Sökning: "self-reflexivity"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 17 uppsatser innehållade ordet self-reflexivity.
1. Totalitarismens existensform. Textualitet och politik i tre verk av Imre Kertész
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionSammanfattning : This thesis explores the theoretical and political dimensions of textuality and self-reflexivity in the literature of Imre Kertész (1929–2016). Specifically, it investigates the relationship between textuality and reflexivity, and totalitarian experiences of the Holocaust and the communist dictatorship in post-war Hungary. LÄS MER
2. Digital Media and Self-stigma: a Qualitative Study of the Emerging Cultural Middle Class and Their Media Practices
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaSammanfattning : Class-making from a Bourdieusian perspective is an ongoing process based on cultural consumption connected with a specific class. Despite significant research on cultural consumption, little attention has been paid to the internal processes that can influence class-making. LÄS MER
3. 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
4. Balancing Cooperation and Resources: A Case Study of Transnational Initiatives in the Cultural Sector
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiSammanfattning : This thesis presents a case study of a Swedish museum’s membership in a European network. Drawing on field material gathered through ethnographic methods, such as interviewing, participant observation and autoethnography, the thesis takes two theoretical perspectives: First, it conceptualizes the network membership as a form of cooperation, following Richard Sennett’s theory on the subject, and secondly discusses it in cultural economic terms, using Paul du Gay and Michael Pryke’s framework. LÄS MER
5. Beyond Shakespeare: A close reading of the epigraphs in Justin Cronin's The Passage.
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : One common phenomenon in literature is the use of epigraphs both at the beginning of a work and before the start of a chapter. Although the use of epigraphs is common in literary works, the purpose and function might differ; not only due to different intentions by authors but as claimed by French literary scholar Gerard Genette, the effect also relies on the interpretation of the reader. LÄS MER
