegemonic masculinity and its potential for classroom appropriation.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Viktor Jakobsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Hegemonic masculinity; masculinity; gender studies; fantasy; Way of Kings; epic fantasy; upper secondary school; classroom; teacher; gender pedagogy; the boy crisis; gender roles; mental health;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to argue that using the novel The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson to explore the concepts of gender roles, with masculinity and its hegemonic aspect at the forefront, through the fields of gender studies and gender pedagogy, will provide grounds for meaningful classroom discussions and activities in the Swedish upper secondary school by drawing parallels between the fictional society presented in the novel and our own.  Three main traits of hegemonic masculinity are analyzed and applied to the characters Kaladin, Dalinar and Jasnah, namely physical assertiveness, egocentric individualism, and domination. READ MORE

  3. 2. Female Resistance in a World of Epic Heroes and Legendary Adventures : A feminist reading of Rick Riordan’s The Lost Hero, inspired by Luce Irigaray’s “The Power of Discourse and the Subordination of the Feminine”

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Cecilia Lovela; [2019]
    Keywords : Literature; Fantasy; The Lost Hero; Feminism; Resistance; English; Teaching;

    Abstract : Literature is an important part of the curriculum of Swedish secondary school and The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan is a popular novel among teenagers in Stockholm. This creates an opportunity to look closer at the novel, and to investigate the narrative’s discussion of the female, and in this particular case, its depictions of the female characters. READ MORE

  4. 3. Den amerikanska drömmen i Cynthia Voigts Den långa vägen hem och Det nya hemmet

    University essay from Institutionen för genus, kultur och historia

    Author : Amanda Svensson; [2008]
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    Abstract : Cynthia Voigt is a well-known author of children’s books. She deals mainly with contemporary issues, although she also has written some fantasy. The Tillerman saga consists of 7 books. This essay deals with the first two, Homecoming and Dicey´s Song. READ MORE