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  • 1.
    Ahlqvist, Julia
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Politisk kommunikation på Instagram: En multimodal analys av politikers Instagram-inlägg2023Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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  • 2.
    Alsparr, Staffan
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Färgens transsubstantiation: En studie av bildkonsten i Torgny Lindgrens skönlitterära prosa2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this thesis is to analyze the function of visual art in Torgny Lindgren's novels Till sanningens lov (1991), Dorés Bibel (2005) and Klingsor (2014) and the short story collection I Brokiga Blads vatten (1999). Visual art in Lindgren's prose is approached both as an instance of description and in terms of an activity and artefact to be viewed, created and interacted with. By studying ekphrases and "iconic projections" based on intermedial theory, the verbal descriptions of art are shown to have a narrative function, whereby the characters viewing or creating the artwork are reflected. A conspicuous trait of the ekphrases and iconic projections are their focus on details. 

    The area of creation as an activity relates visual art to crafts, cooking and alchemy, with an emphasis on its material aspects. The creation of art investigates the dualism of genuine versus fake, as well as the relationship between art and commerce. Lindgren's stories depict the market as an arbitrary yet powerful force, alongside individual creative forms of resistance to it. 

    The manner in which artefacts are described evokes the notion of an enchanted object, in accordance with research on the function of art-objects in contemporary fiction. Being able to discern enchantment in Lindgren's works is based on the conversion of one's vision, which in turn is related to one's view of the world as a whole. Conversion is engendered by methods of irony, ambiguity and the elevation of the humble. 

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  • 3.
    Alvinge, Adam
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Läsa, titta, eller spela...: En undersökning av gymnasieungdomars fiktionsanvändning på fritiden i olika medier2023Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    I denna undersökning kartläggs gymnasieungdomars fiktionsanvändning på fritiden utifrån ett recepetionsteoretiskt och medieekologiskt perspektiv där elevernas fiktionsanvändning studerats utifrån relationen mellan olika medieformer (skönlitteratur, film, tv-serier och tv-spel), kön och programtillhörighet. Studien visar att den stora majoriteten av gymnasieungdomarnas fiktionsanvändning kretsar kring underhållning och avslappning, och elevernas läsningar går sällan bortom grundläggande nivåer för litterär kompetens såsom de beskrivs av Torell och Langer. Eleverna använder främst de digitala medierna och det är medieformens affordans och syftet med läsningen som framför allt är avgörande för hur och vad eleverna väljer att läsa. Kön påverkar tydligt också i denna process, och gymnasieungdomarnas fiktionsanvändning överlag är tydligt könad. Kön påverkar allt från val av medieform till val av innehåll. Sammantaget får deras fiktionsanvändning stor påverkan på deras litterära repertoarer och för studiens didaktiska slutsatser. Studiens didaktiska slutsatser är litteraturundervisingen måste börja där elevernas litterära repertoarer befinner sig eftersom fiktionsanvändningen varierar så tydligt. Olika medier skapar olika förutsättningar för fiktionsanvändning, vilket i sin tur tydligt skapar olika möjligheter för män och kvinnor. Eleverna möter text på sin fritid utifrån kognitiva mönster och repertoarer som formats av de digitala medierna, vilket får konsekvenser för hur de tar till sig den typografiska texten som litteraturundervisingen vilar på. Litteraturundervisingen måste därför hantera relationer mellan medieformer som en förutsättning för lärande och vända blicken mot vad olika medieringar gör för läsning, så att positiva och utvecklande läsupplevelser, oavsett medieform, kan uppnås. En viktig utgångspunkt är en dialogisk läsundervisning mellan lärare och elev, där eleverna själva kan utforska sitt läsande tillsammans med läraren. På så vis får läsupplevelsen från personlig inlevelse till en mer utvecklad litterär kompetens. 

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  • 4.
    Ambec, Elise
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Här slumra rikedomar i nejderna: En undersökning av utopisk tematik och postkoloniala element i Sara Lidmans Din tjänare hör och Vredens barn2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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  • 5.
    Andreasson, Maja
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Annie Ernaux gör utgrävningar i kollektivets ruiner2022Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 6.
    Andreasson, Maja
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    De framgångsrika försöker ta misslyckandet ifrån oss2020Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 7.
    Andreasson, Maja
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Dörrarna håller vakt i livet och litteraturen2021Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 8.
    Andreasson, Maja
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Kollektivet tar ton i litteraturen2019Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 9.
    Anehill, Matilda
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Kliché, original(itet) och prestige: En analys av bokomslag med konstmotiv till samtida kvalitetslitteratur2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this essay is to examine book covers consisting of art reproductions as a contemporary book cover tendency for literary fiction. Since the ”art cover” does not recur to the same extent on popular fiction the study focuses on its functions in the packaging of literary fiction. 

    The theoretical framework is based on concepts such as ”paratext”, ”duomedial dialogues” and ”cultural capital”. Earlier studies on literary fiction, book covers and classical artforms are moreover central aspects to the conclusions made in this essay. The method used is a mix of a quantitative mapping of the book cover tendency and a qualitative analysis of the selected material. The material, consisting of nine contemporary literary fiction novels, are analyzed through their intermedial connections to the artworks displayed on their book covers. While the quantitative mapping showed that most art covers reproduce non-contemporary artworks, the qualitative analysis demonstrated that the motifs are depicted differently in the selected novels. Whereas the artwork in some novels seem meaningful to the plot, other novels only mention the artwork briefly or not at all. 

