This thesis focuses on swedish modernist painter Sigrid Hjertén. The purpose of the thesis was to research how Hjerténs art and craftsmanship was depicted in daily newspapers from the year 1910 to 1940. The method and theory was mainly critical discourse analysis for the research of the articles in daily newspapers for the set time. The analysis is divided in three parts, one for each decade with an introductory part where a short analysis of how Hjertén was depicted in a variation of litterature. In the discussion the results from the analysis is presented and discussed, and different research paths are presented. The result from the analysis is that the general depiction of Hjerténs craftsmanship in daily newspapers from 1910 to 1940 was positive, with emphasis on the 1930’s decade. The analysis portrays partial inequality between different social groups.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-503146 |
Date | January 2023 |
Creators | Andersson, Linn |
Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Konstvetenskapliga institutionen |
Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
Language | Swedish |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
Format | application/pdf |
Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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