Kandidatuppsatser / Institutionen för språk och litteraturer: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
The very short story. Undersökning av en genre mellan novell och poesi
(2014-10-29)The very short story, på arabiska القصة القصيرة جدا och på svenska Den mycket korta berättelsen är en genre som är ny i sin nuvarande utformning men har rötter långt tillbaka i tiden. I denna uppsats begränsar jag mig till ... -
Dissecting Diversity A Discursive Analysis of the Use and Meaning of Diversity in two Texts by Ted Cantle
(2014-10-27)This essay purports to investigate the use and meaning of the lexical item, or word, diversity in two texts by British sociologist Ted Cantle. In order to analyse these texts an approach drawing from discourse analysis, ... -
Hylasmotivet hos Apollonios Rhodios och Theokritos
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Análisis Sociolingüístico del Parlache en la película La Vendedora de Rosas
(2014-10-16)In Colombia, specifically in the city of Medellín a jargon of the Spanish language denominated parlache was originated, which not only consists of a great number of words many of them difficult to understand, but also it ... -
Gender Performance in Writing. Pedagogical Implications for Gender Performance in the English Language Teaching Classroom
(2014-10-14)The aim of this text based upon social constructionism is to discover if, and how, gender is performed in written texts by adult second language learners in English language courses in the UK, and to discuss the pedagogical ... -
L’uso del testo letterario nell’insegnamento dell’italiano L2 Uno
(2014-10-13)Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka om läsningen av en litterär text i italienska på mellannivå kan ha en positiv inverkan på de lärandes grammatiska kompetens, ordförråd samt läsförståelse. Uppsatsen behandlar ... -
Postcolonial Literature in the Language Classroom
(2014-10-13)This thesis is inspired by my own experiences with the lack of cultural diversity in teachers’ choices of English literature in the upper secondary language classroom. The essay is going to highlight teacher’s tendencies ...