    Consequently, the art cover is discussed as a marketing tool developed by publishing companies in order to address the right audience. In its displaying of historical or classical art, the book cover tendency resembles classical aesthetics and cultural ideals that are mainly learned through institutions that legitimizes cultural capital. Thus, the novel’s intermedial connection to the art cover is not equally comprehensible to all readers but firmly to a cultural privileged one. Furthermore, this essay demonstrates that the art cover conveys prestige and cultural value in a similar way to literary fiction. As a result, literary fiction continues to distance itself from popular fiction on the contemporary book market.

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  • 10.
    Angmyr, Simon
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Kurt Vonneguts guide till apokalypsen: En tre- och fyrdimensionell läsning av Slaughterhouse 52024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master of Fine Arts (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
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  • 11.
    Baltaduonytė, Miglė
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    ”Modersmonstret” och jag: En psykoanalytisk studie av en flickas identitetsutveckling i Mare Kandres roman Aliide, Aliide2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this master’s thesis is to examine the identity development of the main character Aliide in Mare Kandre's novel Aliide, Aliide. The analysis of Aliide’s identity development is based on Julia Kristeva's psychoanalytic theory of subjectivity. The main claim of this thesis is that the development of Aliide's identity takes place in continuous contact with a “mother monster”, an abject maternal body which prevents the formation of an autonomous identity of Aliide and keeps her in a melancholic state. The investigation of Aliide’s melancholy draws upon the notion of borderlessness, pertaining to the idea that Aliide longs for a pre-linguistic maternal symbiosis in which her “I” has not yet been fully separated from the mother as the other. The analysis shows that borderlessness is evident both in the way Aliide perceives the world and in Aliide’s relationship to her body. The thesis futher examines Aliide's social identity as a girl, which is also shown to be dependent on the maternal relationship. Kristeva’s theory of abjection is used to explain how the novel problematizes the continual, natural changes of the body and the socially accepted belief in a pure and stable “I”.  

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  • 12.
    Barta, Orsolya
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Surprise Babies, Bad Mothers & Happily Ever Afters: Pregnancy Narratives and the Concept of Motherhood In Eight Contemporary Romance Novels2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this study is to examine how the themes of pregnancy and motherhood are portrayed and understood in eight contemporary romance novels. Emphasis is placed upon the romance genre being an almost entirely female genre, meaning it is written by, for, and about women. 

    Interdisciplinary theories and concepts are used to study the depiction of pregnancy and motherhood in these romance novels. Research from the fields of sociology, psychology, literature, film studies, and gender studies are used and consulted. Moreover, real-life studies are used to further support claims, investigating how reality translates to fiction. 

    The analysis is divided into five larger parts which are: sex, hookup culture, and female sexuality, contraception and abortion, pregnancy narratives, bad and absent mothers, and daughters having daughters. The study found that female sexuality is at the center of sex scenes in romance novels. Hookup culture and alcohol play a large part in these novels as well. Contraception was commonly used by the protagonist, while abortion was briefly (if at all) discussed. The female protagonists made the decision to keep the baby almost immediately upon finding out about the pregnancy. These notions greatly conform to the romance genre’s traits as well as real-life experiences exemplified by interview-based studies made in North America. The mothers in the novels were almost always absent or bad which affected the female protagonists’ concepts of motherhood and mothering. In seven out of eight novels, the protagonists have a baby girl which encouraged the female protagonist to mother differently as well as to break transgenerational maternal cycles. The pregnancy caused the protagonists to fall in love and sex also played a central role in the development of romantic feelings. 

  • 13.
    Bengtson, Erik
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    The Epistemology of Rhetoric: Plato, Doxa and Post-Truth2024Book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    In The Epistemology of Rhetoric: Plato, Doxa, and Post-Truth, Erik Bengtson sets out to formulate a contemporary epistemology of rhetoric considering the prevailing post-truth condition. In pursuit of this objective, Bengtson challenges dominant myths  surrounding Plato's influence on rhetoric and examines the contemporary scholarly discourse on doxa, shedding light on its various facets. He also introduces the concepts of sedimentation and erosion as tools for comprehending the protracted nature of argumentation on foundational issues. This work not only advances our comprehension of rhetoric in the context of the post-truth era. It also invites readers to reconsider established perspectives, offering fresh insights into the dynamics of argumentationover time.

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  • 14.
    Bengtson, Erik
    et al.
    Södertörn University, School of Culture and Education..
    Ekeman, KarlUppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature, Rhetoric. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.Gorgis, MireyUppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature.Schou Therkildsen, LouiseUppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature.Stagnell, AlexanderSödertörn University, School of Culture and Education, Rhetoric. Université libre de Bruxelles, Groupe de recherche en Rhétorique et en Argumentation Linguistique, Belgique..
    Shadows in the Cave: Revisiting Rosengren's Doxology2022Collection (editor) (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Caves, images, and symbols are recurring topics in the work of Mats Rosengren, from his reading of Plato in his dissertation Psychagōgia – Konsten att leda själar, to his investigation of the world of paleolithic cave art in Cave Art, Perception and Knowledge. While other philosophers might have descended into the cave with the aim of guiding visitors back up into the blinding light of eternal truths, Rosengren seems to be at home in the underworld. Instead of dismissing the paintings that adorn its walls as merely shadowy copies or distorted images, or claiming that the truth of these pictures is readily available to us, Mats Rosengren invites any traveler joining him to understand them as different forms of sensemaking, forms which at first might appear foreign, but that, upon closer inspection, reveal themselves in all their complexity. In this volume, the contributors take on some of the key themes found in Rosengren’s work, mirroring the stylistic, generic, and topical range that characterizes it. The volume is titled “Shadows in the Cave”, signaling a focus not on eternal truth, but – alluding to Plato – on the shadowplay of our human caves.

