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8 uppsatser innehållade orden fairy-tales studies.
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Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Karlstads universitet
Författare :Yana Chyrko; [2024]
Nyckelord :Neil Gaiman; Myth; Fairy Tale; Anima Archetype; Jungian Archetype; Archaic Symbol; Initiation; Collective Unconscious; Triple Goddess; Neil Gaiman; Myt; Saga; Anima Arketyp; Jungiansk Arketyp; Arkaisk Symbol; Initiation; Kollektiva Omedvetna; Tredelade Gudinnan; Symboler;
Sammanfattning :
Many recent studies confirm that the fantasy genre is based on ancient myths. Contemporary authors of fiction create new versions of myths, often using ancient “natural” and cultural symbols. Neil Gaiman is one of these tellers of modern myth. LÄS MER
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Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)
Författare :Eva Aramian; [2022]
Nyckelord :Ecocriticism; Victorian ecocriticism; Animal Studies; Oscar Wilde; Fairy tales; Human-nonhuman interaction; Transformation.;
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Abstract This thesis investigates the interactions between human and nonhuman characters that express a particular concern regarding nature and the environment in Oscar Wilde's four fairy tales in A House of Pomegranates. The author utilizes a significant number of nonhuman characters to communicate with humans, which is a fairy-tale convention in which truth wins over falsehood, kindness is rewarded, and virtue triumphs over evil. LÄS MER
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Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen
Författare :Quentin CAIZERGUES; [2022]
Nyckelord :Oscar Wilde; The Fisherman and his Soul; fairy-tales studies; aestheticism; social critique; Victorian studies; Hans Christian Andersen; The Little Mermaid;
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The period 1889-1891 has been regarded as crucial in Oscar Wilde’s (1854-1900) career. Having been somewhat unsuccessful as a writer during the 1880s, and turning to journalism to earn a living, Wilde in this period saw the publication of his dialogues which led to his sole novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (hereafter, Dorian), serialised in 1890 before being republished as a novel in 1891. LÄS MER
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Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Litteraturvetenskap
Författare :Louise Tiger; [2020]
Nyckelord :Beauty and the Beast; Nutcracker and the Mouse King; Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve; E. T. A. Hoffmann; ecocriticism; animal studies; fairy tales; magic; transformation; Skönheten och Odjuret; Nötknäpparen och Råttkungen; ekokritik; magi; förvandling; sagor; litterära djurstudier;
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The following essay investigates the artificial magic environment in two fairy tales with similar tropes and themes, to find out if the magic is necessary for the growth of the characters. The ecocritical movement constitutes the essay’s theoretical background in order to shine a light on the physical nature that has been slightly neglected when it comes to discerning the inner nature of the heroines in these stories. LÄS MER
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Magister-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation
Författare :Johan Nyh; [2015]
Nyckelord :Disney; princesses; Disney princesses; gender; Bechdel; Bechdel test; Walt Disney; Pixar; Frozen; children; girl; culture; gender representations; talk time; talktime; gendertimer; equality; content analysis; female; feminism; feminist; gender role; socialization model; gender role socialization model; passive; domestic; active; media; post-feminist; gender role portrayals; key measures; popular; nature or nurture; genes or environment; gender differences; expressions of gender; gender experiments; neurological; brain; plasticity; constructivist; cultivation theory; social cognitive theory; quantitative; quantitative measures; quantitative methods; stereotypes; stereotype; stereotypical; women; character count; biological sex; biological gender; metrics; femininity; textual analysis; submissive; submissive behaviour; independence; daddy s girl; patriarchy; patriarchal; patriarchal approval; wicked women; old wicked women; wicked witch; male; masculine; masculine characteristics; feminine characteristics; genders; marrying; marriage; love at first sight; empowerment; fairy tale; fairy tales; film; movie; films; movies; Mulan; Pocahontas; Snow White; Snow White and the seven dwarfs; Cinderella; Sleeping Beauty; Little Mermaid; The Little Mermaid; Beauty and the Beast; Aladdin; Tangled; Brave; Frozen; The Princess and the Frog; Merida; relationship; relationship formation; true love; true love s kiss; sisterhood; sisterly; Grimm; Grimm brothers; parental approval; matriarchal approval; matriarchal; matriarchy; stereotyping; evil queen; rate; rater; rating; measure; measuring; wicked stepmother; binary gender; gender binarity; binary genders; gender identities; gender identity; gender identity formation; identity formation; animation; cell animation; the Smurfette principle; strong women; strong girls; girlie; positivism; positivistic; film studies; analysis; analyses; antagonism; action; coding; cultivation effect; cultivation effects; socialization effect; socialization effects; coded content analysis; simple metrics; cognition theory; connotations; cultivation theory; socialization theory; depictions of femininity; plasticity; human brain; damsels in distress; feminist research; inequality; gender inequality; media studies; heroines; mass media; social media; images of women; woman as image; reading; interpretation; modern day fairy tales; Disney; prinsessor; Disneyprinsessor; Disney-prinsessor; kön; genus; genusvetenskap; Bechdel; Bechdel test; Bechdeltest; Bechdeltestet; Walt Disney; Pixar; Frost; barn; flickor; kulturuppväxt; representationer; skildringar; intryck; taltid; talk time; talktime; gendertimer; jämlikhet; innehållsanalys; feminin; feminism; könsroll; könsroller; socialisering; socialiseringsmodellen; passiv; hushållsarbete; aktiv; media; post-feministisk; postfemininstisk; nyckeltal; populärvetenskaplig; populärvetenskapligt; naturen; uppväxt eller gener; gener eller upppväxt; uppfostran; genetik; könsskillnader; könsuttryck; experiment; hjärnan; plasticitet; konstruktivism; kultivationsteori; kognitiv teori; kvantitativ; kvantitativa mått; kvantitativa metoder; stereotyper; stereotyp; stereotypisk; kvinnnor; kvinna; kön; biologiskt kön; mått; nyckeltal; femininitet; textanalys; filmanalys; kuvad; underkastad; submissiv; oberoende; pappas flicka; patriarkat; patriarkisk; patriarkalt godkännande; manlig; maskulin; kön; genus; äktenskap; kärlek vid första ögonkastet; saga; sagor; bröderna Grimm; film; Mulan; Pocahontas; Snövit och de sju dvärgarna; Askungen; Törnrosa; Den lilla Sjöjungfrun; Skönheten och Odjuret; Aladdin; Trassel; Modig; Frost; Prinsessan och Grodan; Merida; förhållanden; sann kärlek; Grimm; matriark; matriarkisk; patriarkalt godkännande; matriarkalt godkännande; bedöma; betygsätta; mått; mäta; ond styvmor; binära kön; könsidentitet; könsidentiteter; animation; Smurfan; starka kvinnor; starka flickor; positivistisk; positivism; filmvetenskap; filmstudier; antagonism; protagonist; hjältinna; kodning; kultivationseffekten; socialiseringseffekten; socialisationseffekten; kodad innehållsanalys; förenklade mått; kognitiv teori; konnotationer; konnotera; feministisk forskning; könsbalans; mediastudier; mediestudier; massmedia; social media; bilder av kvinnor; kvinnan som bild; images of women; woman as image; reading; interpretation; modern day fairy tales; tolkning;
Sammanfattning :
Simple content analysis methods, such as the Bechdel test and measuring percentage of female talk time or characters, have seen a surge of attention from mainstream media and in social media the last couple of years. Underlying assumptions are generally shared with the gender role socialization model and consequently, an importance is stated, due to a high degree to which impressions from media shape in particular young children’s identification processes. LÄS MER
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