Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Subject "German (German Studies, Intercultural)"
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Also meine freundin sie kommt aus schwaben: Use of the German particle "also" in a study abroad context
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-02)English abstract: Conversation is at the core of human interaction, and has long been studied. Upon analysis, conversation proves to be highly regular and organized, and governed by an array of unconscious practices (see ... -
Assisted Dying in Swiss Literature: Power and Agency in Max Frisch’s Jürg Reinhart and Lukas Bärfuss’ Alices Reise in die Schweiz
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-05)The following thesis deals with the representation of themes of assisted dying in Max Frisch’s 1933/34 novel Jürg Reinhart and Lukas Bärfuss’ 2005 play Alices Reise in die Schweiz (Alice’s Trip to Switzerland), and discusses ... -
"Kometensplitter einer Biographie" & die vielstimmige Beweglichkeit der Kunst. Autofiktionales Erzählen in Felicitas HOPPEs Hoppe
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-28)In this thesis I examine in how far, or to which degree, the concept of autofiction can be applied to Felicitas Hoppe’s text Hoppe (2012). Since the coinage of the term ‘autofiction’ by Serge Doubrovsky in the 1970s, ... -
Zwischen Vater und Mann. Die Krise von Familie und Männerrolle in Breaking Bad.
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-31)In my thesis I examine the crisis of masculinity and family in AMC’s TV series Breaking Bad. In prior research, the protagonist Walter White has been analyzed as a man who wants to escape his responsibilities and the ...