Browsing Student papers (HF-IKS) by Title
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W. B. Yeats, Cultural Nationalism and the Mytical Element: A Study of how the Cultural Nationalist, Yeats, used Mythological Material to Develop a Common Irish Consciousness for the People of Ireland
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-11-15)The aim of this thesis is to examine how William Butler Yeats’ early poetry hails an Irish national identity, by means of a cultural nationalism based on Celtic mythology. In recent discussions of Yeats’ early poetry ... -
Waiting for Godot in Sarajevo, 1993
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-05-13)When Susan Sontag staged Waiting for Godot in besieged Sarajevo in 1993, several dramaturgical changes were made to Samuel Beckett’s play. Within the framework of memory studies, the thesis explores why and how the war ... -
Walking is an art; Walking by Henry David Thoreau
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)This thesis is about the art of Walking and the Wild in the essay Walking by Henry David Thoreau. It explains several phrases and Thoreau's philosophy of life in the essay. -
The way of obtaining the Grand Elixir : an edition of the 'Tamyrtone' text in BL Harley 1747
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)This thesis consists of an edition of an alchemical text found in the fifteenth-century manuscript BL Harley 1747. The text is catalogued as ‘The way of obtaining the grand Elixir’ and is attributed to ‘Tamyrtone’; it is, ... -
We Should All Be Planetary Citizens: an Analysis of Kurt Vonnegut's Environmentalism in Galápagos
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"Welcome nonreader" - adaptasjon og resepsjon av lydbøker
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)Tematikken for denne oppgaven er adaptasjon og resepsjon av lydbøker. Jeg har vært interessert i adaptasjon- og produksjonsprosessen, hvilke grep som blir tatt, og hvilke virkemidler som blir brukt, i tilpasningen til et ... -
What do women want? Writing the female self
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-05-14)Historically, the concept of woman has varied and changed in keeping with the ruling ideology of the time, and this has caused a number of challenges for women. This thesis is a study of how the narrative of the (female) ... -
What makes a villain? - Decoding villainy and unmasking gendered Discourse in “Peaky Blinders.”
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What monsters lurk in the shadows of Alice's Wonderland: Monsters and the loss of childhood innocence
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What was the role of Tudjman and Milosevic in the creation and advancement of propaganda, and in what way did it lead to the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991?
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)Yugoslav wars that started in 1991 were the result of long term issues that have not been resolved by Josip Broz Tito and the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. The states and autonomies within the Federation of Yugoslavia ... -
«When you´re gone, who remembers your name?» En analyse av musikalen Hamiltons bruk av minner og dens resepsjon.
(Master thesis, 2023)Masteroppgaven undersøker hvilken fortid musikalen Hamilton (2015) portretterer, og hvordan disse minnenes betydning har blitt debattert i ettertid, i tidsrommet 2015-2020. Med en teoretisk forankring innen historisk ... -
“Who can do what to whom and get away with it”: An Investigation of Power Structures in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Naomi Alderman’s The Power
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis explores the conditions that constitute and uphold a power hierarchy, emphasised by the two feminist dystopian novels The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and The Power by Naomi Alderman. The two novels in ... -
Who's afraid of The Big Bad Wolf?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-05-13)Fairy tales are an influential aspect within our culture. We grow up hearing and reading these stories in different mediums throughout our lives, which is why these narratives are easily identifiable. This thesis aims to ... -
“whore and little nasty sluten pispott whore”. A study in the use of swearwords in English courtrooms from 1500-1913
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-05)Swearwords are words in all its respective meaning; they convey meaning and are made of sounds found in the English language. However, more than any other group of words they have the power to hurt, offend, and are by some ... -
William Lloyd Garrison: Abolisjonistbevegelsen gjennom 200 år
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven vil utforske hvordan oppfatningen av William Lloyd Garrison, og abolisjonistbevegelsen, har forandret og utviklet seg over de siste nesten 200 årene, både i offentligheten og i akademia. -
Winston Churchill og dronning Elizabeth II - om representasjoner og forholdet mellom statsminister og makr.
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Representasjoner av kjente folk er intet nytt. Det er blitt skrevet uttalelige biografier og litterære tekster om folk forfatterne mener har en historisk betydning. Det samme gjelder Winston Churchill og tidligere dronning ... -
With Strong and Active Faith Collectivism in the Age of FDR 1933-1945
(Master thesis, 2021)A study of language and social progress in America during the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. By analysing the power residing in the presidency, this thesis aim to uncover the extent of president Roosevelt's ... -
Women’s agency in Judith, Beowulf and The Wife’s Lament: Are the characters passive in their own femininity?
(Master thesis, 2022)Protagonists or main characters are the center of a story. The plot revolves around these characters, and the readers are influenced to see the story and events through their perspectives. Using New Formalist theory and ... -
Wonderous Stories of Hope: An Ecocritical Reading of Trees in The Lord of the Rings
(Bachelor thesis, 2024)Trees has an immense part of our lives, not only as beautiful scenery, but also contribute significantly to our ability to breathe. This thesis presents an ecocritical view on the use of trees in the legendarium The Lord ... -
Words Are Wind: Investigating Literacy and Power in A Song of Ice and Fire.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05-11)The proposed thesis seeks to investigate how some of the characters of the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R.Martin are limited by different social structures of masculinity, physical prowess, feudal power ...