Sökning: "British Literature"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 117 uppsatser innehållade orden British Literature.

1. 1. She Can Go Where She Will : Representations of Female Bicyclists in Late 19th-Century and Early 20th-Century Literature by H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy Richardson, Grant Allen, George F. Hall, and Alice Meynell

   Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet

   Författare :Anna Gustafsson; [2024]
   Nyckelord :bicycling women characters; late 19th-century and early 20th-century British and American literature; freedom; emancipation; feminism; gender; the New Woman; cyklande kvinnliga karaktärer; sen 1800-tals- och tidig 1900-talslitteratur från Storbritannien och USA; frihet; frigörelse; feminism; genus; the New Woman;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to investigate how representations of bicycling women in literary works by H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy Richardson, Grant Allen, George F. Hall, and Alice Meynell express mental and physical freedoms that had previously been denied women due to archaic societal norms. LÄS MER

3. 2. Mumier som monster : Mumiers framställning i brittisk populärlitteratur under 1800-talet

   Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Författare :Ida Seppänen; [2024]
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   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to study the representation of monstrous mummies in British literary fiction from the 1800s. The material used is The mummy (1827), Lot No. 249 (1892), and Pharos the egyptian (1899). A narrative analysis is the method used in the essay to explore the chosen material. LÄS MER

4. 3. Klimatanpassning av svensk järnväg ur ett riskperspektiv - Var står vi och vart är vi på väg

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Författare :Pontus Gersne; [2024]
   Nyckelord :Climate Change; Climate Change Adaptation; Critical infrastructure; Railways; weather events; extreme weather; Critical Entities; Sweden; Technology and Engineering;

   Sammanfattning : The world faces significant climate changes with potential societal disruptions and risks to critical infrastructure like railways. This study explores the topic of climate change, extreme weather, and changing travel patterns for Swedish railways. LÄS MER

5. 4. Exploring the British newspapers´ representation of Private Security Companies in detention centres in the UK Ayla Arslan Waltersson Global Studies, University of Gothenburg Examensarbete för kandidatexamen i Globala studier Bachelor thesis in Global Studies, GS1511 Spring term 2023 Supervisor: Aly Verjee Word count

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Författare :Arslan Waltersson Ayla; [2023-10-18]
   Nyckelord :Private security companies; private contractors; detention centres; asylum seekers; neo-liberalism; governmentality;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the prominent narratives on Private Security Companies (PSCs) in British news articles surrounding privatised detention centres for immigrants and asylum seekers. PSCs have become increasingly significant in migration-related activities, not least in neoliberal states such as the UK. LÄS MER

7. 5. Unlock those closed doors

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Författare :Giulia Gualandri; [2023-10-18]
   Nyckelord :Heritage Conservation; Communication; Public outreach; Public engagement;

   Sammanfattning : The present work aims to investigate the current situation regarding the conservation profession and the communication to the public through outreach initiatives, especially from the point of view of the conservators. In the latest decades outreach and communication have been taking a preponderant role within the profession of conservation, causing changes in the daily tasks of conservators and new demands in terms of skills which professionals need to acquire. LÄS MER