  • 15.
    Bengtson, Erik
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric. Södertörn Univ, Huddinge, Sweden..
    Mossberg, Oskar
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, Department of Law. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    On tradition, criticism, and green marketing2024In: Res Rhetorica, E-ISSN 2392-3113, Vol. 11, no 1, p. 154-162Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Reviewer Frederik Appel Olsen takes issue with the approach we present in The Virtues of Green Marketing: A Constructive Take on Corporate Rhetoric (Palgrave Macmillan). In this response, we point out three aspects where Appel Olsen paints a misleading picture of our book. They concern a) the role of history in contemporary thinking, b) the role of Aristotle in our argumentation, and c) the legitimate place of rhetorical criticism. Thus, our response treats fundamental questions for the field of rhetoric.

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  • 16.
    Bengtson, Erik
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric. Södertörns högskola.
    Mossberg, Oskar
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, Department of Law.
    Replik: Om tradition, kritik och grön marknadsföring2024In: Rhetorica Scandinavica, ISSN 1397-0534, E-ISSN 2002-7974, Vol. 28, no 88, p. i-vii, article id 346Article in journal (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Replik til recension av The Virtues of Green Marketing: A Constructive Take on Corporate Rhetoric

  • 17.
    Berglund, Astrid
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    ”Ängarna omkring er står i lågor”: En ekokritisk och didaktisk läsning av dikter ur Louise Glücks Vild iris2024Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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  • 18.
    Berglund, Karl
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Sociology of Literature.
    Ljudboken2024In: Bazar Masarin, no 1, p. 1-4Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 19.
    Berglund, Karl
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Sociology of Literature.
    Noder i kärlekens nätverk: Läsarsociologiska grupperingar av romantiska berättelser utifrån ljudboksvanor2024In: Passage, ISSN 0901-8883, E-ISSN 1904-7797, Vol. 39, no 91, p. 85-98Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The essay investigates different kinds of romantic fiction from a reader’s perspective by means of data covering logged session of audiobook streaming. Through three examples – readers dedicated to either Lucinda Riley, E.L. James, or Jenny Colgan – it is shown that these groups of readers overlap to small extents. While there are larger overlaps in terms of literary preferences they exemplify distinct nodes of readers interested in romantic fiction.

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  • 20.
    Berglund, Karl
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Sociology of Literature.
    Gulddal, Jesper
    School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
    King, Stewart
    School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
    On top of the world: Mapping the Nordic crime fiction boom based on translation data2024In: Translation Studies, ISSN 1478-1700, E-ISSN 1751-2921Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Nordic Noir – crime fiction originating in the Nordic region – is one of the most significant international publishing success stories of the twenty-first century. Despite its importance, no one has mapped and analysed the circulation of Nordic Noir as world literature. The present study addresses this knowledge gap by quantitatively mapping the global translation flows of Nordic Noir during the period of its greatest international success, from 2000 to 2020. Drawing on the “Nordic Noir in Translation Database” containing 8,886 translations from all five main Nordic languages – Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish – this study is the first to chart the so-called “boom” in a comparative macro perspective, bringing to light the nuances of its international dissemination and impact. Key findings relate to the chronological structure of the boom, the scale of Swedish dominance and the role of a small group of top authors in driving overall translation rates.

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  • 21.
    Berglund, Karl
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Sociology of Literature.
    Steiner, AnnUppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Sociology of Literature.
    Litteratursociologi i nytt ljus2024Collection (editor) (Other academic)
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  • 22.
    Berglund, Karl
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Sociology of Literature.
    Steiner, Ann
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Sociology of Literature.
    Litteratursociologi i nytt ljus: En inledande översikt2024In: Litteratursociologi i nytt ljus / [ed] Karl Berglund; Ann Steiner, Uppsala: Uppsala universitet, 2024, p. 7-31Chapter in book (Other academic)
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  • 23.
    Bissas, Jennifer
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Hederns plats i svenskämnet: En didaktisk litteraturanalys2024Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    I uppsatsen undersöks den didaktiska potentialen i två verk som behandlar temat hedersrelateratvåld och förtryck. Det är en känslig samhällsfråga som kan leda till stigmatisering av folkgrupper eller personer med vissa religiösa trosuppfattningar. För att behandla frågan i undervisningen krävs det att läraren gör en didaktisk läsning för att kunna planera undervisning om hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck. I denna uppsats har temat HRV och risken för stigmatisering undersökts i två verk utifrån ett erfarenhetspedagogiskt perspektiv och postkolonial teori. Det görs genom en didaktisk läsning av romanen Stjärnlösa nätter (2011) av Arkan Asaad och den självbiografiska romanen Vem har sagt något om kärlek? (2021) av Elaf Ali. Böckerna visar en komplex bild av hur hedersnormer påverkar ett kollektiv, både i Sverige och karaktärernas hemländer. Analysen visar en skillnad mellan hur manliga och kvinnliga karaktärer drabbas på olika vis till följd av de traditionella könsrollerna som präglar deras liv. För de kvinnliga karaktärerna är en stark oskuldsnorm orsaken till det förtryck och våld som de utsätts för. Kvinnans sexualitet är centralt för det hedersförtryck som uttrycks i böckerna. För de manliga karaktärerna ställs krav på att bevara familjens heder och försörja familjen. I båda böckerna görs ett samband mellan kultur och hedersnormer vilket kan bero på författarnas bakgrund och upplevelser. Böckerna öppnar upp en möjlighet att diskutera vad HRV är, vilka som utsätts för det, vilka förtryckarna är och vilka orsaker som finns för förtrycket. 

