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Order out of chaos - Highlighting the chaos inherent in the order. How Hunter S. Thompson’s early texts give value to fiction by challenging the authority of politically constructed truths
(Master thesis, 2016-05-18)This master's thesis concerns Hunter S. Thompson and his position in the canon of American fiction writers. Through a literary reading of a number of Thompson's early articles from the collection The Great Shark Hunt, ... -
Ordet far hade ingen betydelse för mig" - Göran Tunströms Juloratoriet (1983) lest som en undersøkelse av farskap
(Master thesis, 2012-02-01)Masteroppgave i nordisk litteratur Institutt for lingvistiske, litterære og estetiske studium Universitetet i Bergen Februar 2012 Student: Hanne Lise Kristiansen Veileder: Christine Hamm Tittel: "Ordet far hade ingen ... -
Organisasjonen Nei til atomvåpen, 1979-1987
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The Origins of Islam in the Arabian context
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)This thesis investigates the origins of Islam, and their relations with the Arabian context, with the help of two types of materials - the Qur'an and Muslim tradition, and the archeological finds. First, I analyze the ... -
The Ornaments of the Arma Veirana Early Mesolithic Infant Burial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Personal ornaments are widely viewed as indicators of social identity and personhood. Ornaments are ubiquitous from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene, but they are most often found as isolated objects within archaeological ... -
«Orts, scraps and fragments»: En studie av romlige motiv og troper i Virginia Woolfs Between the Acts
(Master thesis, 2017-12-16)This thesis is a study of spatial motifs and tropes in Virginia Woolf’s novel Between the Acts (1941). Through the method of close reading with a theoretical foundation in concepts from Gérard Genette’s narratology and ... -
Osjlo! En undersøkelse av uttalen av sl-sekvenser i NoTa-korpuset
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Other Codes / Cóid Eile: Re-thinking Context in Digital Literature
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction to Hyperrhiz 20 special issue: Other Codes / Cóid Eile, edited by Anne Karhio and Álvaro Seiça -
Our Muslims and the Others – a study of the changing perception of Islam in post-Soviet Lithuania.
(Master thesis, 2020-06-27)In Europe, Islam is a polarizing theme amongst non-Muslims, usually in the context of immigration in recent decades. However, Muslim minority groups, with deep historical roots in the Christian parts of the continent, have ... -
Our Struggle: Reading Karl Ove Knausgård’s Min Kamp
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A extensive (11,700 word) roundtable discussion edited and revised for scientific publication: the authors consider the sometimes-frustrating but immersive experience of reading Knausgård's Min Kamp, its relation to ... -
Overgangen mellom hedendom og kristendom - belyst gjennom graver og tidlige kirkesteder i Vestfold
(Master thesis, 2021-11-23)This thesis discusses the transition from heathenism to Christianity in Vestfold, with focus on three burial grounds: Borre, Gulli and Kaupang, and the earliest churches in the region. This study will address multiple ... -
Oversettelse fra norrønt til latvisk: Basert på oversettelse av Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
(Master thesis, 2009-08-28)The present master thesis Oversettelsesproblemer fra norrønt til latvisk (Translations problems involved from Old Norse to Latvian) is based on the translation of the Icelandic saga Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða into Latvian. ... -
Óðinn og hans ulydige valkyrjer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The article presents an overview of the Valkyrie motif in Old Norse sources. The Valkyries have their origins in various religious beliefs and overlap with other female mythological beings. It is moreover clear that Valkyries ... -
Painting blindness and obscuring vision: Rembrandt and the senses
(Master thesis, 2014-05-28)This thesis takes three paintings by seventeenth- century Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606- 1669) and analyses them in the light of the interrelated themes of blindness, sight and touch. The choice of theme originates ... -
Painting, interpretation, education: Tables of knowledge in the imagines of Philostratus the Athenian
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This article shows how the descriptions of paintings (Imagines) by the ancient Greek author Philostratus (third century AD) can be viewed as pedagogical tools in the introduction to higher education. Philostratus presented ... -
Palaeoenvironmental and sea level changes during the Holocene in Eastern Saudi Arabia and their implications for Neolithic populations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper presents the key findings of a multidisciplinary study investigating the nature and timing of coastal landscape evolution in eastern Saudi Arabia during the Holocene. To date, most sea level reconstructions for ... -
A Palaeolithic bird figurine from the Lingjing site, Henan, China
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)The recent identification of cave paintings dated to 42–40 ka BP in Borneo and Sulawesi highlights the antiquity of painted representations in this region. However, no instances of three-dimensional portable art, well ... -
Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra, April and May 2009. Preliminary Report, Historical Period
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Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra, April and May 2009. Preliminary Report, Prehistoric Periods
(Palmyrena. City, Hinterland and Caravan trade between Occident and Orient., Research report, 2009)The prehistoric team has been surveying along the southern edge of Jebel Abyad, Wadi al- Takara and Jebel Abyad, all within the concession area. The team has survey and registered the following; 1) cisterns 2) caves of ... -
Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra, Jebel Merah, April and May 2011. Report. Historical Period
(Palmyrena. City, Hinterland and Caravan trade between Occident and Orient., Research report, 2011)