Essays about: "narrative"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1528 essays containing the word narrative.

  1. 1. Where there is road, there is fire (influence): An exploratory study on the influence of roads in the spatial patterns of Swedish wildfires of 2018

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Gabriel Romeo Ferriols Pavico; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Wildfire; Fire Spatial Patterns; Road; Conformity; FWI; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the Swedish wildfire season of 2018, when the country incurred ten times more than the average burnt area that occurred in previous years. The study aims to address a broad research question: Do roads influence the size of the burned area? This study fills the gap in research on the effects of roads in the spatial patterns of wildfires. READ MORE

  3. 2. "It´s only the insides of our bodies that are important" : A comparison of Margaret Atwood´s novel The Handmaid´s Tale and the tv-adaptation of the novel made by Bruce Miller

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Frida Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminism; Sexual Objectification; Reproduction; Objectification; Tv-adaptation; The Handmaid’s Tale; Margaret Atwood;

    Abstract : This essay will compare Margaret Atwood´s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale to the tv-adaptation of the novel by Bruce Miller. In the original work, the protagonist Offred narrates the story of her life in a patriarchal society called Gilead. In contrast, the viewers are guided by different sound and visual strategies in the series. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender Norms, Temporal Flexibility, and Talent Misallocation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Tzu-Hsi Chen; Ziyuan Wan; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender; Time Allocation; Occupational Choice; Division of Labor; Misallocation;

    Abstract : To what extent do unequal gender roles in the household affect aggregate outputs when there is temporal inflexibility in the labor market? Following Goldin (2014) and Erosa et al. (2022)'s narrative of how disproportionate rewards to long hours create a source of distortion in the labor market, we explore the aggregate effects of gender differences exacerbated by nonlinear wage structures through a static model calibrated on US labor force data. READ MORE

  5. 4. On the Quest for Alternative Ways of Becoming : Multifaceted Means of Maturation in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Martin Ahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; The Green Knight; Failure; The Hero’s Journey; David Lowery; Christopher Vogler; Coming of Age;

    Abstract : Living in an era where success is embraced as a life style, raises concerns that the alternatives to become, to grow and mature have been limited to a single variety – one where only triumph matters. This is a view that is spread through contemporary popular culture, whether it be in social media, video games, tv-series, films or books. READ MORE

  6. 5. From space to place

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

    Author : Charlotta Gavelin; [2022-06-02]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this essay, I have discussed a number of choices made through a photographic field work about a chosen place. By considering the archive as a space with a possible built in creative intensity, archive material intertwined with contemporary findings become an active part in understanding the present in an ongoing narrative. READ MORE