Essays about: "suburbia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word suburbia.

  1. 1. The Bisexual Struggle for Existence in Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia : How Karim’s Journey Exposes Key Assumptions of Bisexual Erasure in a Monosexist Society

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Jupiter Daneshyar; [2024]
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  3. 2. Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia : The Production of Subjectivity and Commodification

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Branko Ladan; [2023]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; The Buddha of Suburbia; Michel Foucault; Fredric Jameson; Literature;

    Abstract : This essay aims to analyze the main characters of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia. The main characters embark on a metaphorical journey against a backdrop of turbulent socio-political changes in 1970s Britain, ending with the emergence of neoliberalism and the rise of Margaret Thatcher. READ MORE

  4. 3. Environmentalist Metaphors in Tales from Outer Suburbia : Supporting students' visual literacy skills by analysing Shaun Tan's pictures

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Patricia Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : pictorial metaphors; environmentalism; Shaun Tan; visual literacy; English language learning;

    Abstract : As the impact of pictures in everyday life and literature is increasing, so is the importance of visual literacy skills. This essay combines theories of visual literacy, pictorial metaphor, image analysis and environmentalism to analyse visual literacy in relation to how Shaun Tan’s pictures create metaphorical ideas related to the environment in Tales from Outer Suburbia. READ MORE

  5. 4. Satire in Service of Postcolonialism : An Analysis of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia and Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime: Stories of a South African Childhood

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Torbjörn Reivant Olausson; [2018]
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  6. 5. Restructuring Suburbia : Introducing Social Space in a Spatially Disperse Neighbourhood

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Love Brostedt; [2017]
    Keywords : Architecture; urban morphology; density; densification; accessibility; legibility; spatial configuration; territorial boundaries; public-private interface; sprawl; suburbia; suburban housing estate; Miljonprogrammet; space for activities; spatial appropriation; social sustainability;

    Abstract : Density is more about an experienced nearness to functions and activities than buildingsbeing physically close to each other. Density is interaction, and the intensity of itdepends on accessibility to the functions and activities of the built environment. READ MORE