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  • 24.
    Bjersér, Amanda
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Till sängs med Edvin Törnblom: En litteratursociologisk studie av svenska influerarbiografier2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The general interest in so-called influencers is high in our time, which is reflected in the literary market by an increasing number of autobiographies written by and with influencers. This essay is based on 18 autobiographies written by and/or with Swedish social media influencers, and examines how authors and publishers communicate with potential readers through paratexts, according to Gérard Genette’s definition in Paratexts: Thresholds of Interpretation. The thesis adopts a literary sociological approach and is grounded in a paratextual analysis, divided into two categories: the publishers’ and the authors’ paratexts. Additionally, it investigates whether any genre indicators can be identified. The paratexts of both publishers and authors are examined, and the material includes cover designs, titles, publishers’ communication on websites and social media, authors’ participation in interviews, and posts on social platforms, making the thesis both quantitative and qualitative in its methodology. The analysis alternates between an overall examination of the material and individual examples, the latter with the help of the cover analysis presented by Karl Berglund in his dissertation Packaging Murder: Covers, Titles and Extra Material of Swedish Crime Fiction Paperbacks 1998–2011. The thesis concludes that the paratextual communication primarily used by publishers can be described as strategic intimate communication, a concept illuminated through Tobias Raun’s article “Capitalizing Intimacy.” The publishers’ paratexts emphasize intimacy, leading to the conclusion that they are mainly targeting existing followers, while the influencers themselves display somewhat more varied communication.

  • 25.
    Bleckberg, Hampus
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Koherensproblemet i August Strindbergs Ett drömspel: En studie i litteraturvetenskaplig argumentation2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This thesis is a ”meta-analysis” that investigates the apparent lack of coherence in August Strindberg’s A Dream Play and how this has been dealt with by scholars in literary and theatre studies. The primary material consists of a selection of research publications dated from the 1920’s up until the present day. The analysis concludes that there are four major groups of analyses that, in this regard, provide different solutions on how to counter this seeming deficiency. On the back of this, four general arguments are examined in detail: early attempts to classify this enigmatic drama with regard to genre, psychological analysis, analysis of philosophical ideas and contents, and analysis of the visual aspects of the play. By arguing along these lines of inquiry, scholars wish to substantiate the validity of various elements that harmonize the apparent disparity of the play and exhibit a coherent sequence of events and an interpretable meaning. Moreover, the ways in which these ”solutions” are substantiated and conveyed, that is, the argumentative practices, are examined and critically evaluated. Finally, based on the previous analysis, suggestions pertaining to further areas of research are offered and briefly discussed.

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  • 26. Boglind, Ann
    et al.
    Malm, Mats
    Nordlund, Anna
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Education. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Poesin bjuder in till läsning och samtal2023In: Dyslexi, ISSN 1401-2480, no 1, p. 6-11Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
    Abstract [sv]

    I slutet av sommaren 2021 fick alla barn som skulle börja förskoleklass en diktbok. Även en klassuppsättning skickades ut till samtliga skolor med förskoleklass. Utgivare var Svenska Akademien, i samarbete med Skolverket, förlaget En bok för alla samt Läsrörelsen. I artikeln redogörs det för idéerna bakom utgivningen men också hur man paktiskt kan arbeta med boken. 

  • 27.
    Bolkéus Blom, Mattias
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS).
    Lindqvist, JanneUppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.Söderlund, PetraUppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.Östlund, KristerUppsala University, University Library.
    Bland böcker: En vänbok till Lars Burman2024Collection (editor) (Other academic)
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    Westerlund, Sven
    Gorgis, Mirey (Author of introduction, etc.)
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    En verklig plats2022Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 29.
    Bruse, Rut
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    She's a Cool Girl – hon är det Andra: Om kvinnan och hennes försök till frigörelse i Gillian Flynns Gone Girl2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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  • 30.
    Buhre, Frida
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Rhetoric.
    Josefsson, Jonathan
    Linköpings universitet.
    Ungas klimat- och miljöaktivism: Förutsättningar, strategier och vuxennormer2024In: Ungas villkor och vuxenblivande: En introduktion till kritiska ungdomsstudier / [ed] Linnéa Bruno, Liber, 2024, p. 223-237Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 31.
    Burman, Lars
    Uppsala University, University Library. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Lärosätesbiblioteken i framtiden2024In: Stöd för forskning och utbildning: Lärosätesbiblioteken i Sverige / [ed] Jonas Gilbert; Katarina Michnik, Göteborg: Göteborgs universitet, 2024, p. 131-152Chapter in book (Other academic)
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    Carlson, Anna
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    ”Var det bara råttor? Eller fanns guden härinne?”: Mänskligheten, skogen och kunskapsanspråken i Kerstin Ekmans Rövarna i Skuleskogen2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this thesis is to analyse how Kerstin Ekman's novel Rövarna i Skuleskogen (1988; published as The Forest of Hours 1998) depicts and reflects about humanity, forest and the relation between the two, and furthermore to discuss how the novel explores the concepts of knowledge and purpose. The study is situated within the context of ordinary language criticism, and builds upon Toril Moi's discussion of method in literary criticism, as well as Cora Diamond's and Ingeborg Löfgren's discussion of philosophical thought in fiction.

