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Widening Gender Norms with Literature: Teaching Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere and Gender in a Sociocultural Language Classroom
(2013-06-26)
The aim of the essay is to argue why and how the novel "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman can be used to introduce students to gender issues in an English as a foreign language classroom where sociocultural theory is applied. By ...
"Affemmée de viol-ence" ou "Délivre-nous du mâle". Violence et féminité dans "La Mariée était en noir".
(2016-06-21)
This essay is a study of the relation between femininity and violence, in relation to the main
character, in the subgenre rape/revenge. I study this phenomenon – through an analysis of the main
character in Truffaut's ...
The Self-Contradictory Narrative of Mr Stevens In Kazuo Ishiguro’s "The Remains of the Day"
(2011-06-28)
One of the features which makes "The remains of the Day" such a rich novel is its narrative. The narrator, Mr Stevens, undertakes a motoring trip around the English countryside and begins to dwell on his past as butler at ...
Consider the Alternatives: Teaching liberal feminism through Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"
(2011-06-14)
This essay focuses on the implementation of fundamental values mentioned in the
Swedish curricula in the English language classroom with the help of literature. More
specifically, the essay focuses on the ideas of ...
Classic Literature in the Modern Classroom -A literary analysis of "Of Mice and Men" from a historical and a pedagogical perspective
(2012-04-30)
The literature in focus in this essay is "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck which was written during The Great Depression in America. The aspects of the novel concentrated on is firstly the historical aspect of it and ...
Cult and Mind Control - A literature study of two books written in Japanese by two missionaries in Japan
(2011-03-29)
How two western missionaries, both working in Japan, describe or define the characteristics of cults?
How do they define the mind control techniqe, to restrain members towards their leaders and isolate members from the ...
Challenging heteronormativity through literature - Teaching David Levithan’s "Boy meets boy" with norm critical pedagogy
(2013-03-20)
There are many reasons to use literature in the language classroom. It can help pupils develop
their abilities to read, listen, speak and write. Literature can also give pupils new perspectives
and cultural enrichment. ...
To Follow the Direction of The Golden Compass. How to help pupils with their search for identity through literature.
(2010-08-04)
The purpose of this essay is to show why and how you should use literature and in particular the novel The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman in the English language classroom. The fact that the novel belongs to the fantasy ...
USING LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD TO TEACH GENDER IN THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM
(2013-03-19)
In this essay I explore ideas about how to work with fairy tales and gender, but also discuss the potentials and problems with the approach. Gender roles can often be cemented and maintained in Upper Secondary School, which ...
Teaching Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games from an Ethical Perspective
(2013-03-20)
Ethics is something that is difficult to work with in school in an approachable manner. The
claim of this study is that the novel The Hunger Games can serve as help when teaching ethics.
There are no guidelines in the ...