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  1. 11. The Left Hand Slowly Beckons

    University essay from Konstfack/Grafisk design & illustration

    Author : Marcus Jernberger; [2020]
    Keywords : Illustration; weird-fiction;

    Abstract : In my Bachelor’s project I have attempted to explore and develop my relationship with the amorphous concept that is ”style”. As an illustrator I am sometimes torn between the idea of having a single recognizable style or to be experimental and to use aesthetics as a tool rather than a signifier of a personal brand. READ MORE

  3. 12. FINDING ANOMALOUS TIME FRAMES IN REAL-WORLD LOG DATA

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Frans-Lukas Lövenvald; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Anomaly detection is a huge fi€eld of research focused on the task of €finding weird or outlying points in data. Th‘is task is useful in all fi€elds that handle large amounts of data and is therefore a big topic of research. READ MORE

  4. 13. Interesting, funny, weird or just incomprehensible? A study on Swedish Japanese learning students’ comprehension, thoughts and attitudes towards Wasei-eigo

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Therese Rogland; [2019]
    Keywords : wasei-eigo; gairaigo; loanwords; Japanized-English; comprehension; thoughts; attitude; categories; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates to what extent Swedish students of Japanese can understand wasei-eigo, as well as their thoughts and attitudes toward it. It further investigates if some word categories are more incomprehensible than others and what aspects can determine their comprehension. READ MORE

  5. 14. Ascending the Mountains of Madness: the Language and Psychology of H.P. Lovecraft

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Daniel Lidman; [2018-03-26]
    Keywords : engelska; H.P. Lovecraft; Dagon; Cthulhu; The Great Ones; Romanticism; Gothic writing; Weird Realism; sublime; first-person narration;

    Abstract : The horror of Howard Philips Lovecraft’s writing lies within the mentality and psychology of his characters. Since he first became prominent, the main criticism against Howard Philips Lovecraft has been that his writing uses too many adjectives, and that his creatures and monsters are vague. READ MORE

  6. 15. Atëphobia: On Lovecraft, Deleuze and the limits of affectual geography

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Carl Olsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Affect; Deleuze; Lovecraft; Non-representational theory; Aesthetics; Literary geography; Experimental writing; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the past two decades non-representational and affectual geographers have cited the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze to the point of exhaustion. In this thesis I read Deleuze’s interpretation of Spinoza through the weird tales written by the American horror author H. P. READ MORE