    The first part of the analysis discusses the novel's ambiguous protagonist, Skord, who is a troll at the start of the story but due to interaction with the human world becomes partly human. Notable is that the novel does not invite a binary discussion of Skord, as being either human or troll, but rather that Skord is portrayed as being simultaneously human and troll. I argue that Skord can be approached with the term "skev", a Swedish queer-inspired term describing disruptions of the normal in a multitude of ways, as Skord's identity is portrayed as fluid beyond human binary categories. Contrary to previous research, where Skord is mainly considered as an effective plot device for portraying and criticizing anthropocentrism and western thought, I further argue that the tender points of Skord’s story, which actualize the suffering and loneliness that can come from differing from existing norms, constitute a significant way in which the novel reflects on humanity, non-humanity and border drawing.

    The second part of the analysis discusses the depiction of Skuleskogen (the Skule forest) and how the novel’s characters interact with it. Even though most humans are afraid of the forest and its teeming life, and instead try to organize, systematize and subdue their surroundings, this anthropocentric imagined opposition between "nature" and "civilization" is dissolved by the novel as a picture that keeps (some) humans captive. Furthermore, a few human characters approach the forest in a different way – by humbly listening to and acknowledging the multitude of life in the forest without attempting to master it – and are able to establish a form of consonance with it in a way which shows that there is no unbridgeable distance between man and forest. 

    In the third part of the analysis, I put forward a way of perceiving what kind of knowledge Rövarna i Skuleskogen can offer differing from the view presented by previous research. Instead of seeing the novel as containing a clearly defined message or a ready-made theory, I argue, supported by Cora Diamond's and Ingeborg Löfgren's reasoning about philosophical reflection in fiction, that the knowledge offered by the novel must be understood as connected with the literary form. Here I suggest that the novel, rather than deconstructing or questioning, can be understood as making the characters ways of knowing about the world and their faith in a larger order uncertain. Further developing the conclusions from the two previous chapters, I describe how the novel's clearest epistemological conclusions are negatively defined. I also discuss the possibility of formulating positively defined knowledge conclusions in the novel's thinking, and suggest that the novel can be understood to portray the "Unverfügbarkeit", the "unpredictability", of the world, to use Hartmut Rosa's term. 

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  • 33.
    Ciupinska, Patrycja
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Sjukdom, död och moderns frånvaro: En studie av mor-dotter-relationer i svensk samtidslitteratur2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
  • 34.
    Edström, Clara
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Läroboken och lyriken: Läroböckers potential att stödja svensklärare i lyrikundervisningen på gymnasieskolan2024Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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    Ekedahl, Sanna
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Influencers personaförändring: En retorisk analys av Isabella Löwengrip och Joakim Lundells förändrade persona på Instagram2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Influencers wield significant influence over their followers, making it essential to study how they build trust. This paper investigates how influencers Isabella Löwengrip, formerly Blondinbella, and Joakim Lundell, formerly Jockiboi, retained their followers' trust on Instagram during their persona changes. Given Instagram's popularity in Sweden, understanding influencer trust-building is crucial.

    Using rhetorical analysis, I will examine their official Instagram accounts to identify the strategies they used to maintain trust despite their identity transformations. Online, individuals often adopt identities with enhanced traits, different from their offlineidentity.

    Existing research reveals a gap in understanding influencers’ persona changes on Instagram. Relevant studies focus on parasocial relationships, online identities, and authenticity. Parasocial relationships involve perceived interactions between media users and figures, fostering identification. Online identities highlight favorable traits, differing from offline personas, while authenticity refers to perceived genuineness.

    This study aims to bridge this gap by exploring how influencers maintain trust during persona changes, making it a valuable research topic.

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  • 36.
    Ekeman, Karl
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature, Rhetoric. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    "Därför är SD så förtjusta i memer", understreckare om Sverigedemokraternas anonyma konton i sociala medier, Svenska Dagbladet, 12 juni 20242024In: Svenska Dagbladet, ISSN 1101-2412Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 37.
    Fredman, Linn
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    "Du ska lämna din fader och moder": Om bildningsromanen och resandemotivet i Anne Swärds Till sista andetaget2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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  • 38.
    Freij, Viking Henrik Mikael
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Svensk litteraturhistoriekanon: En innehållsanalytisk studie av läromedel för kursen Svenska 22024Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Sveriges kanondebatt har tagit ny fart efter att Tidöpartierna gått ut med att de vill introducera en svensk kulturkanon som ska användas i skolan. En kulturkanon som inkluderar litteratur kan vara användbart för lärare i sin planering av undervisningsmomentet litteraturhistoria då skolans centrala styrdokument inte bidrar med tillräcklig information. Tidigare forskning visar däremot på att lärare är splittrade mellan att föredra strukturen som en fastställd kanon ger och friheten utan en. Utan en fastställd kanon kan lärare fortfarande söka sig till läroböcker i sin planering av undervisning. Denna uppsats utreder ifall de svenska läroböckerna ämnade för kursen Svenska 2 på gymnasiet redan framställer en kanon. Metoden uppsatsen använder sig av är innehållsanalys för att ta fram vilka författare som inkluderas i svenska läroböcker. En anpassning av Niklas Ammerts analysmodell för framställning av innehåll i läroböcker används för att analysera de framtagna författarna. Resultatet av analyserna visar att svenska läroböcker förmedlar en skönlitterär kanon inom litteraturhistoria som innehåller en övervägande andel män och är eurocentrerad. Av de svenska författarna som inkluderas i denna kanon kan man däremot dra slutsatsen att det råder jämställdhet mellan könen.

