Zugl.: Köln, Univ., Habil.-Schrift, 2008

Konstanz, Univ., Magisterarb., 1997.

Uppsatsen är en komparativ analys av konceptuella metaforer inom erotik- respektive krigsscener i romanen Saga från Valhalla, skriven av Johanne Hildebrandt. Syftet är att reda ut vilka metaforer som används och hur de kopplas till Lakoff och Johnsons teori om konceptuella metaforer. Vidare presenteras teorier bakom konceptuella metaforer, metonymier och liknelser för att få en klar bild av vad en konceptuell metafor är. Med denna analys ämnar vi att främja läsarens kompetens att känna igen en metafor samt öka förståelsen för konceptuella metaforer och deras innebörd. Resultatet visar att ett flertal av de konceptuella metaforerna existerar inom både erotik- och krigsscener men det finns även konceptuella metaforer som endast finns med i en av scenerna. Vår hypotes var att de konceptuella metaforerna från de olika scenerna skulle skilja sig från varandra, men istället fann vi att de bildar en symbios.

This study has examined reader reviews that focuses on the novel Fifty shades of Grey. Through discourse analysis and the theories of Magnus Persson and Judith Butler the study has answered the question about why the readers read romance and erotica from their own point of view. The study aims to add tot he librarians ”critical look” based in gender theory and criticaltheory about literary taste when it comes to making selection choices. This study shows that the readers mainly verifies Butler`s heterosexual matrix by appealing to a heteronormative discourse and Perssons explanations as to why women read romance, i.e in a way more focused on feelings opposed to the more male and academically coded intellectual perspective, although there are some exceptions, for example interpretations that allows for a more disruptive gender reading. There are also examples of readers who have a more distanced and intellectual reading.

Zugl.: Wien, Univ., Diplomarbeit, 2009

Rezension zu: Anja Hartung, Dagmar Hoffmann, Hans-Dieter Kübler, Bernd Schorb & Clemens Schwender (Hrsg.) (2016): Erotik und Sexualität. Medien & Altern Heft 9, Zeitschrift für Forschung und Praxis. München: kopaed.

Rezension zu: Anja Hartung, Dagmar Hoffmann, Hans-Dieter Kübler, Bernd Schorb & Clemens Schwender (Hrsg.) (2016): Erotik und Sexualität. Medien & Altern Heft 9, Zeitschrift für Forschung und Praxis. München: kopaed.

Purpose – This thesis investigates why archaeological museums tend to have a separate section for erotic and/or sexual objects. The aim is to understand why these rooms are needed and if they are considered outdated in the year 2020. Three case studies will be discussed in this thesis: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Altes Museum, and Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera. Analysis – The qualitative data collected through interviews will be analyzed and presented in case studies. I apply two theories: power theory according to Michel Foucault and Clive Grey and queer theory. Method – To answer my questions, I interview museum workers responsible for the erotic display from the three case studies. All museums have a separate exhibition regarding erotic objects, so-called "secret museums". Methods that have been in use is qualitative method together with phenomenology. Findings – The findings show that the phenomenon “secret museum” was born in the mid-1700s when Pompeii and Herculaneum were excavated and several objects with erotic motives were found. Today several archaeological museums exhibit these objects in separate rooms, sometimes with restrictions. When these exhibitions were first formed only educated men were allowed to enter. It was considered that the objects would be misunderstood by the lower class and even hurt the relationship between men and women if women were to be exposed to pornography. The results from the three case studies show that people are still sensitive to objects regarding erotica or sexualities and that the separate area is for the visitors to choose if they want to enter or not. The result also shows that there is a respect for the history around this phenomenon and the rooms are in themselves museology history that needs to be preserved.  Paper type – Two years master's thesis in Museum and Cultural Heritage studies.

Denna uppsats har som syfte att undersöka de teologiska aspekterna av människans sexuella begär. Genom en poetisk-filosofisk analys av Alina Reyes erotiska novell Slaktaren och 1300-tals mystikern Julian av Norwichs bok Uppenbarelser av den gudomliga kärleken ämnar uppsatsen belysa relevanta teologiska teman och frågeställningar gällande sexualitetens koppling till teologin och talet om eros som begärets gudomliga ursprung. Studien syftar också till att utforska hur de teman om sexuellt begär som framträder genom denna analys kan anses korrelera med de samtida teologerna Carter Heyward och Ola Sigurdsons syn på sexualiteten. Som ett teoretiskt ramverk används fem hypoteser gällande sexualitet som är hämtade från Mark D. Jordans resonemang i boken The Ethics of Sex. / The purpose of this essay is to examine the theological aspects of human sexual desire. Through a poetic-philosophical analysis of Alina Reye's erotic novel The Butcher and 14th Century Mystic Julian of Norwich's book Revelations of the Divine Love, the essay aims to shed light on relevant theological themes and issues concerning sexuality's connection to theology and the talk of eros as the divine origin of desire. The study also aims to explore how the themes of sexual desire that emerge through this analysis can be considered to correlate with the contemporary theologians Carter Heyward and Ola Sigurdson's views on sexuality. As a theoretical framework, five hypotheses regarding sexuality are used, which are taken from Mark D. Jordan's reasoning in the book The Ethics of Sex.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Würzburg, 2002.