Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Wortmann, Thomas"
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Absurd America: Immigration and Meaninglessness in Werner Herzog‘s Stroszek and Franz Kafka‘s Der Verschollene
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-11)In this thesis I compare Franz Kafka‘s novel Der Verschollene with Werner Herzog‘s movie Stroszek by utilizing Albert Camus‘ philosophy of the absurd as a literary theory. The absurd ad dresses the problem of meaninglessness ... -
German-Canadian identity negotiation. A comparitive study about ‚Selbst(er)findung‘ in Margaret Atwood’s "Cat's Eye" (1988) and Felicitas Hoppe’s "Hoppe" (2012)
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)This thesis examines the identity construction, or rather negotiation, of the protagonists of the novels „Cat’s Eye“ (1988) by Margaret Atwood and „Hoppe“ (2012) by Felicitas Hoppe, who are both prize-winning authors of ... -
"I must become something else": Identitätskonstruktion und die Superheldenrolle in der Fernsehserie Arrow
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)This thesis deals with how the protagonist of the CW superhero TV series Arrow constructs his identity. Arrow tells the story of Oliver Queen, who returns home after being shipwrecked and assumed dead, to start working as ... -
"Ich glaube, ich bin viele Dinge" – Gender, Sexuality and Nationality in Angelina Maccarone‘s UNVEILED and Faraz Shariat‘s NO HARD FEELINGS
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-18)This thesis examines the connection of the identity aspects gender, sexuality, and nationality in Angelina Maccarone’s Unveiled (2005) and Faraz Shariat’s No Hard Feelings (2020). Both films feature queer protagonists who ... -
Kylie Jenner and Her Instagram Audience: A Lacanian Cultural Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-27)This thesis aims to examine the perception of female gender on Instagram by utilizing a conceptual framework based on the Mirror Stage theory of Jacques Lacan. Taking Kylie Jenner’s Instagram profile as an example of ... -
"Wer nicht handelt, der stirbt”. Sex Work, Migration and Agency in Julya Rabinowich’s "Die Erdfresserin"
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-30)This thesis examines the depiction of migration and sex work through the lens of agency in Julya Rabinowich's Die Erdfresserin (2012). Most research present the novel's character – a Russian sex worker who migrates to ... -
Writing identity - Negotiating Gender in Leopold von Sacher Masoch's "Venus im Pelz" and Robert Musil's "Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß"
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)The age of the Industrial Revolution has led to a variety of changes in human society. One of these changes was a shift in gender-roles for men and women. The social role and the behavior of people became a consequence of ...