Essays about: "popular culture"

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1. 21. Western Esotericism references in Dario Argento’s triology The Three Mothers

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Emilie Spagnoli; [2023]
   Keywords : Occultism; Esotericism; film critic; Steiner; feminine power; gender; Dario Argento; horror cinema; Suspiria; Inferno; The Mother of Tears;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the influences and references, with a particular focus from occultism and western esotericism, found in the film trilogy of The Three Mothers directed by Dario Argento. The trilogy composed of Suspiria, Inferno and The Mother of Tears was produced in a timeframe of thirty years from 1977 to 2007, so it embeds three decades, it also reflects the willingness from the director to disconnect himself from the usual representation of supernatural and horror films of witches and power. READ MORE

3. 22. 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

4. 23. Time to Love: Romantic comedies and narratives of LOVE – from a Swedish context

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2022-08-23]
   Keywords : love; romcoms; masculine domination; doxa; embodiment; escapism;

   Abstract : This study explores the relation between love and romantic comedies, (aka romcoms), among people living in Sweden. Romcoms, being one of the most popular film genres ever, has often been subject to critique of not being serious enough and to derange people’s perceptions love. READ MORE

5. 24. Making Culture - Continuous re-appropriation of a city piece

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Julius Puttkammer; [2022]
   Keywords : Hamburg; Germany; re-use; culture; making; circus; theatre; dance; music; community; appropriation; continuity; change; historical; ephemeral; temporary;

   Abstract : I understand the site of the former Schilleroper as a piece of the city with an unsettled history of trying, failing and trying again. Despite its difficult history of ups and downs, the Schilleroper has been a meaningful and popular place within its neighbourhood. A place of affordable, low threshold culture for the former working class residents. READ MORE

6. 25. A Heroine of Change and Consolidation : Elizabeth Bennet: A Harbinger of Change in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Dianne Lesley Magtulis Cano; [2022]
   Keywords : marriage; wedding; tradition; change; wealth; money; female characters; women; love; patriarchal society; gender bias; 18th century; 19th century; feminism; feminist; heroine;

   Abstract : Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular literary since it was published due to the concept of shifting social structure. Marriage is one of the most critiqued concepts by different scholars, giving their views on what would be the implication portrayed by Elizabeth Bennet and her influence on Mr. Darcy to marry for love. READ MORE