Sökning: "Orson Scott Card"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden Orson Scott Card.

  1. 1. The Price of Assessment: Ender’s Game as an Educational Tool in the EFL Classroom

    Magister-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Klara Wigzell; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Adolescent Well-being; Stress; Assessment; Ender’s Game; Orson Scott Card; Education; Foucault; Pedagogy;

    Sammanfattning : As Sweden has moved towards an assessment-driven education system, an increase in studies reporting the decline of students’ well-being has also followed. The studies indicate a strong correlation between said decline and the potential negative effects of assessment such as stress and emotional distress. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Maxime Miranda in Minimis: Reimagining Swarm Consciousness and Planetary Responsibility

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Denise Ask Nunes; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Swarm Consciousness; insects; science-fiction; Jacques Derrida; umwelt; Jakob von Uexküll; Mitchell Tomashow; eco-criticism; planetary responsibility; Robert A. Heinlein; David Malouf; Orson Scott Card; Hayao Miyazaki;

    Sammanfattning : This essay explores Swarm Consciousness in relation to the novels Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, Remembering Babylon by David Malouf, and the manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki. Through these novels, Swarm Consciousness can be reimagined in order to challenge the ways insects have previously been considered in literature. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Murdering Hero - A Study of Heroism in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game

    Kandidat-uppsats, Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Författare :Susanne Lindberg; [2007]
    Nyckelord :deconstruction; Ender s Game; heroism; Orson Scott Card; good and evil;

    Sammanfattning : The essay intends to problematize the notion of heroism in Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game by contemplating the hero himself as well as his enemies. Particular focus will be placed on the good and evil dichotomy, arguing that it is essential to the heroic tale since the hero is supposed to fight evil and foster good. LÄS MER