Search for dissertations about: "Heroism in literature"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Heroism in literature.
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1. The Second Journey : Travelling in Literary Footsteps
Abstract : In a time dominated by mass tourism and the search for what has been termed authenticity, travel narratives are again of academic interest. This study seeks to demonstrate how travel writers from the 1980s and 1990s increasingly turn to earlier texts for inspiration and guidance. READ MORE
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2. Heroes and Victims : The Holocaust in Israeli Historical Consciousness
Abstract : The interest in the Holocaust has been growing continuously over the last decades, and this study deals with how the Holocaust has been perceived, interpreted and used in an Israeli context. The central theoretical concept in this study is historical consciousness, and the aim is to analyze the place of the Holocaust in Israeli historical consciousness. READ MORE
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3. The Hero and the Law : A Study of Silius Italicus' Punica
Abstract : This study of Silius Italicus’ Punica is executed by means of the analytical tools provided in Hegel’s Aesthetics together with the Weberian concept of the Idealtypus. The Punica and in particular a group of its protagonists are examined in relation to the “Hegelian Idealtypus of epic”, in order to identify the driving forces in the narrative and the pivotal conflict of the poem. READ MORE
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4. Negotiating Memories : Survivor Narratives of Victimhood in Post-Conflict Cambodia
Abstract : This thesis seeks to deepen our understanding of the complexity of victimhood as constructed in narratives. To this end, it explores how people who have been socially and politically ascribed as perpetrators construct and negotiate victimhood through narratives after a period of war and mass atrocity and how they are represented in narratives and practices of memorialization. READ MORE
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5. A Hybrid Operating Room in the Making - Coordinating the lntroduction and Use of New Technology
Abstract : New technologies are often introduced hoping to achieve cost reductions, efficiency improvements, and product/service quality increases. Early researchers have often focused on these hopes and how existing organizational design and function are shaped. READ MORE