Essays about: "mimicry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the word mimicry.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Dynamic Modelling of a Fluidic Muscle with a Comparison of Hysteresis Approaches

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Tess Antonsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Mechatronics; Soft Actuators; Pneumatic Artificial Muscles; Dynamic Modelling; Hysteresis; Maxwell-Slip Model; Generalised Bouc-Wen Model; Mekatronik; Mjuka Ställdon; Pneumatiska Artificiella Muskler; Dynamisk Modellering; Hysteres; Maxwell-Slip Modell; Generaliserad Bouc-Wen Modell;

   Abstract : n recent years, there has been a surge in interest and research into the utilisation of soft actuators within the field of robotics, driven by the novel capabilities of their inherently compliant material. One such actuator is the Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (PAM) which offers a high power-to-mass ratio, compliance, safety, and biological mimicry when compared to their traditional counterparts. READ MORE

4. 3. Subalternity and Insubordination : A Postcolonial Analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Karin Rosenqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Post-colonialism; Nigeria; feminism; Adichie; subaltern;

   Abstract : In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Americanah the young female protagonist is unexpectedly thrown into a life of marginalisation when she migrates from Nigeria to the American East coast. Having grown up in Nigeria her skin colour has neither been an issue nor of consideration to her, but it soon becomes apparent that elsewhere her complexion evokes expectations and functions as a breeding ground for prejudice. READ MORE

5. 4. Are TikTok influencers turning us into copycats? : A qualitative study on how mimicry and eWOM credibility influence consumers' purchase intentions

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Therese Svensson; Wilma Rippert; [2023]
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6. 5. Chimeric Mimicry : Reflection and Animality in Merleau-Ponty's Philosophy of Nature

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Filosofi

   Author : Oscar Amcoff; [2023]
   Keywords : animal-studies; human-animal relation; merleau-ponty; merleau-ponty nature; chimera; chimerical; animal reflection; reflection of nature; human-animal divide; carnologocentrism; animal philosophy; animal phenomenology; phenomenology of nature; merleau-ponty and the animal; ineinander; animal embodiment;

   Abstract : In this paper, I attempt to understand how Merleau-Ponty views the relation between nature and reflection, as well as the meaning behind the terms “human” and “animal” and the relations between them. I approach this by outlining the transition from Merleau-Ponty’s early philosophy (SB, PP) to his late philosophy (N, VI). READ MORE