Sökning: "climate fiction"

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  1. 1. Hundraårsflöden : översvämningsskildringar i svensk samtidsprosa

    Författare :Malin Löf Nyqvist; Annelie Bränström Öhman; Maria Lindgren Leavenworth; Jerry Määttä; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Flood fiction; speculative fiction; climate fiction; disaster novels; ecocriticism; econarratology; blue humanities; deluge; Mikael Niemi; Conny Palmkvist; Nils Håkanson; Mats Söderlund; Översvämningsfiktion; spekulativ fiktion; klimatfiktion; katastrofromaner; ekokritik; ekonarratologi; blå humaniora; syndaflod; Mikael Niemi; Conny Palmkvist; Nils Håkanson; Mats Söderlund; Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

    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. 2. Ecology of zooplankton communities: climate, dormancy, and benthic-pelagic coupling

    Författare :Mikael Gyllström; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Marinbiologi; limnologi; akvatisk ekologi; limnology; Hydrobiology; marine biology; aquatic ecology; phytoplankton; temporal stability; recruitment; seasonal succession; environmental cues; diapause; shallow lakes; predation; enrichment; climate; temperature;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis describes how influences, such as top down and bottom up forces, shape zooplankton communities in shallow lakes. I have also extended the traditional food-web theory by investigating the effects of climate on total biomass, taxonomic composition, and temporal properties of zooplankton communities. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Reading for Life : Three Studies of Swedish Students’ Literacy Development

    Författare :Ulla Damber; Stefan Samuelsson; Mats Myrberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Literacy; fiction; second language learning; the deficit discourse; scaffolding; Läsning; skönlitteratur; andraspråksinlärning; bristdiskurs; stöttning; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to explore school classes with a higher level of achievement in reading than could be expected, with regard to socio-economic background factors and language background. What do those classes practice? Which attitudes towards reading and schooling do those children and their teachers display? The teacher and the classroom environment are in particular focus. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Sanna lögner. Carina Rydberg, Stig Larsson och författarens medialisering

    Författare :Christian Lenemark; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Literary aestethics; literary theory; literary criticism; media theory; mediatization; Swedish literature in the 1990s and the 2000s; fact and fiction; private and public; the role of the author; media; autobiography; realism; auto fiction; faction; the double contract; performative biografism; gender; literature and ethics; literary debates; the docu-soap; Carina Rydberg; Stig Larsson;

    Sammanfattning : In recent decades, the mass media have come to play an increasingly important role in society and culture. Media of every kind permeate not only our politics but our private lives as well. This development has had a great impact on the position of literature and the role of the author. LÄS MER

  7. 5. On the Role of Envisioned Futures in Sustainability Transitions

    Författare :Alexandra Nikoleris; Miljö- och energisystem; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; förväntningar; socio-teknisk förändring; framtidsbilder; envisioned futures; sustainability transitions; expectations; structure and agency;

    Sammanfattning : Different kinds of representations of the future are often asked for in order to motivate and inspire societal change. These envisioned futures can be based on political or behavioural change, or may visualize technical developmentwhich could help us solve complex societal problems. LÄS MER