Browsing Student papers (HF-IKS) by Title
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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 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 ... -
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 ... -
Writing for Pleasure and the Teaching of Writing at the Primary Level: A Teacher Cognition Case Study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-05)This research project is a collective case study exploring teacher cognition in relation to the teaching of first language (L1) writing at the primary level in England. The study places particular emphasis on writing for ... -
'Your worships, all of you do you think this is true?' A study of pragmatic strategies in the records of the Salem Witch-hunt trials
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)Earlier studies have shown that the successful survival strategy for defendants at Salem was submission and co-operation (Archer 2002:18). The six defendants here studied were accused at an early stage in the process and ... -
“You’ve aged like milk on a radiator”: An investigation of verbal humour on r/RoastMe
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to investigate the phenomenon of “roasting” on an internet forum called r/RoastMe. The analysis is based on politeness theory (Brown & Levinson, 1987; Grice, 1975), impoliteness theory (Culpeper, 1996), ... -
Å fjerne eller ikke fjerne?
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)Mellom 2015 og 2020 har debatten rundt konføderale symboler vært dagsaktuell i det amerikanske samfunn. Det har vært store protester og folkesamlinger på grunn av uenighet over hva man skal gjøre med statuene. Denne ... -
Å gripe – og begripe – det flyktige. En studie av den sosiale praksisen i Helsesistas Snapchat-kanal.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-05)Dette prosjektet retter oppmerksomheten mot et sosialt digitalt tekstlandskap. Tale Marie Krohn Engvik, bedre kjent som Helsesista, flytta i 2016 sitt helsesøsterkontor fra en videregående skole til Snapchat. Tre år senere ... -
Å hoppe eller ikke hoppe. Hvordan Kjerag ble et senter for risikosport.
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne masteroppgaven fokuserer på basehopping på Kjerag i Lysefjorden, og hvordan Kjerag ble et «Mekka» for basehoppere rundt om i hele verden. I sentrum av oppgaven står diskusjonen om et forbud mot basehoppingen i 1996 ... -
Å vera til stades. Ei lesing av Jimmen (2011) av Øyvind Rimbereid
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)Jimmen (2011) av Øyvind Rimbereid er eit dikt der framstillinga av staden tyder mykje for meiningsdanninga. Stavanger på 70-talet er bakteppe for handlinga. Eit todelt lyrisk eg i diktet, køyrekaren og hesten Jimmen køyrer ... -
Årsaker og holdninger knyttet til arbeidsmigrasjon med norsk emigrasjon til Amerika rundt 1900-tallet i fokus
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-05-18)Denne oppgaven handler om arbeidsmigrasjon fra Norge til Amerika tidlig på 1900-tallet ved bruk av en case. Den tar for seg årsaker til utvandringen, og holdninger knyttet til migranten både fra norsk og amerikansk side. ...