Sökning: "Nineteenth Century"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 192 uppsatser innehållade orden Nineteenth Century.
1. Sentient Objects — A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential of Animals as Legal Subjects
Magister-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionenSammanfattning : The sentience of animals has been scientifically proven since the nineteenth century, which has led to changes in our attitude towards animals and to the proliferation of anti-cruelty laws. But despite the rise of an Animal Law discipline, animal rights organisations’ attempting to elevate the legal status of animals, and several recent European legislative changes categorising animals as “non-things”, the legal status of a person has not yet been extended to animals. LÄS MER
2. Lyckans hjul eller lastens akademi? : ekonomiska ideal och hotbilder i debatten om lotterispel i Sverige 1809–1840
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/HistoriaSammanfattning : Wheel of Fortune or Academy of Vice? : Economic Ideals and Threats in the Swedish Lottery Debate, 1809–1840. This master’s thesis examines how ideas pertaining to economic and moral behaviour, ideals and threats were expressed, shaped and understood in the public debate about the state lottery – kungliga nummerlotteriet – in Sweden during early nineteenth century. LÄS MER
3. An anthem for Europe: Comparing historical appropriations of Beethoven's Ode to Joy
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/EuropastudierSammanfattning : Since its composition two centuries ago in 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) has been heralded the world over not only as a great work of art, but also as a symbol of political importance. In Germany, it was lionised as the embodiment of a national spirit, first during the Franco-Prussian war, then as a prize of the Nazi repertoire; in Rhodesia, it became the national anthem of a far-right white ethno-state, while on the far-left, it occupied a rare position of Western revolutionary music in China. LÄS MER
4. "En fröken af mankön" : Könsöverskridande beteende och identitet under 1800-talet
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för idé- och lärdomshistoriaSammanfattning : The purpose of the thesis is to examine how the gender identity of individuals who did not identify within the cisgender norm were experienced by the individuals themselves as well as perceived by their surroundings during the nineteenth century in Sweden. This is done by analysing the autobiographies of two gender nonconforming people, Therese Andreas Bruce and Lars “Lasse-Maja'' Molin. LÄS MER
5. Voices Once Lost : on Connexions in nineteenth century Swedish Geaticism
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis studies how the early nineteenth century periodical Iduna, published by the influential Geatish Society from 1811 until 1844, portrayed and shaped their idea of Sweden’s past. Of particular interest to this thesis is how this past was narrated through the use of emotions and how these emotions functioned. LÄS MER
