Honours Theses (Modern Languages and Cultural Studies)
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Space and Power in Sartre’ No Exit and Garcia Márquez’ Chronicle of a Death Foretold
2021-04-21
This thesis explores and compares two literary works from the perspective of space and power in their English semantic definitions of physical space and its consequences for relationships of power including authority. This essay will re-evaluate two texts: a play, No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre and...
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Spieglein, Spieglein von der Wand – Eine Übersetzung von Kjerstin Gruys Buch Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
Download2014-04-22
Submitted on April 22, 2014 in fulfillment of the degree of BA Honours German; Supervisor: Dr. Helga Mitterbauer
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The Badasses of Bad Movies: Border Hybridity, Women’s Models and Gendered National Identity in Cine Fronterizo
Download2015-04-15
Submitted on April 15, 2015 in fulfillment of the degree of BA Honors in Spanish and Latin American Studies; Supervisor: Dr. Victoria Ruetalo
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The Bilingual Memory and Self-Translation: the Impact of the Relationship between Language and Memory on the Autobiographical Self-Translation
Download2015-04-14
Submitted on April 15, 2015 in fulfillment of the degree of BA Combined Honors in French and Russian Language and Literature; Supervisors: Dr. Elisabeth Le, Dr. Peter Rolland
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The Challenge of Translating Classic English-Language Children’s Literature into French and Spanish: The case of Dr. Seuss’s One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh
Download2020-04-15
The translation of literature for children is a historically understudied field that has only recently begun to be recognized. However, the translation of literature for children, especially classic works, poses a range of unique challenges that translators need to be aware of. This paper...
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The Effect of Different Teaching Techniques on Acquiring the Grammatical Gender of Nouns in German as a Foreign Language
Download2013-04-25
Submitted on April 25, 2013 in fulfillment of the degree of BA Honours German; Supervisor: Dr. Claudia Kost
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The Implementation of Community Translation by Newcomer Serving Organizations in the City of Edmonton
Download2023-05-17
This honors thesis examines the results of a research project that sought to discover which organizations within the city of Edmonton utilize translation and/or interpretation to provide their services. Focusing on organizations that assist newcomers, such as immigrants and refugees, this...
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2015-04-10
Submitted on April 10, 2015 in fulfillment of the degree of BA Combined Honors: Russian, Spanish; Supervisors: Dr. Natalia Pylypiuk, Dr. Peter Rolland
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The Technologies of MEAT
2018-07-01
Following the 2012 capture of Luka Magnotta in Berlin, Thomas Bo Nilsson started to conceptualise his first major solo dramatic installation entitled MEAT. MEAT featured in the 2014 edition Berlin theatre festival Festival of International New Drama hosted by Schaubühne. The piece itself lasted...
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Thinking My Country: A Philosophical Study of Patriotism and an Analysis of Polish Patriotism in the Thought of Pope John Paul II
Download2021-05-05
Patriotism is a prominent and powerful concept in daily politics and nation-building and is often closely connected to both personal identity and national identity. Using a cultural-philosophical approach, this essay aims to develop a theoretical understanding of patriotism as a universal concept...