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1. The forgotten encyclopedia : the Maurists' dictionary of arts, crafts, and sciences, the unrealized rival of the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert
Sammanfattning : In mid-eighteenth century Paris, two Benedictine monks from the Congregation of Saint-Maur – also known as the Maurists – started compiling a universal dictionary of arts, crafts, and sciences. The project was initiated simultaneously with what would become one of the most famous literary enterprises in Western intellectual history: the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d’Alembert. LÄS MER
2. Historieundervisning i mångkulturella klassrum på grundskolans högstadium : En analys av lärares narrationer utifrån deras tal om sin historieundervisning
Sammanfattning : Vilket innehåll kännetecknar historieundervisningen i klasser där samtliga eleverna har sin bakgrund i icke- europeiska länder? Hur ser innehållet ut i historieundervisningen i klasser där tvärtom alla eleverna har sin bakgrund i Sverige? Frågorna ledde fram till syftet för denna studie: att undersöka hur historielärare på grundskolans högstadium talar om innehållsval i mångkulturella klasser.Studiens datainsamlingsmetod utgörs av intervjuer, både individuella och fokusgruppsintervjuer. LÄS MER
3. The Feeling of Migration : Narratives of Queer Intimacies and Partner Migration
Sammanfattning : This dissertation analyzes narratives of queer partner migration, that is, a family-tie migration in which one of the partners of a relationship has migrated in order for the partners to be together, and where the partners queer the migration in the sense that they have a non-normative sexuality and/or gender identity. The purpose of the study is to examine how queer partner migrants and their Swedish partners experience the migration process – which continues also once the administrative process has been completed – by analyzing the emotions and feelings that emerge in the process. LÄS MER
4. No limits : the 20th century discourse of economic growth
Sammanfattning : The breakthrough of the concept of economic growth in economics marks a paradigm shift in thinking about the economy and its place in 'reality.' This thesis analyzes the 20th century discourse of economic growth, focusing its unlimited connotations. The thesis consists of four case studies, two introductory parts and a concluding discussion. LÄS MER
5. The Cosmopolitan Mythology : A Study of Cosmopolitan Storytelling on Netflix
Sammanfattning : There has in recent decades been a cosmopolitan turn in the social sciences and humanities. Earlier studies have examined how media narratives facilitate cosmopolitan engagement with “the Other”, but the role of fictional entertainment is insufficiently explored. LÄS MER