Search for dissertations about: "genre"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 169 swedish dissertations containing the word genre.

  2. 11. The Third Gospel for the First Time: Luke within the Context of Ancient Biography

    Author : Maria Ytterbrink; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; intertextuality.; life cycle; Septuagint; Acts; repertoire; vacancies; gaps; Iser; aesthetic response; Philo; Xenophon; Isocrates; ancient biography; genre; life of Jesus; Luke; Bible; Third Gospel; Bibelvetenskap;

    Abstract : If Luke’s first audience understood the Gospel as a biography, what would their experience of the text have been? This book invites the reader to accompany the first readers or hearers of Luke’s Gospel and to experience the narrative about the life of Jesus alongside them. It utilises Wolfgang Iser’s theory about reading and readers and focuses on gaps and vacancies in the text. READ MORE

  4. 12. The Subject of the Verbal Gerund : A Study of Variation in English

    Author : Susanna Lyne; Merja Kytö; Hilde Hasselgård; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; BNC; British National Corpus; corpus linguistics; genitive; genre; gerund; ing-form; Late Modern English; linguistic variation; multivariate analysis; possessive; prescriptivism; Present-day English; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This study deals with variation between possessive/genitive and objective/plain forms of the subject of the verbal gerund clause (VGC) in Present-day and Late Modern British English, as in Would you object to my [me] paying her a visit? and Poor timing of spoonfuls can lead to the child’s [the child] feeling frustrated. According to the traditional prescriptivist view, the possessive/genitive form is the preferred variant. READ MORE

  5. 13. Dreams of a subversive future : sexuality, (hetero)normativity, and queer potential in science fiction film and television

    Author : Josefine Wälivaara; Per Ringby; Christina Svens; Stacey Abbott; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Science fiction; film; television; genre; sexuality; queer; storytelling; gender; subversive; intelligibility; Torchwood; Firefly; Star Wars; Star Trek; adult turn; Star’verses; dramaturgy; heteronormativity; film history; Hollywood; Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to explore depictions of sexuality in popular science fiction film and television through a focus on storytelling, narrative, characters and genre. The thesis analyses science fiction as a film and television genre with a focus on the conventions, interpretations, and definitions of genre as part of larger contexts. READ MORE

  6. 14. Writing for publication in four disciplines : Insights into text and context

    Author : Lisa McGrath; Maria Kuteeva; Anna Mauranen; Jan Engberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; disciplinary discourse; EAP; ERPP; genre; writing for publication; English; engelska;

    Abstract : Scholars globally are under increasing pressure to publish in international, highly-ranked, and usually English-language journals. This has created a need for insights into the evolving discourses, genres, and publication practices of disciplinary discourse communities. READ MORE

  7. 15. Jesus the True Leader : The Biographical Portrait of Jesus as Leader in the Gospel of Matthew

    Author : Daniel Hjort; Bibelvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Jesus; Gospel of Matthew; leader; ancient biography; genre; portrait; biographical-narrative method; virtues; character; leadership; influence; model; imitation; leadership roles; characterization; narrative criticism; leadership terms; Isocrates; Xenophon; Philo; Plutarch; Evagoras; Agesilaus; Moses; Numa;

    Abstract : The purpose of the present study is to understand and clarify how Jesus is presented as a leader in the Gospel of Matthew. The usage of common leadership terms in reference to Jesus early in the story, the biographical genre of Matthew, and the consistently negative portrayal of other leaders in the story give good reasons for the inquiry. READ MORE