Department of Languages and Literatures / Institutionen för språk och litteraturer (2009-): Recent submissions
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Au-delà de la sororité – Le féminisme postcolonial dans trois romans contemporains d’expression française
(2015-02-18)It has been stated that feminism and postcolonialism have developed in similar fashion during the last few decades, given their many interests in common. This comparative study focuses on the presence and interpretation ... -
Problematic particles. A translation analysis of sentence-final particles used in Tales of Vesperia.
(2015-02-18)This thesis will inquire into translation issues surrounding Japanese gender-specific sentencefinal particles used by the main character of the role-playing game Tales of Vesperia. The focal point of the study is the ... -
Ett ord säger mer än tusen meningar. En studie i yakuwarigos förhållande till visuellt material.
(2015-02-18)This thesis examines and attempts to develop the theory of yakuwarigo as introduced by Kinsui (2003) by integrating both the visual and linguistic aspects of characters found in manga. We seek answers to what extent Japanese ... -
Gender Construction in Alice Munro´s Writing A Comparative Study of Early and Late Stories
(2015-02-18)Abstract: It is civilization, and not biology, that constructs gender. The formation of children into gendered adults is made “naturally” by invisible societal structures and is consequently troublesome to reveal. My ... -
Dödlig dramatik med fängslande grammatik. En studie av diskursiva hotbilder inom den japanska tidningsdebatten om kollektivt självförsvar
(2015-02-17)Följande studie applicerar en experimentell analysram (baserad på kritisk diskursanalys och Köpenhamnsskolans teorier om säkerhetisering”) på diskursiva mikrostrukturer, d.v.s. specifika meningar i specifika texter, i ... -
The Lexicon of Kochi Japanese. A comparative analysis between Japanese natives and Japanese non-natives of Kochi
(2015-02-17)The present thesis seeks to answer via categorization through lexicon if there is any permeation of the Kôchi dialect of Japanese into non - native regional languages in the area, particularly Kôchi City. A survey concerning ... -
Semantic, thematic or unrelated? A study about how English textbooks for Upper Secondary School present new vocabulary
(2015-02-17)This study is an analysis of how four textbooks, directed at students in upper secondary school, present new vocabulary: in semantic sets, in themes or in unrelated groups. It aims to show how vocabulary is presented, ... -
National Identity in Patrick Hamilton's The Slaves of Solitude
(2015-02-16)The aim of the essay is to argue that Patrick Hamilton´s The Slaves of Solitude could be seen as conscious criticism of the prevalent notions of British national identity in the 1940s. Based on the premise that national ... -
The American Dream as a Means of Social Criticism in The Great Gatsby
(2015-02-16)Abstract: The aim of this paper is to show how Fitzgerald uses the American Dream as a means of social criticism of the moral implications that accompany great wealth and material excess. This is portrayed in the characters ... -
Of Ambivalence, Anxiety and Acceptance A Postcolonial Reading of Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss
(2015-02-16)Abstract: One of the most frequently used concepts within postcolonial theory is also one of the most disputed ones: hybridity. Hybridity has been said to be apolitical and unable to account for global inequalities. This ... -
The Fallen Woman and the Corrupt Aristocrat The Ideological Function of Céline Varens and Blanche Ingram in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
(2015-02-10)Abstract: The aim of this essay is to examine how the minor characters Céline Varens and Blanche Ingram are depicted in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. The essay’s claim is that the minor characters are created to be bad ... -
Femininity in Twilight: A Literary Analysis of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight from a Gender Perspective
(2015-02-10)Abstract: This essay examines the female characters in the novel Twilight by Stephenie Meyer which is the first novel in the series often referred to as the Twilight Saga. Through looking at the female characters and ... -
“A New Black Woman” Discussing Gender and Race Norms using Sula in the EFL Classroom Alejandra
(2015-02-10)Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the possibility of using Sula, by Toni Morrison, as a pedagogical resource in the EFL classroom in order to raise students' critical thinking and an awareness of gender and ... -
“I smiled – for what had I to fear?” A Study of Edgar Allan Poe’s Sublime.
(2015-02-10)Abstract: This essay explores the aesthetics of the sublime in Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories in order to clarify how Poe’s sublime is moving away from the Romantic conception of the sublime. Through Poe’s imaginative ... -
Burning Images The Metaphor of Fire in Literature
(2015-02-09)Abstract: Fire is often used as a metaphor, both in everyday language and in literature. This essay aims to investigate the properties of this metaphor in a literary context through analysis of two novels, Fahrenheit 451 ... -
[ö.a.] Analys av översättaranmärkningar i Susan Faludis Den amerikanska mardrömmen – bakhållet mot kvinnorna
(2014-11-11)Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur en översättare bearbetar en mycket kulturreferenstät källtext. Fokus ligger på hur översättaren med hjälp av tillägg beskriver vissa delar av innehållet för måltextläsaren. Källtexten ... -
Preternatural och övermänniska. Översättning till svenska av ett antal primära och sekundära kulturella ord i Gail Carrigers roman Soulless
(2014-11-11)Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att undersöka om det är möjligt att använda sig av stra-tegier för översättning av primära kulturella ord vid översättning av sekundära kulturella ord. Kulturella ord är ord som används inom ... -
Nadsat på svenska. Analys av det fiktiva slangspråket i den svenska översättningen av Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange
(2014-11-11)Anthony Burgess roman A Clockwork Orange är en dystopi som speglar ett samhälle där ungdomens demoralisering och statens försök att motarbeta denna bara leder till ytterligare våld. Romanen har diskuterats flitigt genom ... -
Hur översätter man attityd och språkkänsla? En studie av diskurspartiklarna well och indeed i Caitlin Morans How to be a Woman (2011) och dess svenska översättning
(2014-11-11)Ämnet för denna uppsats är diskurspartiklarna well och indeed i Caitlin Morans How to be a Woman (2011) och dess svenska översättning Konsten att vara kvinna (2012). Syftet är att undersöka hur och om översättaren, Molle ... -
The concept of ʾamān in classical Islamic legal texts
(2014-11-06)This essay analyses how the two medieval scholars Al-Shaybānī and Al-Sarakhsī used the concept of ʾamān in two works of Islamic international law. ʾAmān was a concept which was used already in the 8th century to facilitate ...