Sökning: "Journey"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 310 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Journey.

  1. 1. The Old World Journey : National Identity in Four American Novels from 1960 to 1973

    Författare :Eva Zetterberg Pettersson; Elisabeth Herion-Sarafidis; Rolf Lundén; Fredrik Christian Brögger; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; Erica Jong; William Styron; Mary McCarthy; John A. Williams; Birds of America; Fear of Flying; Set This House on Fire; The Man Who Cried I Am; international novel; journey narrative; European journey; nationalism; national identity; Old World; Europe ; America ; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket;

    Sammanfattning : A commonly held assumption among literary critics is that the motif of the European journey is exhausted in American literature in the post-World-War-II period. Challenging this view, the present study claims that the Old World journey narrative lives on, but in new guises, and that it continues to be a forum for the discussion of American national identity. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Second Journey : Travelling in Literary Footsteps

    Författare :Maria Lindgren; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; travel; travel writing; tourism; guide books; authenticity; intertextuality; influence; recognitions; disappointments; images of home; gender roles; heroism; feminisms; biography; autobiography; museums;

    Sammanfattning : In a time dominated by mass tourism and the search for what has been termed authenticity, travel narratives are again of academic interest. This study seeks to demonstrate how travel writers from the 1980s and 1990s increasingly turn to earlier texts for inspiration and guidance. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Issues in Urban Travel Demand Modelling : ICT Implications and Trip timing choice

    Författare :Maria Börjesson; Staffan Algers; Kay Axhausen; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Journey; Mathematical model; Origin traffic ; Time; Telecommuting; Journey time; Variability; Stated preference; Delay; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur; 11 Road: Personal transport; 11 Road: Personal transport;

    Sammanfattning : Travel demand forecasting is essential for many decisions, such as infrastructure investments and policy measures. Traditionally travel demand modelling has considered trip frequency, mode, destination and route choice. This thesis considers two other choice dimensions, hypothesised to have implications for travel demand forecasting. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Den resande eleven : folkskolans skolreserörelse 1890-1940

    Författare :Petra Rantatalo; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; school journey; outdoor education; progressive education; elementary school; tou¬rism; nationalism;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation describes the introduction and development of school journeys within the Swedish elementary schools during the period 1890 to 1940. The study focuses on how the jour­neys were perceived, organised and performed by elementary school teachers and their pupils. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Backers’ crowdfunding journey – An engagement perspective

    Författare :Nadia Arshad; Adele Berndt; Tomas Müllern; Robin Teigland; Jönköping University; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; engagement; customer journey; crowdfunding; service dominant logic;

    Sammanfattning : Crowdfunding refers to accumulating small sums of money from the general public through the Internet for a collective larger amount to fund small or medium-sized ventures in exchange for some benefit. The contribution can be as a donation (for no material reward), a purchase (for getting a reward in return), debt (to get money returned), or equity (for sharing future profit). LÄS MER