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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 61 uppsatser innehållade ordet parody.
1. Could this phrase be more constructional? : A Construction Grammar approach to the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase from the television show Friends
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis investigates the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase (CXBMY), well-known from the television show Friends, to argue for its qualification as a construction. By analyzing the phrase’s formal and functional features, as well as its frequency in the COCA corpus, this thesis compares the findings to the definition of constructions by Goldberg (2006, p. LÄS MER
2. "En livsstil för en livstid" : En kvalitativ studie på konsumenters upplevelser av parodireklam inom det vita snusets marknadsföring
Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitetSammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to shed light on the issues surrounding the marketing of white snus, which employs various means to downplay and beautify the product, thus normalizing it as part of everyday life. Using our analytical framework, we have developed spoof advertisements for white snus that convey this problematic nature. LÄS MER
3. Parodiundantagets vara eller icke vara - Om synen på parodier i den svenska rättsstaten
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenSammanfattning : Copyright is a particularly polarized area of law in the Swedish legal system. The landscape is strongly influenced by how society looks in general at a given time and which societal interests are particularly important. LÄS MER
4. Den allvarsamma leken : Politisk satir i svensk skämtpress 1939–1945
Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis is a serious study of humor – a seemingly contradictory task to wich I was drawn becasue of the possibilty of understanding society and public opinion through satire. More precisely, it explores the use of political satire in the Swedish comic magazines Söndagsnisse–Strix, Lutfisken and Joker during the Second World War. LÄS MER
5. "No good being a witch unless you let people know" : The importance of performance in Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters
Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Sammanfattning : In this analysis of Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters, I argue that performance of the witch is the most important part of witchcraft on Discworld, and, indeed, what drives the story. To underpin this position, I understand Wyrd Sisters as a work of metafiction and parody, examine witch tropes and stories on Discworld and draw parallels to the weird sisters of Shakespeare's Macbeth. LÄS MER