Search for dissertations about: "Fantasy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the word Fantasy.

  2. 11. The Woke Franchise : Representing and Co-opting Resistance in Young Adult, Superhero, and Speculative Fiction

    Author : Amélie Hurkens; David Watson; Ashleigh Harris; Paul Crosthwaite; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; identity politics; the publishing industry; popular literary culture; woke capitalism; neoliberalism; racial capitalism; the franchise; blockbusters; awards; YA fiction; superhero fiction; comic books; speculative fiction; science fiction and fantasy; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : In the last decade, U.S. popular literary culture has been under increasing pressure to include more racially and other marginalized groups. READ MORE

  4. 12. Adaptation, now? : Exploring the Politics of Climate Adaptation through Poststructuralist Discourse Theory

    Author : Elise Remling; Jenny Gunnarsson Payne; Åsa Persson; Sirkku Juhola; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Climate change adaptation; Adaptation policy development; Politics of adaptation; Discourse; Poststructuralist Discourse Theory; Logics of Critical Explanation; Discourse Analysis; European Union; Germany; Qualitative policy analysis; Critical policy studies; Fantasy; Depoliticisation; Environmental Studies; Miljövetenskapliga studier; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : Increasing evidence of anthropogenic climate change and the recognition that warming is likely to go beyond 2°C raises the need for responses that help people cope with the anticipated changes. The rise of attention to so-called climate adaptation on political agendas at the local, national and international scale has come about with a hastily growing field of academic knowledge production. READ MORE

  5. 13. A Nationalism of Good Intentions : Dilemmas of inclusion and exclusion

    Author : Ellinor Hamrén; Karin Borevi; Johan Eriksson; Jenny Gunnarsson Payne; Jouni Reinikainen; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : The dissertation analyses ethical aspects of nationalism and criticizes the nation-state paradigm. Based on theories that concern various forms of 'benign' nationalism, the dissertation explores fantasies of inclusion with the help of various 'positions'. READ MORE

  6. 14. The comfort of alignment: Mining, green steel, and killjoy desires in Sweden/Sápmi

    Author : Georgia de Leeuw; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; extractivism; mining; green steel; iron ore; comfort; alignment; Sweden; Sápmi;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with Swedish extractivism in Sápmi through the examples of a planned iron ore mine in Gállok/Kallak and the hydrogen-based steel transition. The main aim is to understand the trust that is placed in extraction as a means to arrive at a happy, prosperous, green future. READ MORE

  7. 15. Vonnegut's duty-dance with death-theme and structure in Slaughterhouse-five

    Author : Monica Loeb; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Didactic purpose; theme; structure; point of view; characterization; use of sources; imagery;

    Abstract : The influence of Vonnegut’s didactic purpose of writing on the treatment of theme  and structure in Slaughterhouse-Five is investigated in this study. The following  elements of structure are studied: point of view, the treatment of time, characterization,  the use of other sources, and imagery. READ MORE