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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Dark materials"”.
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Nanophotonics for dark materials, filters, and optical magnetism
… amount per unit thickness, making it an ideal dark material and providing a new avenue for photonic devices based on two-dimensional materials. Another material stack arrangement with thin layers of metal and insulator forms a multi-cavity filter that can effectively act as an ultraviolet …
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Epic Adolescence: Contemporary Adolescence in Philip Pullman’s <i>His Dark Materials</i>
… Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials, uses and manipulates the traditional constructs of the genre to reflect and re-imagine the concepts of adolescence of the late-20<sup>th</sup> and early-21<sup>st</sup> centuries. Eleven-year-old protagonist Lyra Belacqua and …
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In between Materiality and Meaning: World, Dust and Daemon in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy
… World, Dust, and Daemon in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials Trilogy. Together, the three novels Northern Lights (1995), The Subtle Knife (1997) and The Amber Spyglass (2000) juxtapose and represent not only Philip Pullman’s counter-interpretation of Biblical representation, Genesis in …
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A comparative study of gender representations in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials and its Chinese translation
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials has caused controversy as well as enjoyed great popularity among readers worldwide. Its influence has created a great impact in the field of children’s literature. The purpose of this thesis is two-fold. Firstly, the thesis analyzes gender representations in …
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Fantasy, morality and ideology: a comparative study of C.S.Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
… are used in The Chronicles of Narnia and His Dark Materials. C.S. Lewis and Philip Pullman use alternative world to very different ends, one to escape the present world and the other to deal with issues which concern the contemporary world. However regardless of Lewis' attempts to escape the …
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Ecological labyrinths and myths of the fall: An earth-centred approach to The Lord of the Rings and His Dark Materials
… The Lord of the Rings and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. The following study shows that an eco-labyrinthine approach to reading modern fantasy quest provides a way of bringing together alternative perspectives of ecological structure in a dialogue that undermines claims to mutual …
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LIONS AND POLAR BEARS AND GENDER ROLES, OH MY! The Treatment of Women and Femininity in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials
… In contrast, Philip Pullman's 'anti-Narnia' His Dark Materials is often cited as an instance of pro-feminist fantasy, due to its engaging heroine, compelling female villain, and large cast of secondary female characters. When situated within the workings of the wider fantasy genre, however, the …
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LIONS AND POLAR BEARS AND GENDER ROLES, OH MY! The Treatment of Women and Femininity in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials
… In contrast, Philip Pullman's 'anti-Narnia' His Dark Materials is often cited as an instance of pro-feminist fantasy, due to its engaging heroine, compelling female villain, and large cast of secondary female characters. When situated within the workings of the wider fantasy genre, however, the …
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The power of belief: Innocents and innocence in children's fantasy fiction
… Potter</em> series, Philip Pullman’s <em>His Dark Materials</em>, Lewis Carroll’s <em>Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland</em> and <em>Through the Looking-Glass</em>, and L. Frank Baum’s <em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.</em> Each of the novels that I explore features child characters whose belief …
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A redefined feminine from paleolithic to twenty-first century through children's literature & film
… examples of the feminine survival through the Dark Ages in Lithuanian <em>Dainos</em> and folktales “Queen of the Serpents,” “Ashputtle,” and “The White Cat.” In the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, the feminine is redefined through female writers like Edgeworth, Potter, …
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Crafting, Conjuring, and the Aesthetic of Making: Towards a Materialistic Understanding of Fantasy
… British fantasy series: Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching quintet, William Horwood’s Hyddenworld quartet, Charlie Fletcher’s Stoneheart trilogy, and J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter heptalogy. Leaning on a widely interdisciplinary framework and in …
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Death and Self-Identity in the Contemporary Fantasies of Philip Pullman, Garth Nix, and Steven Erikson
… fantasy in case studies of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, Garth Nix’s The Old Kingdom, and Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen to explore how each representation of the three forms of death and their interrelations allows for more nuanced readings of the texts themselves, while also …
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Ecoconscious: Skilful Sensing in Young Adult Fantasy Literature
… food in certain ways. Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" exemplifies a motif in which young people renew naturecultures through taste pleasure, but "The Book of Dust" explores how repressive naturecultures inhibit skilful embodied pleasure. In Frances Hardinge’s "A Face Like Glass", …