Essays about: "mermaid"

Found 5 essays containing the word mermaid.

  1. 1. ‘The Fisherman and his Soul’ Revalued : A Significant and Singular Fairy Tale in Oscar Wilde’s Work

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Quentin CAIZERGUES; [2022]
    Keywords : Oscar Wilde; The Fisherman and his Soul; fairy-tales studies; aestheticism; social critique; Victorian studies; Hans Christian Andersen; The Little Mermaid;

    Abstract : The period 1889-1891 has been regarded as crucial in Oscar Wilde’s (1854-1900) career. Having been somewhat unsuccessful as a writer during the 1880s, and turning to journalism to earn a living, Wilde in this period saw the publication of his dialogues which led to his sole novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (hereafter, Dorian), serialised in 1890 before being republished as a novel in 1891. READ MORE

  2. 2. A Chair with a View : A Cultural Studies reading of Sue Monk Kidd’s The Mermaid Chair

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Georgia Maneta; [2020]
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  3. 3. Embodying the Other - A Cross-Cultural Understanding of Misrepresentational Oppression

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Eva-Marie Elg; [2016]
    Keywords : Embodiment; trans; the Other; embodying; crip; cinema; cripface; transface; blackface; Europe; Asia; Otherface; reversal; US; voyeuristic; gaze; phenomenology; imperial; colonial; male; critical whiteness; queer; monster; grotesque studies; gender; post-Darwanism; post-colonial; posthumanism; post-humanism; elite; culture; homogenous; industry; star; ableism; ableist; transphobic; show; freak; representation; misrepresentation; traditions; phenomena; bodies; morphing; hijra; Tamil; global; katoey; third gender; invisibility; visibility; uglyface; mediatedness; media; transing communication; animalizing; infantalizing; funny bodies; immoralizing; sexualizing; comedy; as; comparison; social; transing; queering; self-reflection; relations; looking; progressive; progression; freakery; mockery; awards; Academy; ridicule; Sensationalization; Trivialization; Stabilization; Rationalization; exorcized; bounderies; portrayals; violent; hetero-domesticity; violence; India; drag; faux; pathologised; tomboi; Thailand; character; deviant; Non-Normative; Normative; whitewashing; old age; identity; years; 102; monstreous; 2017; 1915; fantasy; stardom; Little Mermaid; figures; non-human; super-human; actor; exploitation; exclusion; transsexual; transversal; transman; transwoman; transgender; funkis; experiments; transperson; misrepresentational; psychology; oppression; North America; patriarchal; Frozen; films; isolated; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis offers a holistic perspective on the phenomenon of embodying Otherface. It provides a deeper insight into the categories Transface and Cripface, the latter being a term for an able person depicting a person with visible or invisible disabilities, also referred to as cripping up. READ MORE

  4. 4. From Snow White to Frozen : An evaluation of popular gender representation indicators applied to Disney’s princess films

