Essays about: "magic"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 168 essays containing the word magic.

  1. 21. The Clown Inside Out. An exploration into the world of clowns from a practitioner’s perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Kristin Rode; [2022-12-08]
    Keywords : clown; play; playfulness; contemporary performative arts; vulnerability;

    Abstract : With my experience of more than twenty years as a professional clown, I took my spade of knowledge to go deep down below into the mud of ideas and prejudices about the clown. I wanted to shed light, clear out weeds and years of abuse and bad reputation and make way for some new insights. READ MORE

  3. 22. “On an ecliptic Tuesday or Saturday the Tantrik practises several black arts.”

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Maggie Kastlund; [2022-05-12]
    Keywords : Tantra; Theosophy; Occultism; Postcolonial Theory; Thematic Analysis; Literature Study; The Theosophist; Lucifer; Helena Petrovna Blavatsky; Arthur Avalon;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates descriptions of Tantra within nineteenth to twentieth century Theosophy. 34 accounts from two Theosophical periodicals, The Theosophist (1879–) and Lucifer (1887–97) published between the years 1879–1941 were analyzed by departing from thematic analysis and postcolonial theory. READ MORE

  4. 23. Review of magnetic bead surface markers for stem cell separation : Literature study for MAGic Bioprocessing

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för materialvetenskap

    Author : Gustav Holmberg; Adrian Svensson; Erik Bergström; Leo Westerberg; Watthachak Wijitchakhorn; [2022]
    Keywords : Magnetic bead; stem cell; surface antigen; immunotherapy; regenerative medicine; market analysis; separation technique;

    Abstract : Stem cell therapy and transplantation is a quickly evolving field with many clinical applications. However, several problems need to be overcome before they can be applied on an allogenic scale, and among them is ensuring of the purity of the applied differentiated stem cell culture. READ MORE

  5. 24. Beyond Modernity : Narrative Strategies in Hindi Short Stories of Uday Prakash

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : David Dymén; [2022]
    Keywords : Uday Prakash; Hindi literature; magic realism; magical realism; the fantastic; regionalism; postcolonialism; postmodernism; realism; experimentalism; genre; narratology.; Uday Prakāś; hindī sāhitya; jāduī yathārthvād; āṃcaliktā; uttaropaniveśvād; uttar ādhuniktā; prayogvād; yathārthvād; śailī.; उदय प्रकाश; हिंदी साहित्य; जादुई याथार्थवाद; आंचलिकता; उत्तरोपानिवेश्वाद; उत्तर आधुनिकता; प्रायोगवाद; याथार्थवाद; शैली;

    Abstract : This thesis explores different genres and modes of writing in short stories of the contemporary Indian author Uday Prakash, such as magical realism, the fantastic, regionalism, postcolonial and postmodern writing. It poses the question: “In which literary genre should Uday Prakash’s writings best be categorised?” The study is based on a reading of Prakash’s collection, 10 Pratinidhi kahāniyāṃ – Ten Representative Stories, consisting of ten stories of the author’s own choice. READ MORE

  6. 25. Wicca and Witchcraft on Instagram : a study of femininity and empowerment within the wicca and witchcraft movements as portrayed on Instagram

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Siri Sofie Premfors; [2022]
    Keywords : Wicca; Witchcraft; Instagram; Feminism; Empowerment;

    Abstract : In this essay, I have examined how wicca and witchcraft interacts with femininity and female empowerment. Wicca and witchcraft have become popular new-age movements which has a large presence online, where different accounts post content relation to their beliefs and practises. READ MORE