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Striving for peace: Northern Ireland, from the Good Friday Agreement to Brexit (1998- 2020)
(2020-12-21)
Europe has historically been a battleground for diverse communities, many of which
fighting to achieve some form of power or sovereignty. Medieval battles between
kingdoms lead to wars between empires and lastly to modern ...
Women and judaism: diverse realities between the 19th and 20th centuries
(2020-12-21)
Traditional Jewish communities can be described as androcentric: males have
occupied a central position and they have been the ones to decide women’s place in society. The women archetype in traditional Judaism describes ...
The never-ending myth: revision of the western frontier in U.S. contemporary dystopias
(2020-11-24)
Even though dystopian literature transports the readers into futuristic fictional scenarios, its undertone mirrors the concerns and fears of the authors’ time of existence. Thus, the genre does not describe the incoming ...
Survival in an uninhabitable place: Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
(2020-11-24)
Literature and art have always been reflections of the reality of each era. By analysing
them we can become acquainted with the socio-political circumstances of the time, or
even explore the concerns and fears of the ...
Beyond stereotypes: the image of basque immigrants in Robert Laxalt's "The Basque Hotel" and Martin Etchart's" The Last Shepherd"
(2022-03-07)
Early attempts to bring the Basque-American experience to literature were not rewarded until the success of Robert Laxalt, whose recognition helped to organize the public display of the Basque identity and culture in the ...
Challenging traditional religious views of sexual identity: "Angels in America" by Tony Kushner
(2022-03-07)
Angels in America’s success represents recognition and visibility for LBTQ+
communities in mainstream American drama. The paper aims to explore the interaction
between religion and sexuality in Tony Kushner’s play, ...
The Great Gatsby: An Analysis of the American Dream
(2020-05-25)
The American Dream and its relation to the American literary production is a subject that has been exposed to detailed study throughout time. In order to contribute to this field of studies, this paper will analyze the ...
"Just a good Frenchwoman": How gender roles are reinforced and questioned in Irène Némirovsky's Suite Française (2004) in the context of WWII
(2020-05-22)
There is an ongoing debate among historians and Gender Studies’ scholars regarding the effect war has on gender roles. Some believe that war has in many occasions offered new opportunities to women, that they were liberated ...
Karl Marx, revolucionario decimonónico
(2020-05-22)
Karl Marx fue un filósofo, revolucionario, político, economista y teórico del siglo XIX. Nació en Tréveris en 1818 en una familia hebrea reconvertida al cristianismo evangélico. Desde su época estudiantil se interesó por ...
The Times Are A-Changin?: contracultura y música de la década de los sesenta en Estados Unidos
(2022-02-08)
La música es uno de los principales medios de comunicación de masas modernos, así como espejo en el que se reflejan las inquietudes sociales de una época. Este TFG se ocupa de analizar la música contracultural de los años ...