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The purpose of this study is to investigate what three fictional narratives can contribute to the history education in Swedish upper secondary school and how they stand in comparison to a history textbook. We focus on narratives about the Soviet Union during the reign of Stalin from the end of the 1920’s to 1953. The studied material consists of One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn, the graphic novel Survilo by Olga Lavrentieva and the film Mr. Jones directed by Agnieszka Holland. These fictional narratives are compared to the history textbook Perspektiv på historien 1b from Gleerups.  To enable an analysis and discussion about the fictional narratives contribution to history education a narrative method focusing the structure and content of the stories is used. The fictional stories were analyzed and compared to the textbook. The result was then discussed in relation to previous research, the curriculum and history didactical theory.  The study found that the fictional narratives all depict the individual perspective and the human experience, whilst the textbook focuses on the wider perspective of the history of the Soviet Union. We came to the conclusion that the fictional narratives contribute with a human perspective but that the wider picture of the textbook cannot be excluded.

Syftet med detta examensarbete var att undersöka några lärare, lärarstudenter och elevers erfarenheter av samt attityder till faktionstexternas roll i skolan. Detta undersöktes genom halvstrukturerade intervjuer med fyra verksamma grundskolelärare, två lärarstudenter, som har läst svenska minst två år, och genom en gruppintervju med fem gymnasieelever. En enkät användes i urvalssyfte samt som grund för den följande diskussionen. En inventering av skolbiblioteket samt svenskämnesinstitutionen på den skola där de medverkande lärarna arbetar har även genomförts. Resultatet visar att lärarna och lärarstudenterna anser att faktionstexter är intressanta både innehålls- och formmässigt, men att de används alltför sällan i klassrummet. Några av anledningarna till detta, som angavs av lärarna, är att de inte ansåg sig veta hur de skulle behandla litteraturen samt att faktionen ofta innehåller otäcka skildringar av övergrepp och våld, vilket gör litteraturen svår att använda. Några av de fördelar som framkom i undersökningen är att faktionen har en stor dragningskraft och att lärarna upplevde att eleverna identifierar sig med karaktärerna samt att denna form av litteraturen berör läsaren. Eleverna i undersökningen menade att de gärna läste faktionslitteratur, men då helst på fritiden, eftersom de upplevde att litteratur som behandlas i skolan ofta analyseras sönder. Både lärarna och eleverna i undersökningen påpekade dock att de fascineras av faktionstexternas innehåll och den verklighet som de anknyter till.De verksamma lärarna och eleverna tillhör inte samma skola och detta har naturligtvis påverkat resultatet. Dock visar lärarstudenternas uttalanden att lärare vid två andra skolor har liknande åsikter, som de lärare som deltog i studien.Lärare kan och bör nyttja faktionens fördelar i klassrummet för att berika elevernas läsning och vidga deras vyer. Dess speciella berättarstil gör den till ett användbart exempel vid källkritiska studier och diskussioner kring verklighet och fantasi, medan dess fascinerande innehåll skapar möjligheter till diskussioner om stora och små frågor om relationer och det samhälle vi lever i idag.Sökord: Faktion, verklighet och fantasi, attityder till litteratur, dokumentärromaner, självbiografier Abstract The main aim of this study was to look at teachers’, trainee teachers’ and students’ experiences as well as attitudes towards the role of faction literature in school. This was studied through semi structured interviews with four working primary school teachers, two trainee teachers, who had studied for at least two years, as well as through a group interview with five secondary school students. A questionnaire was used to choose participants and was also the basis for the following discussion. An inventory of school libraries and the Swedish department of the school, at which the teachers work, has also been carried out.The results showed that teachers and trainee teachers thought that the faction literature was interesting both in content and presentation, but that they were used too infrequently in class. Reasons given by teachers for this were that they did not feel confident in how to teach the literature, as well as often having unsettling subject matters such as abuse and violence, which further complicated the teaching process. Positive aspects, which appeared, were that faction literature had a high level of appeal and that the students easily identify with the characters at the same time as being engaged by the text. Students would happily read faction literature, preferably in their free time, as they believe as a rule that any literature, which was studied in school, was over analysed. Both teachers and students were however fascinated by the content and link to real life, which was offered by the text.The working teachers and students do not come from the same school, which has had an obvious impact on the results. However it has been indicated by the trainee teachers’ observations that teachers from two other schools have shared the same opinion as those who took part in the study.Teachers can and should utilise the positive aspects of faction texts in the classroom, in order to enrich the students’ range of reading as well as their views. Its specific narrative makes it accessible for use in source-based studies, whilst the fascinating content opens up the possibility to discuss both big and small questions about relationships and the society which we live in today.Key words: Faction literature, reality and fantasy, attitudes towards litterature, documentary novels, autobiographies. / The main aim of this study was to look at teachers’, trainee teachers’ and students’ experiences as well as attitudes towards the role of faction literature in school. This was studied through semi structured interviews with four working primary school teachers, two trainee teachers, who had studied for at least two years, as well as through a group interview with five secondary school students. A questionnaire was used to choose participants and was also the basis for the following discussion. An inventory of school libraries and the Swedish department of the school, at which the teachers work, has also been carried out.The results showed that teachers and trainee teachers thought that the faction literature was interesting both in content and presentation, but that they were used too infrequently in class. Reasons given by teachers for this were that they did not feel confident in how to teach the literature, as well as often having unsettling subject matters such as abuse and violence, which further complicated the teaching process. Positive aspects, which appeared, were that faction literature had a high level of appeal and that the students easily identify with the characters at the same time as being engaged by the text. Students would happily read faction literature, preferably in their free time, as they believe as a rule that any literature, which was studied in school, was over analysed. Both teachers and students were however fascinated by the content and link to real life, which was offered by the text.The working teachers and students do not come from the same school, which has had an obvious impact on the results. However it has been indicated by the trainee teachers’ observations that teachers from two other schools have shared the same opinion as those who took part in the study.Teachers can and should utilise the positive aspects of faction texts in the classroom, in order to enrich the students’ range of reading as well as their views. Its specific narrative makes it accessible for use in source-based studies, whilst the fascinating content opens up the possibility to discuss both big and small questions about relationships and the society which we live in today.Key words: Faction literature, reality and fantasy, attitudes towards litterature, documentary novels, autobiographies.

