Essays about: "modern civilisation"

Found 4 essays containing the words modern civilisation.

  1. 1. Simulations of the Tenuous Upper Atmospheres of Exoplanets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Lucian Spitzner; [2023]
    Keywords : astronomy; astrophyics; exoplanets; transmission spectroscopy; magnetic fields; atmospheres; ions; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Over the last decade, the interest in research on extraterrestrial planets has expanded dramatically. With the number of confirmed exoplanets having increased tenfold over the last ten years, we now know that many different types of exoplanets exist. READ MORE

  3. 2. Deconstructing Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World’s Ambiguous Portrayal of the future

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Martin Franzén; [2019]
    Keywords : Huxley; Brave New World; Utopia; Dystopia; Deconstructive Criticism; Future;

    Abstract : This research presents a deconstructive analysis of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel Brave New World. As a literary work, it is most commonly considered a dystopian visualisation of the future of modern civilisation. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Terrible Turk : Anti-Ottoman Representations in the 19th Century Swedish Rural Press

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KV

    Author : Per M. Gjörloff; Robert Gustafsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Ottomans; islamophobia; 19th century; rural press;

    Abstract : Islamophobia has been pack and parcel in the Western civilisation from the days of Charlemagne via the Crusades and the rise of Orientalism, as opposed to Occidentalism, to the modern day reporting of Islamic terrorist threat. Many were fascinated by the degree of civilisation and the exoticism of the Ottomans, especially the sexual virtues (or lack thereof) were of particular interest of the travellers into the Ottoman Empire. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ruins of Wilderness : sensual Spaces in between

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

    Author : Sanna Jonsson Buttery; [2011]
    Keywords : urban wilderness; post-industrial ruin; derelict space; heterotopia; loose space; liminal; sensual; carnivalesque; capitalism; freedom; design; sociology;

    Abstract : Ruins and derelict places have since long fascinated and attracted humans. With my starting point in the wild vegetation and the spontaneous activities taking place on derelict land and in industrial ruins, I explore with help from the theoretical sociology, what creates not only this fascination but also fear. READ MORE