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Fan Fiction and Authorship. Secondary Authors and Their Role in the Evolution of the Author Construct and Canonicity
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-10-30)This thesis explores the author role as a complex construct in relation to the notion of canonicity, investigating the relationship between authors, their original works, fan authors and fan authors’ works of fan fiction. Four major works have been chosen for analysis, Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study In Scarlet (1887), J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007), Anthony Horowitz’ ... -
En gåte pakket inn i et mysterium inni en hemmelighet. En lesning av Jan Kjærstads Rand.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-30)I denne avhandlingen ligger hovedfokuset på å forstå Rand av Jan Kjærstad. Men det er en intrikat roman. Det er en roman med et meningsinnhold som for leseren kan være umulig å forstå. Vi følger Rand-personen som hjelper politiet med å løse drapene han selv har begått. Han formulerer seg på en måte som tilser at han er fullstendig klar over at han har myrdet. Samtidig som han tilsynelatende er klar ... -
Lærebøkenes makt over multimodale teksters prakt. En studie av tre lærebøkers fokus på multimodale tekster
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-16)Multimodale tekster er en teksttype man ser i økende grad i samfunnet, og derfor er det viktig at elever får tilstrekkelig opplæring i denne teksttypen. Lærebøkene er viktige hjelpemidler i opplæringen, og derfor har jeg valgt å se på hvordan lærebøkene tar for seg multimodale tekster. Målet med denne oppgaven er å besvare følgende problemstilling: Hvordan behandles emnet multimodale tekster i ulike ... -
Andvake-trilogien – en etisk tolkning. Det uklare skillet mellom godt og ondt i Jon Fosses Andvake-trilogi
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)Masteroppgaven er en etisk perspektivert tolkning av Jon Fosses Andvake-trilogi. Jeg har sett på forholdet mellom det gode og det onde i trilogien, og hvordan trilogiens personer er fremstilt. Dette har jeg gjort ved å gi sentrale personer karakteranalyser forløpende i analysekapitlene. Masteroppgaven inneholder fire analysekapittel: Det første analysekapitlet handler om hvem som er gode og onde i ... -
Det underbetonte irske innslaget i islendingesagaer, tætter og landnåmslitteratur. – Gælisk-keltiske elementer tolket i lys av tekster med etnisk-litterært motiverte diskurser og motivutviklinger omkring irske trelle- og oksemotiv
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)De to første kapitler av Det underbetonte irske innslaget i islendingesagaer, tætter og landnåmslitteratur har presentert grunnlaget for oppgaven; aktuelle kilder, perioder og teorier, samt historisk bakgrunnsmateriale om landnåmet, slavehold og annet. Kapittel 3 fokuserer, via teksteksempler fra oversatt primærlitteratur, på trellemotivet og viser i hvilke kontekster (irske) treller inngår og hvordan ... -
Uncovering the Obscene in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita and John Irving’s The Hotel New Hampshire – A Critical Analysis of Cultural Divisions
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-11)This thesis examines the obscene, particularly through three taboo motifs present in John Irving’s The Hotel New Hampshire, and Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita. I will explore the effect and treatment of issues like incest, rape, and sexual dissidence. Through this analysis of the obscene, I wish to illuminate that there exist inherent similarities between these novels in how the obscene is made conspicuous ... -
Wordsworth’s Naturalistic Spirituality. The Effects of Romantic Paganism in William Wordsworth’s Poetic Works
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-13)Paganism flourished during the end of the Romantic period and the younger Romantics were considered to have been influenced by this. However, the pagan aspects that influenced several of the younger generation’s work were also around when William Wordsworth wrote his poetry. My thesis explores an unnoticed or neglected aspect of William Wordsworth’s poetic works, his nature-worshipping and pagan ... -
What is a Native American, an Aborigine and a Maori? A comparative analysis of three English subject textbooks for Norwegian upper-secondary schools
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)The purpose of this paper is to analyse the visual and textual representation of indigenous cultures in three English subject textbooks for Norwegian upper-secondary schools. The current study focuses on theories of dynamic cultural understanding, descriptive cultural understanding and structural binarism. The aim is to examine how English subject textbooks affect the development of upper-secondary ... -
Using learning stations to develop student literacy for L2/L3 English learners in upper-secondary school in Norway
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)This study investigates the use of learning stations as a teaching method for developing student literacy for L2/L3 English learners. The study takes place at an upper-secondary school in Norway. The case study follows two groups of students: one group of vocational students and one group of academic specialization students to find whether learning stations is an effective tool for these groups. The ... -
“Where niggers crop on shares and live like animals”. Racialized Space in William Faulkner´s Light in August and Go Down, Moses