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  • 39.
    Fröjmark, Ylva
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Mördade mödrar och modrande mördare: En matrifokal läsning av Agatha Christies Ordeal by Innocence2023Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Denna uppsats är en matrifokal närläsning av Agatha Christies efterkrigstidsroman Ordeal by Innocence (1958). Syftet är att undersöka moderskapet som tema genom att visa vilka former av modrande som ryms inom berättelsen – men i förlängningen även att diskutera vilka som kan innefattas av begreppet ”moder”. Vilka modrande handlingar utförs och hur tas de emot? Hur förhåller sig kvinnorna till det patriarkala regelverket? Vilka idéer om moderskap skrivs fram? Uppsatsens teoretiska grund är hämtad från feministisk moderskapsforskning och matricentrisk feminism.

    Agatha Christie (1890–1976) är den bäst säljande författare världen hittills skådat, Shakespeare möjligen undantagen. Hon var verksam under mer än ett halvt sekel – hon bevittnade två världskrig och omstörtande sociala förändringar, inte minst beträffande kvinnors rättigheter. Rösträtt fick hon först åtta år efter att hon släppt sin första roman, vilket hon gjorde vid 30 års ålder. Var hennes författarskap stockkonservativt, antifeministiskt och till bredden fyllt av rasism och klassförakt? Eller var det tvärtom häpnadsväckande modernt och progressivt? Därom råder stor oeninghet. Hennes stora produktion erbjuder stöd för bägge läger, vilket också uppmärksammats i feministisk litteraturforskning. Vad som dock inte uppmärksammats, är Christies skildringar av moderskap. Detta trots att samhällets idéer om, och förväntningar på, moderskap är avgörande för kvinnors livsvillkor, och därmed torde vara särskilt intressanta att studera i ett författarskap som sträcker sig över en så omvälvande tid i kvinnohistorien.

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  • 40.
    Gorgis, Mirey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric. University of Södertörn.
    A Permanent State of Carnival: Frantz Fanon on Language, Subjectivity and Violence2015In: Karib - Nordic Journal for Caribbean Studies, ISSN 1894-8421, E-ISSN 2387-6743, Vol. 2, no 1, p. 76-97Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Frantz Fanon’s thinking—as elaborated everywhere from his early plays to his later dissertations—cuts through wide and complex fields of knowledge, ranging from specialized medicine to basic sociology and philosophy. Yet however great the variety of Fanon’s questions and problems might be in this regard, there is one certain problematic that arguably continues to engage him throughout his entire oeuvre: the question of subjectivation. In Peau noire, masques blancs (1952) this problem could be said to be elaborated through a certain understanding of the notion of the carnival. The concept of carnival, I argue, could even be posited as a sort of nodal point in Fanon’s thinking, relating notions such as language and violence to subjectivation as a continuous or permanent process of individuation and alienation, while at the same time displacing and differentiating our understanding of these concepts within Fanon’s work in general. 

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  • 41.
    Gorgis, Mirey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature, Rhetoric. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Allt är våld!: En undersökning av det moderna våldsbegreppet2022Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This study critically examines the intense scholarly interest in violence of recent decades. Consequently, the thesis' main objective is to is to answer two questions in particular: why violence? and why now? 

    First and foremost, this objective is pursued through three separate but interrelated studies. Prior to these, the thesis sets out to affirm the importance of Marquis de Sade and Michel Foucault in thinking violence. First, it is in the literary works of the Marquis de Sade, rather than in Machiavelli or Hobbes, that we find the first traces of a conceptual understanding of violence. Second, drawing on de Sade, it is Foucault who provides the fertile ground from which the field of contemporary violence studies basically springs – in spite of the fact that he himself never devoted any special studies to violence, nor actually developed a specific concept of violence. 

    Part 1, “Literature”, provides a brief overview of the contemporary study of violence as well as a discussion of two thoroughly influential texts in the field: Hannah Arendt’s On Violence (1970) and Giorgio Agamben’s “On the Limits of Violence” (1970). This part surveys the questions of violence specifically posed within the field, with the further purpose of identifying and dissecting common tropes and recurring arguments important to its formation. I make the claim that two notions in particular are utilized to construct violence as a new field of knowledge: the notion of technology and the notion of history. 

    Part 2, “Experience”, consists of a historical interlude in which one of the objectives is to put the hypothesis of the presumably transhistorical and immutable nature of human violence to the test. This is achieved by a close reading of the philosophical texts of Plato as well as the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides. In this part I argue that, in a strict sense, there is no true concept of violence as such in classical Greek antiquity. Instead, we find a multiplicity of embryonic “pre-concepts” that, unlike the various concepts of today, are thought entirely on the basis of relations, rather than on the basis of the objects of violence. The question of violence in classical Greece is, in short, approached in terms of who? rather than what? – pointing toward a promising possibility still open for exploration today. 

    Part 3, “Concepts”, returns to the European discussions of the 1960s and 1970s investigated in part 1, but rather than examining the questions of immediate concern in the respective texts of the period, I approach today’s heightened interest in violence in light of a set of overarching problems, such as the risk of atomic annihilation, political unrest, the fear of propaganda, and brain washing. By way of these problems, I show that, running counter to the philosophical sources on which it draws, the contemporary concept of violence achieves a surreptitious re- institution of the substantial and autonomous subject otherwise believed to be dead. 

