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101	Stories and Dreams, Memories and Secrets : Functions of Narration in Amy Tan's The Hundred Secret Senses Niblaeus, Frida January 2013 (has links) The aim of this dissertation is to explore the functions of narration in Amy Tan’s novel The Hundred Secret Senses. The dissertation is divided into three parts: 1 ‘Introduction’, 2 ‘Analysis’ and 3 ‘Conclusion’. After presenting the writings of Amy Tan and my chosen primary literature, I give a brief survey of terms, theories and previous research. Part 2 ‘Analysis’ is presented in an order that corresponds approximately to the chronology of the primary literature, and will be divided into three chapters: 2.1 ‘Explain, Build a Relationship and Reflect’, 2.2 ‘Influence Thinking and Behaviour’ and 2.3 ‘Remember, Unify and Transmit’. Chapter 2.1 has the first half of the novel as its main focus. It is organised mainly after the clarity of the narrator’s voice, i.e. if the narrator shows (e.g. ‘indirect explanation’) or tells (e.g. ‘explicit explanation’), and analyses how narration functions in order to ‘explain’, ‘build a relationship’ and ‘reflect’ on events and other things. Chapter 2.2 elaborates on the narration that takes place before and after the trip to China, an event that divides the novel into two halves. This chapter deals with the function of ‘influence’, which can be seen as a result of the narrator’s authority and is summarised in the section called ‘Steps of Influence’. Chapter 2.3 delves into the functions of narration most visible in the novel’s second half, which takes place in China. The functions of ‘remembrance’, ‘unification’ and ‘transmission’ have many sub-functions in common, which could perhaps be seen as a result of the blurred perspectives in the novel’s plot. Part 3 aims to summarise the results of the analysis. A theme that recurs through the analysis of functions is the relationship and balance of authority between the two characters/narrators. Sometimes a narrator’s authority, or a shift in this balance, is a prerequisite of a function of narration. narration function narrating narrator story narrative authority sisterhood narratology narrative theory cultural studies magical realism post-colonialism berättande funktion berättare berättelse auktoritet systerskap narratologi narrativ teori etnologi folklore magisk realism postkolonialism
102	TEMATIK OCH MYTBILDNING I VIKTOR PELEVINS GENERATION ”П” OCH EMPIRE V Lewander, Gustaf January 2018 (has links) This thesis offers a thematic analysis of Victor Pelevin’s Generation ”П” and Empire V. The objective is to determine which themes can be regarded as central when the novels are compared to one another, and how these themes function in the two novels. This analysis shows that in Generation ”П” and Empire V, Pelevin constructs two overarching, parallel myths – the myth of Babylon and the myth of the Word, building a narrative that is solidly anchored in contemporary discourse. The study concludes that these myths are not built to serve as narrative explanations of, or answers to, the issues explored in the novels. Instead, the myths serve as vehicles for an open-ended, exploratory process, which might never be finally concluded. In contrast to previous research, this study contends that the construction of these myths may be the novels’ primary purpose and that through these myths the novels present the reader with a fictional framework, through which to regard the real world. Pelevin Generation ”П” Empire V postmodernism philosophy of language mythmaking marketing information society magical realism Пелевин Generation ”П” Empire V постмодернизм философия языка творение мифов маркетинг магический реализм General Literature Studies Litteraturvetenskap
103	Pigeonholing without Hybridizing: The False Reduction of Toni Morrison's Beloved Molnar, Lauren B. 06 May 2011 (has links) No description available. African Americans African American Studies African History American Literature Black History Black Studies Ethnic Studies Folklore History Literature Toni Morrison Beloved ghost apparition incarnation magical realism slavery genre hybridization false reduction symbolic association Margaret Garner
