Essays about: "totems"

Found 2 essays containing the word totems.

  1. 1. Misogyny in the Marshlands : female Characterization in Seamus Heaney’s “Bog Queen” and “Punishment”

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för lärarutbildning

    Author : Olivia Signe Afrodite Gränglid; [2021]
    Keywords : The Male Gaze; Stereotypical Characterization; Sexual Objectification; Ecofeminism; Seamus Heaney; Bog-poems;

    Abstract : This essay argues that the depiction of women in Seamus Heaney’s poems “Bog Queen” and “Punishment” results from the male gaze in three ways: the narrative viewpoint, stereotypical characterization, and the objectification of the female body. The following essay analyses the poems through an ecofeminist perspective that enables examination of the female characters as personifications of nature – “Bog Queen” as Mother Earth and the victim of “Punishment” as Nerthus, the fertility goddess. READ MORE

  2. 2. TOWARDS THE PHENOTYPE OF THE BARBARIAN FIRM An original conceptual framework to explain success in today's business environment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Paolo Sozzani; [2011]
    Keywords : Business Strategy; Dynamic Markets; Disruptive Innovation; Strategic Agility;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to identify the phenotype of successful firms that operate in today's dynamic business environment. Academia has proposed many theories that, from different points of view, would explain the success of certain companies over others. READ MORE