Sökning: "maps in fantasy"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden maps in fantasy.

1. 1. Writing Worlds, Reading Landscapes: An Exploration of Settings in Fantasy

   Författare :Stefan Ekman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Robert Jordan; Steven R. Donaldson; Lisa Goldstein; Tim Powers; Patricia McKillip; China Miéville; Charles de Lint; Terry Pratchett; Robert Holdstock; Garth Nix; Charles Vess; Neil Gaiman; Steven Brust; J.R.R. Tolkien; maps in fantasy; fantasy; ecocriticism;

   Sammanfattning : In fantasy literature, the setting is as important to the story as are characters and plot; but although many fantasy scholars have pointed this out, there is very little criticism that explores the role of the setting in fantasy. The aim of this study is to use a topofocal (place-focused) perspective to examine four aspects of the fantasy setting, including the way in which settings function in terms of their respective worlds and stories. LÄS MER

3. 2. The Archival Life of Home Movies : Regional Reflections and Negotiated Visions of a Shared Past

   Författare :Ashley Smith; Malin Wahlberg; Patrick Vonderau; Patricia R. Zimmermann; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Home movies; amateur film; non-theatrical film; moving images; archiving; film archives; American South; Mississippi; Jim Crow; race; whiteness; witnessing; ordinary; filmvetenskap; Cinema Studies;

   Sammanfattning : This study investigates the ways in which private home movies are transformed into curated archival objects. Through the concept of the archival home movie, it explores the impact of preservation and content description on access, use, and, thus, regional historiography. LÄS MER