104	Diek Grobler : an artists monograph with interactive catalogue Langerman, Jorike 09 1900 (has links) This is a monograph on the South African artist Diek Grobler. The aim is to contextualise the artist‟s oeuvre up to 2009 and to explore the visual metaphors in his art. Grobler has a fascination for stories. He blends tales of traditional Western mythology, African mythology, Christian religion, folklore and magical realism into narrative artworks. Through visual metaphors the artist comments on the everyday human dramas that surround him – be they political, social, psychological or cultural. Furthermore, he adds an element of surprise to his sketches of human drama, by infusing them with irony and humour. My research reflects the diverse nature of Grobler‟s oeuvre as it investigates works from various artistic genres such as painting, sculpture, illustration, performance art, avant-garde theatre and animation. It also examines a blend of different artistic media such as ceramics, oil paint, gouache, pastels, scraperboard, earthenware, 2D computer animation, puppetry, and stop-motion animation. / Art History, Visual Arts & Musicology / M.A. (Art History) Apartheid Folklore Mythology Poststructuralism Magical realism South African art Reception aesthetics Grobler (Diek) Monograph Life-and-work model Stories Performance art Stop-motion animation Metaphor Identity 759.968 Grobler, Diek, 1964- Art, South African -- 20th century Painters -- South Africa -- Biography
105	The dialogic and the carnivalesque in Beloved and Jazz by Toni Morrison Hamdi, Houda January 2008 (has links) Mémoire numérisé par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal. Toni Morrisson African Ametrican art L'art Afro-américain Magical realism Le réel magique Black history L'histoire des Afro-américains Jazz music La musique de jazz Hybridity Intertextuality L'intertextualité Mikhail Bakhtin Dialogism Dialogisme Carnivalesque Le carnavalesque Fragmentation La fragmentation Modernism Modernisme Poststrucuralism Post-structuralisme Death of the author ±La mort de l'auteur»
106	The dialogic and the carnivalesque in Beloved and Jazz by Toni Morrison Hamdi, Houda January 2008 (has links) Mémoire numérisé par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal Toni Morrisson African Ametrican art L'art Afro-américain Magical realism Le réel magique Black history L'histoire des Afro-américains Jazz music La musique de jazz Hybridity Intertextuality L'intertextualité Mikhail Bakhtin Dialogism Dialogisme Carnivalesque Le carnavalesque Fragmentation La fragmentation Modernism Modernisme Poststrucuralism Post-structuralisme Death of the author ±La mort de l'auteur»
107	Animal writing : magical realism and the posthuman other. Schwalm, Tanja January 2009 (has links) Magical realist fiction is marked by a striking abundance of animals. Analysing magical realist novels from Australia and Canada, as well as exploring the influence of two seminal Latin American magical realist narratives, this thesis focuses on representations of animals and animality. Examining human-animal relationships in the postcolonial context reveals that magical realism embodies and represents an idea of feral animality that critically engages with an inherently imperialist and Cartesian humanism, and that, moreover, accounts for magical realism's elusiveness within systems of genre categorisation and labelling. It is this embodiment and presence of animal agency that animates magical realism and injects it with life and vibrancy. The magical realist writers discussed in this dissertation make use of animal practices inextricably intertwined with imperialism, such as pastoral farming, natural historical collections, the circus, the rodeo, the Wild West show, and the zoo, as well as alternative animal practices inherently incompatible with European ideologies, such as the Aboriginal Dreaming, Native North American animist beliefs, and subsistence hunting, as different ways of positioning themselves in relation to the Cartesian human subject. The circus is a particular influence on the form and style of many magical realist texts, whereby oxymoronically structured circensian spaces form the basis of the narratives‟ realities, and hierarchical imperial structures and hegemonic discourses that are portrayed as natural through Cartesian science and Linnaean taxonomies are revealed as deceptive illusions that perpetuate the self-interests of the powerful. magic realism magical realism animal human-animal studies postcolonial posthuman feral Australia Canada circus circensian zoo natural history maban reality trickster Gabriel Garcia Marquez Isabel Allende Peter Carey Richard Flanagan Mudrooroo Sam Watson Thomas King Tomson Highway Robert Kroetsch Jack Hodgins Yann Martel