    In conclusion, the paradoxical function of the contemporary concept of violence is thus to allow for the return of the kind of subject relentlessly attacked by the radical European thought of the 1960s and 1970s, the same thought which allowed for the invention of the concept in the first place. In this sense our age, in which, it would appear, “everything is violence”, is also an age where a kind of “bia-centrism” provides us, paradoxically, with the last conceptual stronghold for substantial subjects and stable identities. 

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  • 42.
    Gorgis, Mirey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric. Södertörns högskola, Retorik.
    Våld, eller försök att spränga en fråga2014In: Ord&Bild, ISSN ISSN 0030-4492, no 3-4, p. 49-55Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 43.
    Grahn, Lisa
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    "Detta hav av orättvisa": Moderskap och kolonialism i Sara Lidmans Jag och min son2023In: Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap, ISSN 1104-0556, E-ISSN 2001-094X, Vol. 53, no 4, p. 167-185Article in journal (Refereed)
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    Exploring Sara Lidman’s novel Jag och min son (1961,1963), this article delves into its nuanced intersection of motherhood and colonialism. The narrative scrutinizes Sweden’s role in the colonial system, with a particular focus on the South African apartheid regime. Through the lens of a Swedish single father navigating Johannesburg in pursuit of personal enrichment, the story highlights his strained relationship to several mother figures, unraveling complex threads that intertwine parenthood, colonial structures, and whiteness. Using the theoretical framework of motherhood studies, such as the concept of the other-mother, the analysis seeks to unveil the intricate capitalist dynamics of familial relationships within the context of international power hierarchies. These themes in Lidman’s works would only grow stronger in the years to come, and by examining Jag och min son, these early tendencies in Lidman’s writing are illuminated.

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  • 44.
    Grahn, Lisa
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Rüegg, Jana
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Sociology of Literature.
    Hemlivets konstnärinnor: Vardagsliv och estetik i samtida svenska influerarböcker2024In: Litteratursociologi i nytt ljus / [ed] Karl Berglund; Ann Steiner, Uppsala: Uppsala universitet, 2024, p. 309-331Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Under 2020-talet har intresset för heminredning och digitala vardagslivsskildringar vuxit sig allt starkare i forum som Instagram och på bokmarknaden. Detta syns inte minst i vågen av coffee table-böcker som givits ut av svenska bloggare och influerare, där inredning, mat-lagning och familjeliv står i centrum. Personer som Elsa Billgren, Sofia Wood, Sofi Fahrman och Clara Lidström har under de senaste åren publicerat en rad tryckta böcker i genren, samtidigt som de har en stark digital närvaro i sociala medier och bloggar. 

    I detta kapitel jämför vi samtida exempel på influerarböcker med sekelskiftets ideal och studerar hur dessa kvinnligt kodade ämnen kommer till uttryck under 2020-talet. Vi un-dersöker hur några svenska influerare presenterar tankar om estetik, hemliv, familj och hälsa. Vi kopplar skapandet av hemmet till processen att skapa en kvinnlig identitet, som vi kallar ”att kvinna sig”.

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  • 45.
    Green, Felicia
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    "Not your darlings – but their mother's!": Interpretative Difficulties with "Love" in Euripides' Medea 2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 30 credits / 45 HE creditsStudent thesis
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    The aim of this Master’s thesis is to achieve philosophical clarity on an interpretative problem I have been struggle with in Euripides’ Medea: That Medea murders her own children, while claimingto love them. Situated within the philosophical and literary tradition of ordinary language philosophy and ordinary language criticism, the thesis draws on ideas, theoretical discussions, and concepts from Ludwig Wittgenstein, Toril Moi, Stanley Cavell, Cora Diamond, and Niklas Forsberg – but also Søren Kierkegaard. The analysis is divided in two parts. The first is anarticulation of the grammar of my problem through Cora Diamond’s conception of the phenomenon “a difficulty of reality”, and an emulation of a hermeneutical strategy to deal with such problems, which I identify in Søren Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling. I reach the conclusion that the co-existence of Medea’s murder och love is a paradox, which cannot be thought. The second part of the analysis is an attempt to step out of this paradox. Here, I compare Medea to Stanley Cavell’s readings on the Shakespearean tragedies Othello and King Lear, and Cavell’s ideas on “lived scepticism”, “avoidance of love” and “best case of acknowledgment”. By doing this, I am able to form the hypothesis that Medea’s understanding of “love” has been severely damagedafter Jason’s betrayal, and that she actually fails to sensically mean that she loves her children. In its use of my own confusion as a starting point and in employing Toril Moi’s views on reading, this thesis continuously stresses the individual reader’s responsibility in literary interpretation, as well as the importance of daring to voice or personal struggles, questions, and interests – even (or especially) when reading great classics. 

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  • 46.
    Haglund, Tuva
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Enkelsängar, äkta fiendskap och oplanerade graviditeter: Bruket av troper bland Booktoks romanceläsare2024In: Passage, ISSN 0901-8883, E-ISSN 1904-7797, Vol. 39, no 91, p. 99-116Article in journal (Refereed)
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    Booktok is currently the most influential online community for social reading, and romance is one of its most talked about genres. This article examines how the use of tropes shapes the conversations about books among romance readers on Booktok. By combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, the study offers a comprehensive overview of romance tropes and the various ways in which they are communicated, including an analysis of specific practices. The tropes are used both as a terminology and as a concept which provides the readers a common framework for formulating their own trope-like statements about the romance books. By incorporating humor and presenting affective readings, a considerable portion of the communication regarding romantic tropes seems to point inward, back to the community, providing and maintaining a collective identity and a sense of belonging.

