Blar i Student papers (HF-IKS) på forfatter "Ferry, Peter Paul"
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"I will only become myself": Hegemonic and Ecological Masculinities in John Williams's Butcher's Crossing
Birkedal, Simen Egenæs (Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, I argue that Butcher’s Crossing (1960) presents a counter-hegemonic narrative for the American male as embodied by the protagonist Will Andrews and his path towards an ecological masculine identity. Scholars ... -
Language in the News: Constructing the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict through Use of Language
Elarkoubi, Rida (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05-10)The current study provides a critical discourse analysis of 18 news reports taken from the Hamodia English newspaper and the Aljazeera English website covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict between the years 2015 and ... -
Patriarchy and Hegemonic Masculinity in the African Novel: Observing the Position of Religion in Maintaining these Structures
Asare Baffour Awuah, Yvonne (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-11-16)Abstract Pertinent discussions and arguments have surfaced on the topic of hegemonic masculinities and patriarchy as themes in most African novels. Focus has been thrown on the representation of biased power structures ... -
Representations of Home and Identity for the Migrant Woman in Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West (2017)
Pequeña, April Joy (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05-05)This thesis analyzes the representation of the migrant woman in Moshin Hamid’s Exit West (2017) by focusing on the text’s engagement with the diasporic concepts of home and identity. In essence, this study explores the ... -
The search for Human Godhood: Challenging Traditional Religious Hierarchies with Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials
Harstad, Emil (Bachelor thesis, 2021)The depiction of religion in Philip Pullman’s trilogy His Dark Materials [HDM] is a central issue for Pullman scholars, particularly the unique depiction of religious hierarchies in the text. This thesis enters this debate ... -
Trauma and its Representation in Eimear McBride’s A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
Pedersen, Nina Jeanette (Master thesis, 2022)This thesis analyzes the representation of trauma in Eimear McBride’s 2013 novel A Girl is a Half-formed Thing. Since its publication, the academic interest in Girl has continued to grow, with Girl almost exclusively being ... -
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
Torshaug, Truls (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 ...