Sökning: "Jakob von Uexküll"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Jakob von Uexküll.

1. 1. A Symphonic Discussion of the Animal in Richard Adams' Watership Down

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Författare :Elisabeth Kynaston; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Languages and Literatures;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to suggest a new reading of Richard Adams’ Watership Down (1972) by adopting the recently new discipline of Animal Studies. Adams follows a long tradition of talking animals in literature, which still to this day, is an important part of the English literary canon. 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