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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 368 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Fiction.
1. Raketsommar : Science fiction i Sverige 1950–1968
Sammanfattning : The subject of this dissertation is the introduction and reception of science fiction literature in Sweden 1950–1968. Apart from considerations on science fiction as a genre and market category, and a brief survey of science fiction published in Sweden before the year 1950, the dissertation scrutinizes the Swedish publishers’ attempts at introducing both domestic and translated science fiction, the reception of the genre in Swedish literary criticism, the magazines Häpna! (1954–1966) and Galaxy (1958–1960), and the foundation of a Swedish science fiction fan culture. LÄS MER
2. Hundraårsflöden : översvämningsskildringar i svensk samtidsprosa
Sammanfattning : The flood motif is one of the oldest in literary history, stretching back to the deluge myths in many cultures. It has influenced Western culture throughout the ages, perhaps most notably in the form of the biblical story about Noah’s Ark, continuously taking on new forms and connotations. LÄS MER
3. Glaspärlespelaren : Nya världar, etik och androcentrism i Peter Nilsons science fiction-romaner
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on Peter Nilson’s (1937-1998) science fiction texts, and particularly on how narrative themes and structures in these texts are related to science as well as to the literary tradition of science fiction (SF). The primary texts are the novels Arken (The Ark, 1982), Äventyret (The Adventure, 1989), Rymdväktaren (The Space Guard, 1995), Nyaga (1996) as well as the short story “Kvinnan som ville ha barn med döden” (The Woman Who Wanted a Child With Death, 1987). LÄS MER
4. Fieldwork and Fiction : Ethnography and Literature in the French Caribbean
Sammanfattning : The birth of French Caribbean literature is in many ways tied to a nontheorized and circumstantial use of ethnography. Ethnography is mainly referred to as a discourse of knowledge having to do with defining and questioning the notion of culture which, in this case, was important to Martinican authors trying to articulate identity. LÄS MER
5. Historien som fiktion : gymnasieelevers erfarande av spelfilm i historieundervisningen
Sammanfattning : The present study explores the reception of historical feature films in history education. It is concerned with how pupils experience the films as well as the significance of the feature film for their understanding and interpretation of history. LÄS MER