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1	The Culture of Nature in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Kerley, Allison 01 January 2015 (has links) This thesis examines the intersection of culture and the environment in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, through a study and analysis of the Elves of Lothlórien, the Ents of Fangorn, and their respective landscapes. Tolkien Nature Culture Environment Elves Ents
2	Investigating Characteristics of Lightning-Induced Transient Luminous Events Over South America Bailey, Matthew A. 01 May 2010 (has links) Sprites, halos, and elves are members of a family of short-lived, luminous phenomena known as Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), which occur in the middle atmosphere. Sprites are vertical glows occurring at altitudes typically ranging from ~40 to 90 km. In video imagery they exhibit a red color at their top, with blue tendril-like structure at low altitudes. Elves are disk-like glows that occur at the base of the ionosphere, with diameters of ~100-300 km, and have very short lifetimes (~2-3 ms). Halos are diffuse glows that occur at low altitudes, have diameters <100 km, and have a duration that may last up to 10s of ms. A majority of the studies of TLEs have taken place over the Midwestern U.S. where they were first discovered. This area produces large thunderstorms, which in turn generate large lightning discharges that have been associated with the formation of TLEs. Studies have used the low frequency radiation that initiates with these strokes to study characteristics of these events. This low frequency radiation has been used to determine where large numbers of TLEs may occur. Extreme southern Brazil is a region of the globe believed to have many TLEs, but few studies on these phenomena. Two collaborative campaigns involving Utah State University proceeded in 2002-2003, and in 2006. Multiple TLE images were made, proving this is, indeed, a region of the globe where these types of events are prominent. In particular, one storm in February 2003 produced over 440 TLEs imaged by USU video cameras. Of these events, over 100 of them had associated halos. Statistical studies for halos previously had been performed in the U.S., but never abroad. Also, several events from the February storm have been associated with negative cloud to ground lightning, a surprising occurrence, as to date, less than a handful of such events have ever been witnessed or published. In analyzing the TLEs from this campaign, we have shown the halos are similar to those seen in the U.S., even though the storms may be somewhat different. Also, detailed analyses of the negative events show both temporal and spatial morphology heretofore never reported on. Elves Halos Lightning Sprites Stratosphere Electricity and Magnetism Atmospheric Sciences Physics
3	Culhwch & Lúthien : Keltisk mytologi i J. R. R. Tolkiens sagovärld / Culhwch & Lúthien : Celtic mythology in the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien Ericsson, Emil January 2014 (has links) This study investigates in what respects Celtic mythology influenced J. R. R. Tolkien when writing the sagas incorporated in the mythopoeic compilation of The Silmarillion. Through narrative and comparative analysis, stories from the Irish prose collection Lebor Gabála Érenn, as well as the Welsh medieval manuscript Mabinogion, are collated to the tales of The Silmarillion in order to illuminate possible influences. The survey showed that even though Tolkien expressed a certain distaste for everything Celtic, several elements of Irish and Welsh mythology are indeed visible in his works. J. R. R. Tolkien influence The Silmarillion Middle-earth Elves Celtic Irish Welsh mythology folklore Lebor Gabála Érenn Mabinogion
4	The enslavement of the House-Elves : A comparative study on the depiction and the treatment of the house-elves in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels with an anti-racist focus on empathy in the EFL classroom Papo, Filip January 2018 (has links) This essay explores the hierarchy amongst the characters in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter novels with a theoretical focus on Critical Race Theory. The representation of the house-elves will be examined in relation to racism and slavery, which will be compared to values that have been influential in the past and that still shape society today. The result reveals that racism and slavery is presented throughout the novels and has a distinct connection with the British Empire as well as with Great Britain today. Counter narratives exhibit a new truth that is unveiled through the stories of the house-elves and create better understanding regarding discrimination. A pedagogical analysis has in addition been conducted on the novels to enhance the counter narratives through empathy. The student will with the novels, receive different perspectives that can help them to develop their empathic abilities. Counter Narrative Critical Race Theory Empathy Harry Potter House-elves J.K Rowling Racism Slavery the EFL Classroom Specific Literatures Litteraturstudier
5	Låt ingen komma undan : Hanteringen av främmande kroppar i Marvels filmuniversum / Leave none alive : Treating foreign bodies in Marvel's cinematic universe Larsson, Vix January 2017 (has links) This essay examines the appearance of non-normative bodies in three films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe; The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), in an attempt to find qualities that might suggest queer, non-binary or gender disruptive attributes, in addition to looking at how the movies handle them. Using a combination of feminist film theory, queer theory and discourse analysis, the Otherness of these bodies are put into contrast with the normative and hegemonic gender expressions employed by the protagonists, the heroes of the films. While the study finds several indications of transgressive bodies and 'gender ambiguity' among the creatures and beings who play the part of inhuman threat, as well as the presence of discourses that paint them as threatening partly because of these qualities, they remain blurred and ill-defined, their queerness inferred rather than overt. The preferred reading, the analysis suggests, offers little in the way of identification, but all the more with regard to oppression. The way these bodies are treated in all three films implies that the tolerance for bodily deviance is virtually non-existent, and that a defining quality of masculine leadership is the ability to banish them from existence. marvel avengers thor chitauri dark elves ultron non-binary gender binary queer bodies queer enemies embodying otherness superheroes superhero movies icke-binär queer cis-norm kroppslighet avvikande kroppar queera fiender superhjältar superhjälte superhjältefilm Studies on Film Filmvetenskap
6	Stay and Fight, a Novel ffitch, Madeline S. January 2018 (has links) No description available. Environmental Justice Home Economics Individual and Family Studies Labor Economics Land Use Planning Language Arts Modern Literature Zoology conflict stay fight Non-disposability Snakes Appalachia authority capitalism pipelines fruit trees elves rural queer families foster care work migration place land sabotage homesteading asparagus road kill

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