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  • 47.
    Haglund, Tuva
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Nauwerck, Malin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Bakom den leende masken: Sårbart modrande i samtida bilderböcker om surrogatmödraskap och sjukdom2024In: Barnboken, ISSN 0347-772X, E-ISSN 2000-4389, Vol. 47, p. 1-30Article in journal (Refereed)
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    Children and adults, the dual audience of picturebooks, are joinedin the act of reading aloud. For many parents, reading to their child con-stitutes one of the basic, intimate care practices of mothering (Rich; Holm).In this study, we examine picturebooks about surrogacy and about moth-ering parents who are mentally or physically ill, published in Sweden inthe period between 2010 and 2022. Both types of books depict a vulnera-bility in relation to parenthood, motherhood and mothering and are oftenautobiographical and niche- or self-published. With an analytical approachgrounded in critical theories of adult agency in children’s literature (Rose;Nodelman; Beauvais), we find that both picturebooks about surrogacy andillness communicate straightforward and often sentimental messages tothe child reader, whereas more complex and possibly problematic adult de-sires and needs can be detected on the level of the adult address. Throughthe projected child perspective (Rhedin), our material offers the vulnerableadult reader representation and recognition in relation to a motherhood/mothering that is not unequivocally considered sufficient or legitimate.The traditional aesthetics and pedagogical use-value of the picturebook aswell as the positive maternal associations to reading aloud, are essential inthis legitimization process. Meanwhile, the implied child reader functionsas a projection surface for adult wishes of normalcy and happy endings.Although hidden behind adult projections, it is this “mighty” child(Beauvais) who ultimately has the power to acknowledge and justify theparents in an impending future which reaches beyond the control of bothadult writer and implied adult reader.

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  • 48.
    Hedberg, Carl-Johan
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Let's Go Brandon!: En retorisk analys av Joe Bidens användande av Dark Brandon-memet 29/4–2023 – 12/5– 20242024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    In recent years, political campaigning has evolved significantly to become focused on utilizing the capabilities of social media and the usage of non-mainstream media challenge to convey messaging and marketing. In the United States, this has been highly characterized by the usage of social media by presidents and other high-ranking politicians in order to connect with voting groups not as easily reached by more traditional media outlets. Specificially, there is a notable increase in the usage of memes as a mode of communication since the presidency of Donald Trump (2017-2021) and the election of Joe Biden (2021-present). Memes create a sense of "in-the-know" for those familiar with them, and can thusly serve as a powerful communicative tool to engage with voters and create stronger ties between them and the candidate serving as the broadcaster of the memes.

    This thesis examines the usage of memes-as-rhetoric in the 2024 United States presidential election, specifically looking at Joe Biden's re-election campaign and the usage of the "Dark Brandon"-meme by the campaign on social media. The study argues that Biden's usage of the meme, both posting it on social media and alluding to it in public apperances and speeches, functions as him taking on a rhetoric persona, namely the aformentioned Dark Brandon, in order to embrace alternative campaign communication strategies as well as serve as a rhetorical counter to the arguments that Biden is too old and out of touch to serve as president.

    The thesis examines a series of instances in which the Biden campaign employs the meme, both online and offline, and utilizies Lloyd F. Bitzers rhetorical situation to discern the reasoning for the usage of the meme in these instances, the rhetorical effect of that usage, and how it relates to the image of Biden that the mainstream public holds. Edwin Black's theory of the second persona is also applied to examine the relationship between Biden and his audience, and how the Dark Brandon-persona affects this relationship. The study concludes that there is a tendency to how the meme is brandished by the Biden campaign with several recurring key themes present in the examined instances, most notably the ambition to portray Biden as more youthful, energetic, and rhetorically tougher than what his political opponents argue.

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  • 49.
    Henrikson, Paula
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Arms and the Men: Linnea Axelsson’s Ædnan (2018) and the Epic Tradition2024In: Edda. Nordisk tidsskrift for litteraturforskning, ISSN 0013-0818, E-ISSN 1500-1989, Vol. 111, no 2, p. 68-83Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 50.
    Holm, Natalie
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Literature and Rhetoric.
    Att omfamna systemet eller att avvisa det: En komparativ analys av Brideshead Revisited och Maurice utifrån intersektionen kön, klass och sexualitet2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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    During the 20th century two novels depiciting homoerotic relationships in an Edwardian university setting were published, Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waigh and Maurice by E.M Forster. But despite the similarities in plot and characters the two novels show two very diferent perspectives on the idological systems they depict. Through reading the novels through the lenses of gender, class, sexuality and the intersection between them it is evident that the ideology at the heart of the novels differ greatly. Waught depicts a time and place which he mourns the loss of, where the aristocrats who live in it are the only ones who can understand art and culture, but are doomed in the modern world. With this worldview the servants who are responible for the day to day opperations of the countryhouse Brideshead are dehumanised in a politic of silence, where they are seen as functions, as opposed to subjects. Nor is there space to question the role of women in this system, as focus is on showing how the modern urban man must keep the aristocratic worldview alive. The same system which is upheld and tressured in Waughs novel is criticized in Forsters, and thoguht the roll of Maurice as booth oppressed and opressor the idology of the novel opens for a conversation about intersectionality. Here the same man who upholds the aristocratic system in Brideshead choses to reject it. 

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