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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade ordet comic.
1. Allt annat än allvar : den komiska kvinnliga grotesken i svensk samtida skrattkultur
Sammanfattning : Avhandlingen tar avstamp i ett möte mellan å ena sidan Michail Bachtins begrepp skrattkultur och hans positiva och uppvärderande framställning av grotesk estetik, och å andra sidan feministisk och queer teoribildning. Avhandlingen utgör en tvärvetenskaplig kulturstudie av svensk samtida skrattkultur, Mer specifikt fokuseras framställningar av kön, kropp och sexualitet. LÄS MER
2. The phenomenon of the grotesque in modern southern fiction : some aspects of its form and function
Sammanfattning : After a general historical outline of the term and concept 'grotesque' attention is focused on the grotesque in Southern fiction and an attempt is made to explain the abundance of this mode in the literature of the South. It can seemingly be linked to the distinctiveness of that region as compared to the rest of the United States—a distinctiveness that has been brought about by historical, geographical, sociological and economic factors. LÄS MER
3. Ecologies of the Imagination : Theorizing the participatory aesthetics of the fantastic
Sammanfattning : This book is about the participatory aesthetics of the fantastic. In it, the author argues that the definition of the fantastic presented by Tzvetan Todorov in 1970 can be used, provided it is first adapted to a media-ecological framework, to theorize the role of aesthetic participation in the creation of secondary worlds. LÄS MER
4. En jude är en jude är en jude- : representationer av "juden" i svensk skämtpress omkring 1900-1930
Sammanfattning : In this dissertation it is argued that anti- Semitism was self evident in Sweden at the turn of the century 1900. Through an analysis of the comic press, which was a crucial element in mass culture and political life, the author tries to demonstrate how the everyday version of a national Swedish identity was constructed in opposition to 'The Jew'. LÄS MER
5. Concurrent comics : programming of social agents by children
Sammanfattning : This thesis presents a study of how the visual language of comics can be used for programming of social agents. Social agents are interactive and animated characters that can express emotions and behaviours in relation to other agents. Such agents could be programmed by children to create learning games and simulations. LÄS MER