• Dystopian Fiction as a Pedagogical Tool: Illuminating Democratic Principles and Values through Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron and Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four 

  Arnesen, Ida Sagmo (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  In this thesis, the main objective is to look at how dystopian fiction can be used to illuminate pupils on democratic principles and values. The two dystopian texts, Kurt Vonnegut Jr’s Harrison Bergeron and George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, will be used to exemplify why and how dystopian fiction can be used as a tool. Additionally, the thesis proposes how these two dystopian texts depict the ...
• “No Shadow Unless There is Also Light”: Margaret Atwood’s Dystopia as a Vehicle for Anger and Hope in Feminist Resistance 

  Johansen, Maiken Bye (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  This thesis explores the current relationship between dystopian narratives and abortion politics in the United States with a focus on Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Opposition to abortion seems to be fundamentally entangled in religious belief and misogyny, and opponents of abortion are shamelessly basing their arguments on emotion, misinformation, and fearmongering. Throughout this thesis, ...
• Effects of Multilingual Engagement and Physical Activity on Episodic Memory Performance 

  Thorstensen, Brage (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  This study investigates the effects of bilingualism and physical activity on episodic memory performance across the lifespan. Drawing on a sample of 172 bi-multilingual Norwegian L1 English L2 speakers, data were collected using the Language History Questionnaire (LHQ3.0) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), along with an episodic memory task inspired by Babiloni ...
• Kontekstualisering av arkiv om urfolk. En analyse av Nuohtti og Library and Archives Canada 

  Lamøy, Maria Eriksen (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  Denne oppgaven handler om hvordan urfolk blir kontekstualisert på to utvalgte digitale arkivportaler. Arkivportalene som undersøkes er Nuohtti og Librarys and Archives Canada. Urfolksarkivmaterialet som befinner seg i disse to arkivportalene er henholdsvis om samer og First Nations, Métis og inuitter. Utvalgte fotografier i arkivportalene skal analyseres, der det vil bli diskutert om de viderefører ...
• Magic and Reality in Fantasy Literature 

  Mahmadany, Nora Sami (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  This thesis delves into the world of fantasy literature, focusing on Susanna Clark’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (2004) and Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus (2011). Drawing from Farah Mendlesohn’s categorization of fantasy literature in her book Rhetorics of Fantasy (2008), the study explores the five different categorizations: portal quest fantasy, liminal fantasy, immersive fantasy, ...

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