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-29)This thesis sets out to explore the production of social space, with a particular focus on how these spaces are racialized, in two major works by William Faulkner, Light in August (1932) and Go Down, Moses (1942). By examining how different characters interact with various spaces appearing in the narratives, the thesis aims to illustrate how the racially segregated aspect of culture in Faulkner´s ... -
Indigenous Women with a Cause. A Character Analysis of Linda Hogan’s Power and Louise Erdrich’s The Round House
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-31)This thesis aims to explore theoretically the development of characterization in general and the coming of age genre in particular, before moving on to see how Linda Hogan and Louise Erdrich have utilized this genre in order to convey the issues they want to illuminate in Power and The Round House. Since these novels are by and about indigenous women, this thesis will argue the necessity for an ... -
The Child's Perspective in To Kill a Mockingbird and The Kite Runner
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-16)This thesis will explore how adult fiction invites empathy in the reader and lets the reader experience and learn through reading. I will look at how adult fiction narrated through the child’s perspective invites the reader to an empathetic reflection. By using The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, I will identify how narrative techniques are used in order to ... -
Border Theory: A New Point of Access into Literature. A border-theoretical reading of China Miéville’s Un Lun Dun, The City and the City and Embassytown
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)“Border Theory: A New Point of Access into Literature” seeks to explore the use of a border-theoretical approach to literature. Border theories by Johan Schimanski, Stephen Wolfe, David Newman, Homi Bhabha, and a set of different border planes – the symbolic, epistemological, topographic, temporal and textual border plane – provide the scholarly framework for this thesis. Border theory studies the ... -
Teaching and learning English in vocational education programmes in a Norwegian upper secondary school. Some vocational teachers’, English teachers’ and specialized workers’ evaluation of teaching and learning in the school subject English
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)The goal for this thesis is to study how teachers and specialized workers evaluate teaching and learning in the school subject, English, through upper secondary school, and, in answering this, to contribute to the question regarding the relevance of English in the workers’ profession. The study has a qualitative research design. Semi-structured focus-group interviews were conducted with the teachers, ... -
"The judges of normality are present everywhere". Some critical thoughts on Michel Foucault’s Madness and Civilization and Discipline and Punish presented through an analysis of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-12)This thesis on individual heterogeneity and institutional medical care and education in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1962) and Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003) focuses on ‘otherness’ and psychological variance within Michel Foucault’s Madness and Civilization (1961) and Discipline and Punish (1975). The thesis aims to investigate how ‘otherness’ ... -
"Dáiddát leahkit sápmelaš, muhto it seamma ládje dego sápmelaččat leat dáppe". Narratologalaš analysa románain Kátjá (1986) ja SMS:at Sohpparis (2011)
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-16)Dán čállosis lean lohkan guokte goabbat teavsttaid; Elle Márjá Vars romána Kátjá (1986) ja ruoŧŧesápmelaš Ann Helen Laestadius romána SMS:at Sohpparis (2011). Lahkoneapmái lean geavahan narratologalaš guorahallanvuogi metodan guorahallamis. Narratologiijas lea muitalanvuohki ja movt teaksta lea bajashuksejuvvon guovddážis. Teakstaválljen boahtá vuosttažin joatkkaskuvllaohppiid oahppoplánas ja ... -
“Bures boahtin sámi stáhtii”. Sámi ráppa almmolaš digaštallanbáikin. Mo ovddiduvvo dat lyrihkkan ja kollektiiva jietnan?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)Sámi ráppárat Áivan, SlinCraze, Ailu Valle ja Duolva Duottar leat maid gohčoduvvon davvisámegiela váldoráppárin. UiT Árktalaš Universitehta vuosttašamanueansa Sin jietna ja ságastallan leat sihke siskkobeale ja olggobeale Sámi. Sii leat ovdavázzit ja sin ráppa lea dehálaš jietna sámi almmolaš digaštallamis ja dekoloniseremis (vrd. Kuokkanen 2009: 35). Teorehtalaš lahkonanvugiid válljemii lean válljen ... -
"Saftutpresseren": Russisk rocktekst i politisk brytningstid : seks tekster av Konstantin Kinčev
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Tekstens nytelser : en lesning i og omkring Oscar Wildes roman The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Palabras sin fronteras. Un análisis de la traducción noruega de los elementos culturales de la novela El espíritu de mis padres sigue subiendo en la lluvia de Patricio Pron.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-30)This present investigation examines the translation of cultural elements in the novel El espíritu de mis padres sigue subiendo en la lluvia (2011), written by the Argentinian author Patricio Pron, translated into Mine foreldres ånd fortsetter å stige i regnet (2011), by the Norwegian translator Kristina Solum. The objective of the analysis is to find out which of the two main translation strategies ...
