Sökning: "Novel"

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1. Der unbekannte Kontinent. Zur Europa-Darstellung bei Karl-Markus Gauß
Magister-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer
Författare :Iginia Baretta; [2013-05-22]
Nyckelord :Europa; travel writing; minority; eastern Europe; metropole; nation; periphery; EU; intercultural; reportage; nationalism;

Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to investigate the Austrian author Karl-Markus Gauß' literary representation of Europe. The study focuses on the book "Im Wald der Metropolen" by the mentioned author and compares it with other relevant texts by him. LÄS MER
2. Happy Multicultural Land? Reading Zadie Smith’s "White Teeth" as a Critique of Multiculturalism as an Ideology
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer
Författare :Suzana Abrahamsson; [2013-04-16]
Nyckelord :Postcolonial; Multiculturalism; Immigration; Identity; Ethnicity; “Race”; “Englishness”;

Sammanfattning : This essay explores the portrayal of multiculturalism in Zadie Smith’s White Teeth in order to show how Smith, rather than as an ideology, depicts it as a reality. Through its characters’ experience as immigrants of different generations and various ethnic backgrounds in London – one on the most “multicultural” cities in the world – the novel effectively questions the utopian idea of a “Happy Multicultural Land”, that is to say a trouble-free harmonious society. LÄS MER
3. La intertextualidad "queer" en "El mismo mar de todos los veranos" de Esther Tusquets
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer
Författare :Ellinor Broman; [2013-04-11]
Nyckelord :Esther Tusquets; The Same Sea as Every Summer; lesbian subject; homosexuality; feminism; queer theory; El mismo mar de todos los veranos; sujeto lesbiano; homosexualidad; feminismo; teoría queer;

Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to analyze the queer intertexuality and the representation of the lesbian main characters in El mismo mar de todos los veranos by Esther Tusquets (1978). The plot of the novel, which is set in Barcelona in the mid-seventies, centers on a brief love story between a middle-aged university professor, who is the protagonist and narrator, and her young Colombian student, Clara. LÄS MER

4. The Future of Society: Dystopian and Utopian - Aspects in H.G. Wells’ "The Time Machine and Men Like Gods"
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer
Författare :Jonas Wackfelt; [2013-03-20]
Nyckelord :dystopian aspects; utopian aspects; The Time Machine; Men Like Gods;

Sammanfattning : My essay will discuss the subject of dystopia and utopia in two selected works by H.G. Wells. I will show that both novels reflect the changing discourse of the time in which they were written, and will argue that the author changes large parts of his philosophy and his way of writing after World War One. LÄS MER
5. Challenging heteronormativity through literature - Teaching David Levithan’s "Boy meets boy" with norm critical pedagogy
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer
Författare :Åse Brändström; [2013-03-20]
Nyckelord :literature; norm critical pedagogy; heteronormativity; Boy meets boy; norms; intersectionality;

Sammanfattning : There are many reasons to use literature in the language classroom. It can help pupils developtheir abilities to read, listen, speak and write. Literature can also give pupils new perspectivesand cultural enrichment. The aim of this study is to show how teachers can use literature tocombat intolerance and homophobia. LÄS MER