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Johan Nyh; [2015]
    Keywords : Disney; princesses; Disney princesses; gender; Bechdel; Bechdel test; Walt Disney; Pixar; Frozen; children; girl; culture; gender representations; talk time; talktime; gendertimer; equality; content analysis; female; feminism; feminist; gender role; socialization model; gender role socialization model; passive; domestic; active; media; post-feminist; gender role portrayals; key measures; popular; nature or nurture; genes or environment; gender differences; expressions of gender; gender experiments; neurological; brain; plasticity; constructivist; cultivation theory; social cognitive theory; quantitative; quantitative measures; quantitative methods; stereotypes; stereotype; stereotypical; women; character count; biological sex; biological gender; metrics; femininity; textual analysis; submissive; submissive behaviour; independence; daddy s girl; patriarchy; patriarchal; patriarchal approval; wicked women; old wicked women; wicked witch; male; masculine; masculine characteristics; feminine characteristics; genders; marrying; marriage; love at first sight; empowerment; fairy tale; fairy tales; film; movie; films; movies; Mulan; Pocahontas; Snow White; Snow White and the seven dwarfs; Cinderella; Sleeping Beauty; Little Mermaid; The Little Mermaid; Beauty and the Beast; Aladdin; Tangled; Brave; Frozen; The Princess and the Frog; Merida; relationship; relationship formation; true love; true love s kiss; sisterhood; sisterly; Grimm; Grimm brothers; parental approval; matriarchal approval; matriarchal; matriarchy; stereotyping; evil queen; rate; rater; rating; measure; measuring; wicked stepmother; binary gender; gender binarity; binary genders; gender identities; gender identity; gender identity formation; identity formation; animation; cell animation; the Smurfette principle; strong women; strong girls; girlie; positivism; positivistic; film studies; analysis; analyses; antagonism; action; coding; cultivation effect; cultivation effects; socialization effect; socialization effects; coded content analysis; simple metrics; cognition theory; connotations; cultivation theory; socialization theory; depictions of femininity; plasticity; human brain; damsels in distress; feminist research; inequality; gender inequality; media studies; heroines; mass media; social media; images of women; woman as image; reading; interpretation; modern day fairy tales; Disney; prinsessor; Disneyprinsessor; Disney-prinsessor; kön; genus; genusvetenskap; Bechdel; Bechdel test; Bechdeltest; Bechdeltestet; Walt Disney; Pixar; Frost; barn; flickor; kulturuppväxt; representationer; skildringar; intryck; taltid; talk time; talktime; gendertimer; jämlikhet; innehållsanalys; feminin; feminism; könsroll; könsroller; socialisering; socialiseringsmodellen; passiv; hushållsarbete; aktiv; media; post-feministisk; postfemininstisk; nyckeltal; populärvetenskaplig; populärvetenskapligt; naturen; uppväxt eller gener; gener eller upppväxt; uppfostran; genetik; könsskillnader; könsuttryck; experiment; hjärnan; plasticitet; konstruktivism; kultivationsteori; kognitiv teori; kvantitativ; kvantitativa mått; kvantitativa metoder; stereotyper; stereotyp; stereotypisk; kvinnnor; kvinna; kön; biologiskt kön; mått; nyckeltal; femininitet; textanalys; filmanalys; kuvad; underkastad; submissiv; oberoende; pappas flicka; patriarkat; patriarkisk; patriarkalt godkännande; manlig; maskulin; kön; genus; äktenskap; kärlek vid första ögonkastet; saga; sagor; bröderna Grimm; film; Mulan; Pocahontas; Snövit och de sju dvärgarna; Askungen; Törnrosa; Den lilla Sjöjungfrun; Skönheten och Odjuret; Aladdin; Trassel; Modig; Frost; Prinsessan och Grodan; Merida; förhållanden; sann kärlek; Grimm; matriark; matriarkisk; patriarkalt godkännande; matriarkalt godkännande; bedöma; betygsätta; mått; mäta; ond styvmor; binära kön; könsidentitet; könsidentiteter; animation; Smurfan; starka kvinnor; starka flickor; positivistisk; positivism; filmvetenskap; filmstudier; antagonism; protagonist; hjältinna; kodning; kultivationseffekten; socialiseringseffekten; socialisationseffekten; kodad innehållsanalys; förenklade mått; kognitiv teori; konnotationer; konnotera; feministisk forskning; könsbalans; mediastudier; mediestudier; massmedia; social media; bilder av kvinnor; kvinnan som bild; images of women; woman as image; reading; interpretation; modern day fairy tales; tolkning;

    Abstract : Simple content analysis methods, such as the Bechdel test and measuring percentage of female talk time or characters, have seen a surge of attention from mainstream media and in social media the last couple of years. Underlying assumptions are generally shared with the gender role socialization model and consequently, an importance is stated, due to a high degree to which impressions from media shape in particular young children’s identification processes. READ MORE

  5. 5. Linguistic sexism in mermaid tales : a study of linguistic sexism involving the mermaid figure in films

    University essay from Sektionen för lärande och miljö

    Author : Linda Ågren; [2014]
    Keywords : linguistic; sexism; mermaid; fairy tales; film; merman; sexist; language; english; non-parallel structure; generic; man; woman; ideal;

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