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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 162 uppsatser innehållade orden literary criticism.
21. A Heroine of Change and Consolidation : Elizabeth Bennet: A Harbinger of Change in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
Magister-uppsats, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapSammanfattning : Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular literary since it was published due to the concept of shifting social structure. Marriage is one of the most critiqued concepts by different scholars, giving their views on what would be the implication portrayed by Elizabeth Bennet and her influence on Mr. Darcy to marry for love. LÄS MER
22. Beyond Modernity : Narrative Strategies in Hindi Short Stories of Uday Prakash
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiSammanfattning : This thesis explores different genres and modes of writing in short stories of the contemporary Indian author Uday Prakash, such as magical realism, the fantastic, regionalism, postcolonial and postmodern writing. It poses the question: “In which literary genre should Uday Prakash’s writings best be categorised?” The study is based on a reading of Prakash’s collection, 10 Pratinidhi kahāniyāṃ – Ten Representative Stories, consisting of ten stories of the author’s own choice. LÄS MER
23. ”Och jag startade Moxie” : – En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av gestaltningen av normbundna och normbrytande karaktärer i Jennifer Mathieus Moxie, med utgångspunkt i genus- och feministisk teori
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Sammanfattning : Denna uppsats undersöker gestaltningen av normbundna och normbrytande karaktärer i Jennifer Mathieus roman Moxie (2021), och vidare hur hon använder de normbrytande beteendena för att porträttera en revolution mot skolledningen. Framtida syfte för den här uppsatsen är att kunna använda den, eller utgå från den i litteraturundervisning. LÄS MER
24. Breaking the Bell Jar: Teaching Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar and Feminist Literary Criticism to Upper Secondary School Students
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/EngelskaSammanfattning : This paper studies how Sylva Plath’s The Bell Jar can be read from a feminist perspective and, in turn, what some possible benefits and potential risks of teaching the novel and feminist literary criticism to upper secondary school students of English in Sweden are. This paper also discusses how the novel can be a means to discuss the fundamental values of upper secondary school, in terms of equality, but also the topic of mental health. LÄS MER
25. Always Mind Me: Responding Subjectively to Literary Texts in Order to Create the Ideal L2 Self in the EFL Classroom
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleSammanfattning : This essay aims to examine the applicability and relevance of subjective reader response in relation to second language (L2) motivation within literature education in the classroom of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). With support from previous research within the field of reader response theory (RRT), this essay argues that a subjective reader response approach contributes to increasing students’ motivation in relation to literature education Thus, this essay answers the following questions: 1) Does subjective reader response contribute to creating motivation among students in EFL (literature) teaching, and if so, how can this theory be implemented? 2) Does subjective reader response support students’ construction of what Zoltán Dörnyei refers to as “Ideal L2 self”? 3) What are the main benefits of using a reader response approach? The results support the hypothesis that a subjective reader response approach contributes to increasing students’ motivation in relation to literature education. LÄS MER
