Browsing Germanic and Slavic Studies by Supervisor "Fetscher, Justus"
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Arthur Schnitzlers Traumnovelle - Stanley Kubricks Eyes Wide Shut. Das Geheimnis der Ehe.
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)This Master’s Thesis is a compared analysis of Arthur Schnitzler’s Traumnovelle which was published in 1925 and its cinematic adaption by Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut in 1996. The story focuses on a married couple ... -
Die Inszenierung von kultureller Alterität im Fernsehkrimi Tatort. (English: The Construction of Cultural Alterity in the German Crime Series Tatort).
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-26)This thesis looks at the production of cultural alterity in the German crime series Tatort. It focuses on the episodes Wem Ehre gebührt (2007), Baum der Erlösung (2009) and Familienaufstellung (2009) which all deal with ... -
The fascination of apocalypse: A cultural comparison of Canadian and Central European imaginations
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-28)The modern time seems to be fascinated by the imagination of apocalyptic scenarios. This master thesis aims to analyse apocalyptic fiction from authors of Canada, Austria and Germany and draw a comparison between the ... -
Gewalt und Spiele in den Filmen Michael Hanekes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)This dissertation examines the intersection of violence and games in six of Michael Haneke’s movies, Benny’s Video (1992), Happy End (2017), Le Temps du loup (2003), Funny Games (1997/2007), 71 Fragmente einer Chronologie ... -
Keeping it simple. Short stories written by the young generation in post-war Germany.
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)This thesis deals with selected short stories written by the so-called “young generation” in post-war Germany. To emphasize the importance of the historical, social and political background for the popularity of the short ... -
Master Thesis Narrative Search for the Golden Spikes. Analyzing the Anthropocene in Theory and Fiction.
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)The term Anthropocene, according to an increasing number of scientists, describes the recent stadium of Earth History, having opened with the industrialization. Terminologically and conceptually, it refers to the triggering ... -
Migration and Adolescence: The (Im-)Possibility of Transnational Agency in Alina Bronsky’s "Scherbenpark" (2008), Steven Uhly’s "Adams Fuge" (2011) and Martin Horváth’s "Mohr im Hemd oder wie ich auszog, die Welt zu retten" (2012)
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)This dissertation project examines the depiction of migration experience and adolescence in Alina Bronsky’s "Scherbenpark" (2008), Steven Uhly’s "Adams Fuge" (2011) and Martin Horváth’s "Mohr im Hemd oder wie ich auszog, ... -
Television in Literature
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)In this master thesis I discuss a topic which is highly neglected. We do see people reading all the time. When we see a person holding a book in his or her hands in the bus, we associate this person as being smart and ... -
Topography and Nature Symbolism in Thomas Mann’s ‘Zauberberg’
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-31)In my master's thesis I examine the meaning of topography and nature symbolism in Thomas Mann's novel "The Magic Mountain". I select text passages and chapters that exemplify the importance of mountains, height and snow ...