I fysisk form består min essä PLANA BLADET HORISONTELLT SOM ETT LAKAN av 3 st affischer i en plastficka. För att ta till sig materialet behöver man veckla ut dessa, hantera den textens fysiska form. Affischerna är 60 x 90 cm. Texten behandlar samverkan mellan material och språk, vår omgivning och min konstnärliga process som är en uppluckring av dessa tillstånd. Det är en beskrivning av hur det mesta rör sig bort ifrån eller står vid sidan av sin egen definition. Vad som händer mellan skeenden, mellan ord. Förutom den här ontologiska undran berör texten också saker, tings och ords utbredning. Hur en sak hakar fast i nästa, skapar händelsekedjor och hur svårt det är att analysera historia och omgivning i ett linjärt skeende, även fast det linjära tänkandet hör ihop med vårt språk. Jag letar efter språket i materialen och materialens språk. Affischformatet hör på så sätt ihop med textens innehåll, det går att läsa texten som bild och bilderna som text, men det är ett val på vilket sätt man tar till sig massan. / <p>Min essä i digitalform är en text bestående av 29 sidor. I fysisk form består den av 3 st 60 x 90 affischer placerade i en plastficka. Plastfickan kommer finnas på Konstakademins bibliotek samt Kungl. biblioteket.</p>

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur representationer av grupper med olika etnisk bakgrund placerade i en sluten institution skildras i en amerikansk fiktiv tv-serie, närmare bestämt i den av HBO producerade tv-serien Oz. Vidare vill vi undersöka hur stor del av rollfigurernas beteende i tv-serien som härstammar från deras etniska bakgrund och kultur eller om den slutna institutionens totala auktoritet och miljö även spelar in i utformandet av deras personlighet. Genom att analysera tv-serien Oz, som är en av de mest ingående fiktiva skildringarna av amerikansk fängelsekultur, hoppas vi komma till insikt om hur etniska grupper, vars medlemmar besitter en moraliskt tvivelaktig karaktär, kan skildras i västerländsk kommersiell populärkultur. / Papperstigrar och Rednecks & Dagos

Abstract This research is about how some swedish teachers in high school choose literature in schools. The purpose is to underline the reasons for how some teachers think about selection, canon, classic and contemporary literature. Two survey methods were used to find the answers, wich consisted of interviews and questionnaires. The letter methods was used to obtain informations about student´s views on literature. Previous research shows that there are different opinions in what kind of literature the pupils should read in school. The results of literature, questionnaires and interviews also showed that the underlying reasons for the choice of literature, varied among those interviewed further forward ofthe students also prefer to read books during lessons, and that they prefer reading books by popular contemporary writers.

Hur gestaltas sanningsanspråket i mockumentärer i förhållande till dokumentärer? Denna uppsats tjänar till att undersöka hur/om ungdomar i 15 och 16 års ålder är kapabla att se skillnad på mockumentärfilm och dokumentärfilm.

En kvalitativ etnografiinspirerad studie med hermeneutisk ansats och med syftet att undersöka den dramapedagogiska reflektionens särdrag genom att se hur reflektion kan komma till uttryck i dramapedagogisk verksamhet. Studien vill belysa hur begreppet reflektion kan förstås i en dramapedagogisk kontext och ställer sig frågan om reflektion kan förstås som något annat än en verbal kognitiv process. Uppsatsen behandlar teoretiska perspektiv på reflektionsbegreppet och relaterar genom abduktion dessa till ett empiriskt material i första hand bestående av två deltagande observationer. I analys och diskussion framkommer att man kan se på dramapedagogik som en verksamhet med specifika och unika möjligheter till reflektion. Fiktionen, improvisationen, självreflektionen och reflektion i gemenskap är den dramapedagogiska reflektionens särskilda styrkor. Författaren efterlyser mer forskning på området med ett tydligt deltagarperspektiv.

<p>For this study I use a critical realism approach and the aim with the thesis is to elucidate humor as a socially reflexive tool. My investigation has its starting point in the stand-up comedy arena, which I mean can exemplify a social context where the communication is focused around humor. I mean that humor can be used to create imaginary variations of the knowledge and truths, which we live our lives according to. The asymmetrical interpretations of the socially reflexive tool humor can be used to identify, elucidate, and cope with the diverging truths of life. But even though humor has boundless possibilities to reshape knowledge, it is also limited by the social contexts where it is mediated and by the involved individuals that create the humor or sanction the humor positive and/or negative.</p>

Zugl.: Osnabrück, Univ., Diss., 2009