Essays about: "tales"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 84 essays containing the word tales.
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11. ‘The Fisherman and his Soul’ Revalued : A Significant and Singular Fairy Tale in Oscar Wilde’s Work
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The period 1889-1891 has been regarded as crucial in Oscar Wilde’s (1854-1900) career. Having been somewhat unsuccessful as a writer during the 1880s, and turning to journalism to earn a living, Wilde in this period saw the publication of his dialogues which led to his sole novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (hereafter, Dorian), serialised in 1890 before being republished as a novel in 1891. READ MORE
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12. Teaching The Handmaid’s Tale in Upper Secondary School : A literary analysis of theme and character and the novel’s affordances for learning regarding gender equality
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This essay demonstrates what affordances for learning the dystopia The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood has in upper secondary school to promote gender equality. The importance of covering gender equality is evident since Skolverket decided to include the topic in every subject in the Swedish upper secondary school with the start of July 1, 2022. READ MORE
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13. This is our rule of law! An ethnography of the rule of law among the “No Green Pass” activists in Italy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this thesis focuses on the bottom-up conceptualisation of the notion of rule of law, developed by a group of activists against a COVID vaccine passport enforced in Italy (so-called Green Pass), and their subsequent everyday acts of resistance. By using a multimodal digital ethnography methodology, centred on both in-person and digital informal encounters, this explorative case study conducts a thematic analysis of how the concept of the rule of law, usually the prerogative of legal professionals, legal scholars and politicians, is understood and by a group of “No Green Pass activists” in Italy and subsequently used as a cultural underpinning to develop silent resistant strategies against the Green Pass itself. READ MORE
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14. Tales, Temporality & Transformation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : This thesis is an explorative discussion on the potential of narrative when working with architecture in a historical context. What role does narrative play when architects work with historical buildings & sites? Which narratives are well-represented & which ones are not? How can we work with narratives to make the process more inclusive? The first introductory phase consists of a case study of one of our own ongoing projects, in which we look at alternative ways of working within an heritage context. READ MORE
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15. “A feminist subversion of fairy tales” : Écriture féminine, gender stereotypes, and the rejection of patriarchy in Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber
University essay from Södertörns högskola/EngelskaAbstract : Fairy tales are usually described as short narratives that end with happily-ever-afters, imposing patriarchal ideologies. The Grimm’s fairy tales serve as the foundation of many other stories which promote stereotypes like woman passiveness, submissive beauty, while men are put on a pedestal for being active and violent at the same time. READ MORE
