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Practicing and Managing Foreign Toponyms in China: Cultural Politics and Ideologies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study examines the vogue of adopting foreign-origin place names in Chinese cities and the Chinese governments’ endeavors to regulate the toponymic landscape. The place naming practices, management, and public attitudes ... -
How politicians and the population attribute responsibility for climate change mitigation: no indication of a ‘governance trap’ in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Previous research claims that ‘the most significant risk’ to achieving climate change mitigation goals is the ‘governance trap’, whereby governments and the public attribute responsibility for action to one another. While ... -
Exploring L2 English Proficiency and Translation of Academic English Vocabulary
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Knowledge of academic English vocabulary is essential for upper secondary L2 English learners preparing for university studies, yet previous research suggests students in Scandinavian settings may need support to acquire ... -
The Humanities of Contagion: How Literary and Visual Representations of the "Spanish" Flu Pandemic Complement, Complicate and Calibrate COVID-19 Narratives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)My article examines how literary and visual representations of the “Spanish” Flu contagion foreshadow and generate critical discourses about pandemics. D.H. Lawrence’s novella The Fox characterises paranoia about biological ... -
Seeking Consensus on Confusing and Contentious Issues: Young Norwegians’ Experiences of Environmental Debates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In this paper, I examine how young people in Norway, an affluent nation in the global north with long traditions of acknowledging the young as citizens, articulate and negotiate agency and norms for practicing environmental ... -
Samspillet mellom juridiske aktører og tolker i norske rettssaler
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Denne artikkelen tar for seg tolkede rettssaker og ser med kritisk blikk på interaksjonen mellom de juridiske aktørene og tolkene i rettssalen. Med utgangspunkt i transkriberte videoopptak fra en norsk tingrett viser ... -
'The seas was like mountains': Intra-writer variation and social mobility in Irish emigrant letters
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This paper presents a case study based on the writing of James Horner, one of the many Irish emigrants who crossed the Atlantic between the late 1700s and early 1800s. Communication between Horner and his family back in ... -
The Worth of Nature: Valuations of Glaciers in Alaskan and Norwegian Media Discourse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article presents a comparative case study of public valuation of glaciers in Alaska and Norway. The first case examines Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier, which has been central in public debate over the US Forest Service’s ... -
Escaping the surveilling male gaze: Female corporeality and its spiritual significance in Aemilia Lanyer’s ‘Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum’ (1611)
(Master thesis, 2023-12-04)Denne oppgaven utforsker hvordan Foucault sine teorier om overvåkning kan gjenspeiles i diktet ‘Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum’ (1611) av Aemilia Lanyer. Diktet ble publisert i Lanyer sin diktsamling Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum, ... -
Les emprunts des termes Igbo dans la traduction française de Half of a yellow sun de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
(Master thesis, 2023-11-20)This work deals with borrowing Igbo elements in the translated version of the book, Half of a Yellow Sun, written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and translated by Mona de Pracontal. The novel tells a story about the Nigerian ... -
Genre and motivation: Exploring Norwegian EFL teacher perspectives on the relationships between genre and motivation
(Master thesis, 2023-11-20)Denne studien undersøker fohold mellom skrivesjangre og motivasjon i det norske engelskfaget for ungdomsskolen og videregående. De generelle målene for studien var i all hovedsak å utvikle forståelser for slike forhold, ... -
Envuelto mexicano con sabor al siglo XIX. Un análisis de El cocinero mexicano (1831) y El nuevo cocinero mexicano (1845)
(Master thesis, 2023-11-20)“Den mexicanske kokken” (El cocinero mexicano) fra 1831 og “Den nye mexicanske kokken” (El nuevo cocinero mexicano) fra 1831 og «El Nuevo Cocinero Mexicano» («Den nye meksikanske kokken») fra 1845 er to anonyme publikasjoner ... -
Literature circles as an approach to exploring multimodality through graphic novels in the 5th grade EAL classroom: A case study.
(Master thesis, 2023-11-20)Dette masterprosjektet undersøkte hvordan man kan bruke grafiske noveller til å utforske multimodalitet i en 5. klasse og hva elevenes perspektiver på læringsutbytte og læringsprosessen i dette prosjektet var. -
Memorias de Paulina (1874) El juego de la provocación
(Master thesis, 2023-11-20)Memorias de Paulina (1874) a short novel written anonymously by José Negrete in Mexico, is a text that questions certain social consensuses and established institutions of the time. The main character, Paulina, was a dancer ... -
Colombianos en Bergen: un estudio de integración, percepciones y actitudes lingüísticas
(Master thesis, 2023-11-20)Colombians in Bergen: A Study of Integration, Perceptions, and Linguistic Attitudes This research aims to identify the linguistic perceptions and attitudes of Colombian residents in Bergen toward their Spanish and the ... -
Un arte de leer ruinas. Las ruinas como archivo en la obra de Antonio José Ponte
(Master thesis, 2023-09-01)Denne oppgaven analyserer ruinene i den cubanske forfatteren Antonio José Pontes forfatterskap gjennom teorier om arkivet og ruinen, med utgangspunkt i ruinene i hans hybride bok, La fiesta vigilada (2007). Ponte sier selv ... -
Dark Academia – ‘anesthetic aesthetic.’ Internet visions of academia in times of crisis in Western higher education
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Au nom de la liberté : révélations et conquête de soi par la libération et le pouvoir de la parole. Une étude du Le Consentement de Vanessa Springora
(Master thesis, 2023-09-02)I januar 2020 blir det utgitt en bok i Frankrike som kommer til å slå ned som en bombe i landet: Le Consentement (Samtykket) skrevet av Vanessa Springora. I den selvbiografiske boken bryter forfatteren for første gang ... -
Una Caja de Naranjas: Historia del impacto social de la epidemia del VIH y Sida en Lima
(Master thesis, 2023-09-01)Esta tesis de maestría es un estudio de historia social sobre la epidemia del VIH y Sida en Lima, Perú, la cual comenzó en 1983 y sigue hasta el día de hoy. Busca encontrar un panorama de como cambio la vida y como era la ... -
SALUD, ORGULLO Y PREJUICIO - Las personas transgénero en Cuba 1972-2022.
(Master thesis, 2023-09-02)Esta tesis de maestría es un estudio de la historia de las personas transgénero cubanas durante los últimos 50 años, enfocándose en el cambio político ocurrido en relación a las minorías sexuales y de identidad de género ...