108	Diek Grobler : an artists monograph with interactive catalogue Langerman, Jorike 09 1900 (has links) This is a monograph on the South African artist Diek Grobler. The aim is to contextualise the artist‟s oeuvre up to 2009 and to explore the visual metaphors in his art. Grobler has a fascination for stories. He blends tales of traditional Western mythology, African mythology, Christian religion, folklore and magical realism into narrative artworks. Through visual metaphors the artist comments on the everyday human dramas that surround him – be they political, social, psychological or cultural. Furthermore, he adds an element of surprise to his sketches of human drama, by infusing them with irony and humour. My research reflects the diverse nature of Grobler‟s oeuvre as it investigates works from various artistic genres such as painting, sculpture, illustration, performance art, avant-garde theatre and animation. It also examines a blend of different artistic media such as ceramics, oil paint, gouache, pastels, scraperboard, earthenware, 2D computer animation, puppetry, and stop-motion animation. / Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology / M.A. (Art History) Apartheid Folklore Mythology Poststructuralism Magical realism South African art Reception aesthetics Grobler (Diek) Monograph Life-and-work model Stories Performance art Stop-motion animation Metaphor Identity 759.968 Grobler, Diek, 1964- Art, South African -- 20th century Painters -- South Africa -- Biography
109	Beyond Modernity : Narrative Strategies in Hindi Short Stories of Uday Prakash Dymén, David January 2022 (has links) This thesis explores different genres and modes of writing in short stories of the contemporary Indian author Uday Prakash, such as magical realism, the fantastic, regionalism, postcolonial and postmodern writing. It poses the question: “In which literary genre should Uday Prakash’s writings best be categorised?” The study is based on a reading of Prakash’s collection, 10 Pratinidhi kahāniyāṃ – Ten Representative Stories, consisting of ten stories of the author’s own choice. Critics have often understood Uday Prakash as a writer of magical realism. This thesis, however, argues that the author fits better in the category of the fantastic since his narratives often are characterised by the “hesitation” before the supernatural, a central feature of this literary mode. The thesis further suggests that regionalism is present in his writings in the portrayal of both the rural and urban landscapes of India. Above all, Prakash portrays a “public landscape,” in which India as a whole is reflected in the local—rural or urban—regions he depicts and in which any Indian can identify himself. The postmodern perspective is also prevalent in his writings, evident through literary tropes such as metafiction, historiographic metafiction, intertextuality, self-reflexivity and extended use of metaphor. Central to his writing is a social or postcolonial critique. Together his stories write an alternative national history of India, focusing on the subaltern and the downtrodden, depicting how the old colonial structure and oppression have now re-emerged among the elite and political leadership of independent India. I have, in this thesis, understood Uday Prakash as a postcolonial experimentalist (uttaropaniveśvādī prayogvādī), standing in the tradition of the prayogvād of the 20th-century Hindi literary field since the characteristics of his authorship are the concoction of multiple literary modes or genres, the breaking with traditional forms of narration and the formation of creative and original narratives, all in the service of social and civilisational criticism. Uday Prakash Hindi literature magic realism magical realism the fantastic regionalism postcolonialism postmodernism realism experimentalism genre narratology. Uday Prakāś hindī sāhitya jāduī yathārthvād āṃcaliktā uttaropaniveśvād uttar ādhuniktā prayogvād yathārthvād śailī. उदय प्रकाश हिंदी साहित्य आंचलिकता उत्तर आधुनिकता प्रायोगवाद याथार्थवाद शैली General Literature Studies Litteraturvetenskap Specific Languages Studier av enskilda språk Specific Literatures Litteraturstudier
110	Beyond the Flood: Expanding the Horizons of 21st Century Climate Fiction KUHAJDA, CASEY 08 July 2022 (has links) No description available. Environmental Justice Literature Philosophy of Science

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